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Extreme Hail!

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 murderous hailstorm in the Middle East, which decimated livestock and seemed to particularly dislike SUVs:











(photos credit: bankny)


Guo Huang sent us photographs, documenting the process and aftermath of one such crazy "drum-solo" from hell:



(photo credit: noaa.gov)







































(image credit: wigley.us)





Larger hailstones (bigger than 4 inches) usually have rings, which are visible if you split them in the middle:




The growing ice-crystals are fusing together, which results in irregular shape for the giant hail:




Airplanes are significantly damaged by hailstorms sometimes, as well. Here is an EasyJet Boeing 737-300:


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0 #1 Extreme Hail!solia 2008-01-21 00:45
it's amazing,realy wonderful.i like it sooooooooooo much.
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+1 #2 Extreme Hail!djmankad 2008-01-21 10:37
good
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+1 #3 Extreme Hail!vspawar 2008-01-22 12:05
:-? :P
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0 #4 Extreme Hail!delhiest 2008-01-23 16:52
pehli bar dekha hai
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0 #5 Extreme Hail!aajayi 2008-01-23 18:23
Quite awesome. What would happen if one is caught in the open? The consequence would be catatrophic no doubt. I hope our scientists are not sleeping.
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+1 #6 Extreme Hail!Subramanyam 2008-01-24 11:03
I cannot imagine the nature's fury. Really wonderful and awesome.
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0 #7 Extreme Hail!sskaushal 2008-01-25 03:57
one of deadiest weapon of nature.
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0 #8 Extreme Hail!ravi_sonu 2008-01-28 14:01
;-) :P :sigh: :sad:
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0 #9 Extreme Hail!am saarathi 2008-02-02 12:15
nature turns like this as we destroy the nature
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0 #10 Extreme Hail!amoul_r 2008-02-09 10:26
Afterall its nature & you cant win
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0 #11 Extreme Hail!jeeenie_13 2008-07-06 11:14
now i know
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0 #12 Extreme Hail!shrinkmech 2008-07-07 15:56
its very dangerous........
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0 #13 Extreme Hail!red chilli 2009-01-27 23:49
oh my thats so scary ..thank god !we dont face this weather here in Dubai.... :D :D
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0 #14 Extreme Hail!aniceto 2009-02-01 11:01
What? the Hell !!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: H A I L :-x :-x
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0 #15 Extreme Hail!lohargopal 2009-02-04 14:57
gud
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0 #16 Extreme Hail!lata mohandoss 2009-02-12 11:53
its great. The dents on the cars are terrific, though i am sorry for the owners
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0 #17 Extreme Hail!indramathi 2010-06-21 13:38
8) nature is always best
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0 #18 Extreme Hail!hinashaheen 2010-06-30 13:42
amazing
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0 #19 Extreme Hail!Lotha 2010-09-26 12:08
;-) ;-)
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0 #20 Extreme Hail!satyam ambast 2011-04-14 08:44
thats real big :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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0 #21 Extreme Hail!Bipul Kumar 2011-08-08 07:36
:oops: :oops: THESE ARE ICE CANDY OR SMALL BULLETS FROM GOD TO WARN US, SAMBHAL JAO WARNA ISSE BHI BURA ANJAM HOGA :oops: :oops:
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0 #22 Extreme Hail!c.c.soni 2011-08-08 09:15
:eek: oh God, ye toone kya kia ????
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0 #23 Extreme Hail!Filbert Resurreccion 2011-08-08 09:17
oh wow! :o
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0 #24 Extreme Hail!Raveendra 2011-08-11 14:53
Its rare!!!
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