https://purescience.news/article?id=958570
Larger, more destructive hail is on the way. Climate change is increasing the intensity of storms, leading to bigger hailstones—even if total hail days decrease in some areas. Southeastern Australia, including Sydney and Canberra, is set to face more hail-prone days and larger impacts.
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From AP.com: Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to study the costly weather extreme
A team of scientists is driving into severe storms to study hail. It's one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers. Hail is rarely deadly, but it causes about $10 billion in damage each year in the U.S. To understand the weather phenomenon better, scientists from several universities are observing storms from the inside and seeing how the hail forms. The study is called Project ICECHIP. It has already collected and dissected hail the size of small cantaloupes. A team of journalists from The Associated Press is joining the scientists in the field to produce video, photos and written articles on the effort.
Record-Breaking Hail: The Largest and Most Destructive #Hailstorms https://www.iweathernet.com/thunderstorms
The 7" hailstone found by Storm Chaser in Texas added to the list. If this becomes an official record it will shatter the previous record in #texas
"High winds and heavy rains both play their parts in severe storm damage, but #hail is the biggest single component, accounting for 50% to 80% of the total annually.
As the climate has warmed, there’s been an increase in the ingredients that make up #HailStorms.
States prone to severe storms like #Oklahoma and #Nebraska already have some of the highest #insurance costs in the nation, rivaling Florida’s and higher than California’s."
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-hail-storm-damage-insurance/
There's a chance of hail on Monday as an enhanced risk of severe weather is set to hit areas in the Houston metro, according to the National Weather Service Storm Predication Center.
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The chances of damaging wind, hail and a few possible tornadoes shouldn't last too long on Monday as the line of storms is forecasted to move through the area quickly, according to Space City Weather, but some areas could see street flooding and up to three inches of rain by Monday evening.