Marble Sized Hail

0 6 2 4 inches.

Marble sized hail.

Fell in vivian sd on june 23 2010 with a diameter of 8 inches. The largest hailstone recovered in the u s. Piles of large hail near midland. Photo courtesy of jaqlyn avouris.

0 4 1 8 inches. Marble sized hail 1 2 inch marble sized hail can also fall into this safe zone and not normally cause damage to a roof. Large hail in eastern lapeer county. When marble sized hail is reported we must decide if it s a big marble or small marble and how big of.

Converting traditional hail size descriptions traditional object to size conversion for assessment and translation of severe hail reports. The more extreme the wind the larger hailstones will be. We encourage measurement not estimation of hail size. Hail is usually pea sized to marble sized but big thunderstorms can produce big hail.

Breaks glass scrapes paint and wood dents metal perforates tents. There were many more reports of of pea and marble size hail. Hail becomes severe when it is 1 inch or larger in diameter or about the size of a quarter. 0 2 1 2 inches.