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Researchers raced across the plains to capture the inner dynamics of dozens of storms with tools like mobile radar and drones with the goal of testing whether climate change is increasing powerful updrafts inside thunderstorms, which can help form larger hailstones.
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Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Researchers are chasing storms across multiple states to collect and study hailstones to better understand storm behavior.
—Seth Borenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
As for hail, a team of scientists last year said that as the Earth heats up, storms could produce larger hailstones due to changes in the atmosphere.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 May 2025
Severe wind gusts, large hail and even some tornadoes would be possible, the service said, adding that hailstones greater than two inches could also occur.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Researchers are chasing storms across multiple states to collect and study hailstones to better understand storm behavior.
—Seth Borenstein, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
As for hail, a team of scientists last year said that as the Earth heats up, storms could produce larger hailstones due to changes in the atmosphere.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 23 May 2025
Severe wind gusts, large hail and even some tornadoes would be possible, the service said, adding that hailstones greater than two inches could also occur.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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“Hailstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hailstone. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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hailstone
noun
hail·stone
ˈhā(ə)l-ˌstōn 
: a small lump of hail
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