Hail

State: New York
Weather condition: Hail

Based on our data analysis, hail is most likely to happen during the months of June and July in New York. Hail is a form of precipitation that falls from the sky as pellets of ice. Hail falls from a cumulonimbus cloud. Hail falls from central regions of clouds. Hail begins as tiny ice pellets and combine with water droplets. The pellets can range in size from small pea-sized pellets, to hailstones as large as grapefruits. Hail is especially damaging to crops. In the central US, where many hail storms are reported each year, delicate wheat and other crops are often ruined. Annually, hail can cause over 1 billion dollars in damages.

Our information was found on the following websites;

http://weather.about.com/od/h/g/hail.htm

http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/thunder/hail.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/18/new-york-city-hail-severe-storm-watch_n_1684231.html

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/19/article-2175672-141DFE8A000005DC-67_964x958.jpg


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