How does hail form? First, we need a thunderstorm to develop. As it strengthens, the updraft or vertical wind becomes faster. Water droplets are swept up by the updraft high into the storm, above the freezing level and freezing into a ball of ice.

While maybe not as flashy as other severe weather threats, hail can be extremely destructive, costly and even fatal. Here’s what you need to know.

Central Missouri has another chance of observing severe weather on Friday evening and overnight hours. Today's severe weather preparedness week topic, hail and wind safety, goes perfectly with the type of potential hazards expected tomorrow.

Oklahoma is no stranger to hail, especially during spring severe weather season. But hail doesn’t just fall from the sky—it forms through a powerful process happening inside thunderstorms. Raindrops inside the storm are carried high into the atmosphere ...

A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Kansas through 10 PM. Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman tracks timing and hazards as storms advance east.