Thunderstorms often bring hail, but sometimes what's falling isn't hail at all. Here is the breakdown of the different types ...

Flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder are common in Southwest Florida; however, many people ignore the dangers ...

It was graupel. The system that passed through the Denver metro and Palmer Divide on Tuesday night was a mixture of snow, rain and hail, but once it was on the ground, it looked more like Dippin ...

Graupel is a unique type of precipitation, also referred to as soft hail or snow pellets. We will follow the journey of precipitation falling to the surface to understand how it forms. High above ...

Usually, graupel pellets reach about 2-5 mm in size, which is small enough to distinguish from larger hailstones but large enough to stand out from the lighter, more delicate snowflakes. One ...

This is not hail, nor is it sleet. This is what is known as graupel. So how do these hail lookalikes form and what makes them special? In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs explains the ...

Unless you're in Scottsdale. Google searches from Phoenix for graupel soared as strong winds and heavy precipitation moved into the area. Phoenix National Weather Service Meteorologist James ...

It was a mixture of hail and graupel ― two kinds of small, pellet-like frozen droplets. So, what is graupel, and what makes it different from hail? Here's what to know. What is graupel?

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Graupel is a weather phenomenon that often gets mistaken for snow, but it’s actually quite different. Sometimes referred to as “ice pellets,” graupel has a distinct texture ...