Plane Crash Incident Report: Your small plane crashed in a biome approximately 150 kilometers from the nearest town. The pilot was killed in the crash, but you and one other passenger survived. It is January and the temperature is average for that area during that time of year.
Full Definition of HAILSTORM. : a storm accompanied by hail. See hailstorm defined for English-language learners. See hailstorm defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
Hail is water that gets caught in strong upward moving winds. The water will freeze, then start to fall, with more water attaching to the hailstone. This can get sent back up into the freezing air several times. Each time it goes up, a layer of ice is formed. Once the hail is too heavy or the strong upward winds weaken, the hail will fall to the ground. While most hail is small, some hailstones can be as big as softballs. University of Illinois Extension | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | College of ACES Â© 2018 University of Illinois Board of Trustees | Privacy | EEO