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is a form of precipitation that is formed under certain conditions. can cause serious danger to people and property. is rain packed into round or irregularly shaped pieces of ice called stones. stones can be as small as a pea or as big as a grapefruit, someti ....

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.... stone previously on record was almost the same size. It was found in Potter, Nebraska on July 6, 1928. The hailstone had a circumference of 17 inches and weighed 1.51 pounds (Dennis 54). Hail can be extremely dangerous. It can break windows, damage roofs, dent cars, injure and even kill people! Crops are greatly affected. Hail causes around two hundred million dollars in damage a year. That's a lot of money. When the wind is blowing hailstones are at their worst. The most common places to see hail is in Texas, through the Great Plains and up into Alberta, Canada. Areas in the east of the high plains tend to have most of their h ....