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.