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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pathum_madu" data-source="post: 5868547" data-attributes="member: 64325">When nature decides to shoot it all to smithereens -...it uses giant ice bullets. Extreme hail is probably the most dangerous and life-threating weather event for those unlucky enough to be in the open. It leaves fist-sized dents in the sheet metal, destroys windshields and comes down with a force that some compare with hand grenades, or an artillery attack. <a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpSI/AAAAAAAAEMo/toFhnyA9wMs/s144/hails.29.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpSI/AAAAAAAAEMo/toFhnyA9wMs/s800/hails.29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>A murderous hailstorm in the Middle East, which decimated livestock and seemed to particularly dislike SUVs:<a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpVI/AAAAAAAAENA/qdKuWIF2DsE/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_06.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpVI/AAAAAAAAENA/qdKuWIF2DsE/Hailstorm-Arab_06.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpUI/AAAAAAAAEM4/_gnolyTwwTg/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_04.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpUI/AAAAAAAAEM4/_gnolyTwwTg/Hailstorm-Arab_04.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpTI/AAAAAAAAEMw/Z2qW579bMV0/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_02.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpTI/AAAAAAAAEMw/Z2qW579bMV0/Hailstorm-Arab_02.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpWI/AAAAAAAAENI/_xkqzwtu9X0/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_07.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qo0KUpWI/AAAAAAAAENI/_xkqzwtu9X0/s800/Hailstorm-Arab_07.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qx0KUpXI/AAAAAAAAENQ/PjPdZC_QiaY/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_112.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qx0KUpXI/AAAAAAAAENQ/PjPdZC_QiaY/Hailstorm-Arab_112.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qyUKUpYI/AAAAAAAAENY/zqazSUFypC0/s1600-h/Hailstorm-Arab_122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qyUKUpYI/AAAAAAAAENY/zqazSUFypC0/Hailstorm-Arab_122.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(photos credit: <a href="http://bankny.multiply.com/" target="_blank">bankny</a>)Guo Huang sent us photographs, documenting the process and aftermath of one such crazy "drum-solo" from hell:<a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qyUKUpZI/AAAAAAAAENg/xaFxai9Lz7Y/s1600-h/Hailstorm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R4-qyUKUpZI/AAAAAAAAENg/xaFxai9Lz7Y/Hailstorm.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">noaa.gov</a>)<a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nTkKUpEI/AAAAAAAAEKc/SdegWiCqd-s/s1600-h/1736985659_aa34b81abe_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nTkKUpEI/AAAAAAAAEKc/SdegWiCqd-s/1736985659_aa34b81abe_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nUkKUpGI/AAAAAAAAEKs/CC2a62-Sjvg/s1600-h/1737835900_d5c2a471bf_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nUkKUpGI/AAAAAAAAEKs/CC2a62-Sjvg/1737835900_d5c2a471bf_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nUEKUpFI/AAAAAAAAEKk/qldrDfwrfX0/s1600-h/1737836984_b220603b13_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nUEKUpFI/AAAAAAAAEKk/qldrDfwrfX0/1737836984_b220603b13_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nPEKUo7I/AAAAAAAAEJU/5mjx0JkRalw/s1600-h/1736992383_886307a004_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nPEKUo7I/AAAAAAAAEJU/5mjx0JkRalw/s720/1736992383_886307a004_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R48nRUKUpAI/AAAAAAAAEJ8/oO3y7FtiyTE/s1600-h/1736990191_e929bd5fe7_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R48nRUKUpAI/AAAAAAAAEJ8/oO3y7FtiyTE/1736990191_e929bd5fe7_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nRkKUpBI/AAAAAAAAEKE/SI7tZuKzoME/s1600-h/1736989103_5b5bcd854f_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nRkKUpBI/AAAAAAAAEKE/SI7tZuKzoME/1736989103_5b5bcd854f_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nSEKUpCI/AAAAAAAAEKM/E03ZCb7KA-U/s1600-h/1737840386_999618e6cd_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nSEKUpCI/AAAAAAAAEKM/E03ZCb7KA-U/1737840386_999618e6cd_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nS0KUpDI/AAAAAAAAEKU/QJNQS6AtOuo/s1600-h/1737839372_abe1bbe97b_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nS0KUpDI/AAAAAAAAEKU/QJNQS6AtOuo/1737839372_abe1bbe97b_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nPkKUo8I/AAAAAAAAEJc/RdAfsyWcukg/s1600-h/1737843686_fe67b8a950_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nPkKUo8I/AAAAAAAAEJc/RdAfsyWcukg/1737843686_fe67b8a950_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQ0KUo_I/AAAAAAAAEJ0/zPKdJ7mPzp8/s1600-h/1736993497_a7ffe37b2c_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQ0KUo_I/AAAAAAAAEJ0/zPKdJ7mPzp8/1736993497_a7ffe37b2c_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQUKUo-I/AAAAAAAAEJs/JkplzBX8rSM/s1600-h/asd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh5.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQUKUo-I/AAAAAAAAEJs/JkplzBX8rSM/asd.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nU0KUpHI/AAAAAAAAEK0/_GW3loaroCM/s1600-h/1736982417_995ec1cb00_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nU0KUpHI/AAAAAAAAEK0/_GW3loaroCM/1736982417_995ec1cb00_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQkKUpMI/AAAAAAAAELc/b_uIoBMnmxA/s1600-h/IMG_3566w1000.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQkKUpMI/AAAAAAAAELc/b_uIoBMnmxA/IMG_3566w1000.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(image credit: <a href="http://wigley.us/page/3" target="_blank">wigley.us</a>)<a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nWEKUpJI/AAAAAAAAELE/ALeS5i4sIjY/s1600-h/2072061779_97fba58d7b_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nWEKUpJI/AAAAAAAAELE/ALeS5i4sIjY/2072061779_97fba58d7b_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Larger hailstones (bigger than 4 inches) usually have rings, which are visible if you split them in the middle: <a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nW0KUpKI/AAAAAAAAELM/iSTGRk8Oyt0/s1600-h/hail3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48nW0KUpKI/AAAAAAAAELM/iSTGRk8Oyt0/hail3.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>The growing ice-crystals are fusing together, which results in irregular shape for the giant hail:<a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nVkKUpII/AAAAAAAAEK8/TgeSqzVuWZ8/s1600-h/2072061953_fe6e184150_o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48nVkKUpII/AAAAAAAAEK8/TgeSqzVuWZ8/2072061953_fe6e184150_o.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQEKUo9I/AAAAAAAAEJk/aHNlTROD2pA/s1600-h/hail2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh4.google.ca/abramsv/R48nQEKUo9I/AAAAAAAAEJk/aHNlTROD2pA/hail2.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(images credit: <a href="http://www.theweatherprediction.com/severe/gianthail/" target="_blank">Weather Prediction</a>)Extreme hail often accompanies tornadoes, so most impressive videos usually come from tornado-chasers:or watch this car getting trashed by this monster hail:(some language, naturally)Airplanes are significantly damaged by hailstorms sometimes, as well. Here is an EasyJet Boeing 737-300:<a href="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQ0KUpNI/AAAAAAAAELk/AnqKnEk3NHo/s1600-h/ndi_hailstorm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh3.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQ0KUpNI/AAAAAAAAELk/AnqKnEk3NHo/ndi_hailstorm.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>On a lighter note, this little critter seem to come prepared:<a href="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQkKUpLI/AAAAAAAAELU/YsXN4RNM5mc/s1600-h/War_2Dsnail_20Oorlogsslak.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://lh6.google.ca/abramsv/R48vQkKUpLI/AAAAAAAAELU/YsXN4RNM5mc/War_2Dsnail_20Oorlogsslak.jpg?imgmax=512" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>(original unknown)</blockquote>

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