1. Hail falls from severe thunderstorms in streaks that are about one mile in width and a few miles in length. 2. Hail falls from severe thunderstorms in streaks, much like white stripes painted on a newly resurfaced highway by large machines. 3. Golf ball-sized hail fell near Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday as a front draped over the area acted as a focus for showers and thunderstorms. 4. Hail falls in streaks about a mile wide and a few miles long. 5. Hail falls when, in the turbulence of thunderstorms, raindrops undergo successive freezings and thawings until a ball of ice forms. 6. Softball-sized hail fell early Thursday morning at Mayer, Ariz., a small town north of Phoenix. 7. There was a threat of major thunderstorms in the morning, and golf-ball-size hail fell in midafternoon. 8. A truck was blown over in Logan County, Ill., and golfball-size hail fell in Chicago during the moraining rush hour. 9. Hail fell during the morning and the leading players finished their rounds as rain fell. |