Here’s a list of some of the world's most interesting weather facts and how some compare to what we've experienced here in Virginia. ... Largest hailstone in the U.S. was the size of a volleyball.

The biggest hailstones "are really more of an academic interest," Brimelow said, because they "fall in such low concentrations that they're not really as hazardous as golf-ball-size hail." ...

Hail is more costly and destructive than tornadoes, and it's set to finally get more scientific attention this spring, with the world's largest field campaign ever devoted to studying the phenomena.

That is, the hailstone Mr. Scott collected in 2010, which measured eight inches across and weighed nearly two pounds, was no longer the largest ever recorded. Some people in Canada had found a ...

Now headed to a federal lab in Boulder, Colorado, scientists will study the chunk to learn more about how hail forms. The world record, a 2.25-pounder, fell on Bangladesh in 1986. Read it at USA Today ...

The largest hail tends to form in “supercell” thunderstorms and seems to be becoming more common as climate change continues By Brian Tang & The Conversation US ljphoto7/Getty Images ...

Hail is more costly and destructive than tornadoes, and it's set to finally get more scientific attention this spring, with the world's largest field campaign ever devoted to studying the phenomena.

From the wettest three-month period along the Front Range to the state’s largest hailstone, 2023 was a year of climate extremes for Colorado — and the world. After three years of cool waters ...