ST. LOUIS — A powerful storm system is set to sweep through the St. Louis region Friday night, bringing the risk of destructive winds, baseball-size hail and strong tornadoes. With big hail ...

If you’re in a car - Pull over, and wait until the hail stops to leave your car. If possible, pull into a grade or enclosed space. If your car is in an open area, cover your eyes and vulnerable ...

When reporting hail, estimates comparing the hail to a known object with definite size are good, but measurements using a ruler, calipers, or a tape measure are best. Pea = 1/4 inch diameter ...

With hail and damaging winds moving through, check outside for anything prone to wind damage or hail damage, and come up with a plan in case a warning is issued near your area.

Hail is considered to be severe when the hailstones are an inch in diameter or the size of a quarter. Usually, the largest hailstones form in very well-developed thunderstorms that extend tens of ...

Hail is most common during spring and summer when a few key ingredients are present: warm, humid air near the surface; an unstable air mass in the middle troposphere; winds strongly changing with ...

Storm reports included hail up to 1.75″ in diameter and winds up to 60 mph that snapped power poles and uprooted trees. 1.75 inch hail was seen in Warsaw, 1.25″ was seen in Pavillion, and 1 ...

SLIP INTO A RECESSION. AND CHECK THIS OUT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED HAIL EARLIER THIS MORNING IN SAINT LUCIE COUNTY. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILVERING EXPLAINS HOW HAIL FORMS ...