| 单词 | hailstone |
| 例句 | A large hailstone can hurt you as much as a rock or a lump of lead if it is thrown hard enough—and my goodness, how those Cloud-Men could throw! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z All at once, they spun around and grabbed great handfuls of hailstones and rushed to the edge of the cloud and started throwing them at the peach, shrieking with fury all the time. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z It happened so suddenly that at first the agent cringed and doubled over thinking the hailstones were bullets from somebody behind or off at a slant below his exposed rear. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The hailstones died away, the last globules tapping my head and shoulders as I crossed over. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s ridiculous! This is summertime. You don’t have hailstones in summertime.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Grinning, he gathered in one sweep all the mucus in his flaring nostrils and let fly a blob as thick as a hailstone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The hailstones were no longer smashing against the peach. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Yet when Precious Coins was about to be born and the hospital miles away with bombs falling like hailstones, it was Mother alone who soothed the frantic household and quietly delivered the baby. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Tear gas canisters dropped in our midst like hailstones. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All around their place hailstones bounced, laying down a white cover that soon resembled snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z No thunder, no earthquake that split open the ground, no hailstones big as heads. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It lost an awful lot of juice when all those hailstones hit it in the night. Cut away two more seagulls, Centipede!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “Lord, some them hailstones was big as teacups and weighed a pound,” Cudn Hope said, sitting down again. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A crisis in a heroines life could be made to coincide with hailstones, gales and thunder, whereas nuptials were generally blessed with good light and soft breezes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You must learn to be careful,” Puli said severely, while stones and earth still rained down on us like hailstones. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Drops of spray stung like hailstones when she hit the first falls, and Tally leaned back to slow herself a bit. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The bouncing of hailstones off sitting room windowpanes, muffled slightly by curtains drawn against the winter dark. When it’s cold and wet, nothing beats the smug snugness of being inside 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Once the sun sets, they drop like hailstones onto the ground and scurry into their burrows. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z My body, below the water, chilled in the icy runoff as the melting hailstones flowed down the roof as slush into the gutter. Extract: Jude in London by Julian Gough 2011-08-25T11:18:47Z After a brief negotiation, they decide that frogs belong after possums and soccer riots, but before hailstones. Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #10 – Adrian Monk 2012-05-29T10:35:38Z On May 26, a long swath of vineyards north of Bordeaux was “devastated” by “hailstones the size of pigeon’s eggs,” the Telegraph reported, as anxious Brits worried about their beloved claret. What’s all this rain doing to the 2018 vintage? 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Almost as much as they love rattlesnakes, hailstones and the federal government. True Hollywood story: The producer and the Black Panther 2012-06-09T19:00:00Z Big names drop like hailstones in Terrence McNally’s “It’s Only a Play,” the kind that look like diamonds from a distance and then melt away before you know it. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z In some places, hailstones “the size of eggs” were even raining down, according to local reports cited by the BBC. Lightning strikes near Emirates plane at New Zealand airport, 'epic' photo shows 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The greatest threat will be damaging winds, large hailstones and locally heavy rainfall. Storms, possible tornadoes nearing Chicago 2011-08-23T16:37:00Z There is the storm: The story told in Episode 2 about a police chief killed when a hailstone crushed his skull. ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: Dead Dogs, Spiders and Pestilence 2014-04-30T03:15:10Z The afflictions of contemporary womanhood rain down like battering hailstones on the unhappy London of Penelope Skinner’s “Linda,” which opened on Tuesday night at the Manhattan Theater Club. Review: In ‘Linda,’ the Lures and Snares of Leaning In 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z According to local news media reports cited by The Associated Press, the sky grew dark as a storm went through the festival grounds, bringing hailstones and heavy winds. ArtsBeat Blog: Three People Die in Stage Collapse at Belgian Music Festival 2011-08-18T19:52:18Z At the wake for Chief Thurman, his pregnant wife, Ida, mentions to Molly a rather random death: another chief whose skull was crushed by a hailstone while he was drinking a milkshake. ArtsBeat: ‘Fargo’ Recap: Boots on the Ground 2014-04-23T03:22:49Z Flight CZ3101 was on its way from Guangzhou, China to Beijing on May 26 when hailstones rained down on the Airbus A380 at 37,000 feet, The New York Post reported. China Southern Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing due to hail-cracked windshield 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z The hailstones that fall like "bone dice" on the Yorkshire crags will later return as The Shrander's stolen goods in . Robert Macfarlane: rereading Climbers by M John Harrison 2013-05-10T07:00:01Z On the way home the sky darkened and began pelting the sea with hailstones. A Carefree Getaway Just Off the Persian Gulf 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Dozens of people on the island were evacuated to hotels overnight on Wednesday and locals were also hit by huge hailstones "bigger than golf balls". Storm Ciarán eases but flood warnings remain 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Locals were also hit by huge hailstones "bigger than golf balls". Storm Ciarán: Flooding and damage hits homes across UK 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z And in other parts of Italy, farmer associations have said that heat waves, floods and hailstones the size of clementines damaged local melon, watermelon, cherry and wine grape crops. Olive Oil Prices Surge as Persistent Drought Ravages Mediterranean Groves 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Updrafts are crucial to the formation of hailstones, which start as tiny ice particles that researchers call embryos. Is Climate Change Causing More Record-Breaking Hail? 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z In the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, images showed streets blanketed with hailstones after a violent storm on Sunday. Heatwave caused higher than normal death rate in southern Italy 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The Met Office described the Channel Islands as having endured "supercell thunderstorms", where locals faced frequent lightning, large hailstones and a possible hurricane. Storm Ciarán eases but flood warnings remain 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z In some places, tennis ball-sized hailstones injured people, damaged cars and uprooted trees. Severe summer storms sweep across northern Italy 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z In some places, tennis ball-sized hailstones injured people, damaged cars and destroyed crops. Storms ravage northern Italy as Sicily burns 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Many storms produce hailstones that never hit the ground; they’re small enough that they melt as they fall through warmer air near the planet’s surface. Is Climate Change Causing More Record-Breaking Hail? 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z And then the even crueler twist: The threatened bolts of lightning, the thunder, rain and pea-sized hailstones never reached Pasadena. Unexpectedly, two nights of classic goth and post-punk at Cruel World festival 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Hail is frozen precipitation that can grow to very large sizes through the collection of water that freezes onto the hailstone’s surface. What the hail? Is that SoCal white stuff snow, graupel, sleet or hail? Here is a guide 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z That is, the hailstone Mr. Scott collected in 2010, which measured eight inches across and weighed nearly two pounds, was no longer the largest ever recorded. The Hunt for Big Hail 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z A 10-minute-long storm in the Girona region of Catalonia, Spain, saw giant hailstones smash windows, destroy roofs and down power lines. Giant hailstones lash parts of Spain 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z But large enough hailstones can strike at a deadly velocity. Is Climate Change Causing More Record-Breaking Hail? 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z The hailstones were the biggest recorded in two decades in Catalonia, according to meteorological agency Meteocat. Spanish toddler dies after being hit by giant hailstone 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z A 20-month-old child has died in Spain after being struck on the head by a hailstone. Giant hailstone: Toddler killed in violent Spanish storm - report 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z According to the Associated Press, hailstones the size of walnuts caused substantial damage in the Liguria region of Italy, breaking windows and damaging farmlands that had already been scorched by drought. Rare 1,000-mile derecho event crosses Europe, killing at least a dozen 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z A thunderstorm moving southeast through western Kentucky late Monday had already produced 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts and hailstones the size of silver dollars, the Weather Service in Paducah said in an advisory. Kentucky Braces for More Heavy Rain and Floods 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z This is both because warmer air melts hailstones before they hit the ground and because severe storms may have a harder time getting started in these warmer regions. Is Climate Change Causing More Record-Breaking Hail? 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z A thunderstorm moving southeast through western Kentucky late Monday had already produced 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts and hailstones the size of silver dollars, a National Weather Service office in Paducah said in an advisory. Kentucky Braces for More Heavy Rain and Floods 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Local officials have now reissued violent weather alerts, warning residents that more large hailstones could rain down on the coastal area. Giant hailstone: Toddler killed in violent Spanish storm - report 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Witnesses reported seeing hailstones in various parts of the region. D.C. region cleans up after heavy storm 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Fierce and furious thunderstorms, suggestive of the turbulence of summer, slashed across a swath of the Washington region Tuesday, toppling trees, tearing down power lines and sending hailstones clattering onto roofs, streets and backyard decks. Severe storm downs trees, spews hail, knocks out power 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Using homemade hail pads made of foam and aluminum foil, volunteers collect data on the number and size of hailstones. Citizen-science group tracks rainy day 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Cold rain seeped through my pants, and hailstones clinked all around me. ‘I Tried to Pick Up My Pace, Hunching Forward Into the Wind’ 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The meteorology bureau warned Tuesday that the same region of Queensland was likely to be hit by severe thunderstorms with large hailstones, damaging winds and more heavy rainfall in the second half of the week. Cities submerged, at least 10 dead in Australian floods 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z In Fauquier County, Va., a witness told the Weather Service of hailstones measuring almost an inch in diameter. D.C. region cleans up after heavy storm 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Reports of hailstones seemed to follow a similar track, evoking astonishment at both their size and their number from many witnesses. Severe storm downs trees, spews hail, knocks out power 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Sometimes rain encounters a layer of freezing air on its way to the ground and solidifies into raindrop-sized — or larger — ice pellets known as hailstones. Seattle-specific seasons and the different types of rain 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z They were using a mixture that was typical for the valley: four parts urea, which looked like small, white hailstones, and one part phosphorous, a grayish pebble. Mexico’s wheat fields help feed the world. They’re also releasing a dangerous greenhouse gas. The record is now an official entry in the World Weather & Climate Extremes Archive, a sort of Guinness World Records for weather that also includes the heaviest hailstone and longest lightening flash. U.N. agency confirms 2020 Arctic heat record 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z As members of the Australian government’s junior partner recently debated whether to support Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so-called gargantuan hailstones struck northern Queensland. Net zero: Australia’s Scott Morrison and his climate change balancing act 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Giant hailstones are very rare, and only form under specific conditions, according to the BOM. Grapefruit-sized hail hits Australia's east coast 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z “Forecasters that have been here for decades can’t even say the last time they’ve seen hailstones that big in the state.” Rainy season unleashes with fury, beauty in US Southwest 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Thunder pealed, hailstones fell in spots, and a 67 mph gust was measured in the District at one point. Fierce storms fell scores of trees in D.C., Maryland 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Thunderstorms are expected to move into southern England during Friday night, with frequent lightning and the possibility of large hailstones falling. Met Office storm warning for campsites and caravans 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z GIJET, Ethiopia — The convoy sped down from the mountain, slipping and sliding on roads greasy from a recent shower of hailstones. ‘I Didn’t Expect to Make It Back Alive’: An Interview With Tigray’s Leader 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z “Like big hailstones on Earth,” Dr. Stevenson said. Mushballs and a Great Blue Spot: What Lies Beneath Jupiter’s Pretty Clouds 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z As an indicator of the broad sweep of the storms, reports of hailstones streamed from Loudoun County, Va., on the west to the Baltimore area of Maryland on the east. Hailstones and heavy rain as storms move through D.C. region 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Raindrops, hailstones and snowflakes are shaped differently than the jagged cross-sections of winged creatures like cicadas. Cicadas swarming around Washington are showing up on weather radar 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z “In a short period of time, hailstones and freezing rain fell in the area, and there were strong winds,” Mr. Zhang said. 21 Runners Dead After Extreme Weather Hits Chinese Ultramarathon 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z A meteorological smile became a frown, and hailstones clattered to the ground in Montgomery County. For a day in the merry month of May, it was a bit breezy and chilly 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z By his mighty power the clouds are piled up and the hailstones broken small. Order of Service for the funeral of Prince Philip 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z An account from Howard County, Md., indicated that hailstones there measured an inch and three quarters in diameter. Hailstones and heavy rain as storms move through D.C. region 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z On Friday, the April of song and story visited Washington, offering much of the month’s traditional imagery both visual and sonic, including storm clouds, hailstones, thunder and showers. Friday was the image of April, with its showers 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z One moment the sky would be hurling hailstones, the next it was clear and sunny. Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z He said that the placement of where those protuberances set up is sometimes a game of luck, but is often key in substantially boosting the maximum diameter of a hailstone. ‘Gargantuan’ hail, nearly 7 inches across, struck Libya, a desert nation 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z But when you’re a meteorologist obsessed with the power and beauty of the atmosphere, getting to your state of bliss may involve dodging a few giant hailstones. Perspective | Storm chasing: There’s always beauty in the atmosphere if you know where to look 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Rain fell along with the hailstones and forced the closing of flooded streets in the Baltimore area. Hailstones and heavy rain as storms move through D.C. region 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Witnesses in Montgomery seemed to hear the thunder and see hailstones more vividly than those in downtown Washington. Friday was the image of April, with its showers 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Parts of Yorkshire were pelted with hailstones the size of a £2 coin during thunderstorms. Hailstones 'size of £2 coins' batter Yorkshire 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the Libyan hailstone was never weighed, but its existence, along with a spate of other recent records, indicates that giant hail may be more common than once thought. ‘Gargantuan’ hail, nearly 7 inches across, struck Libya, a desert nation 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Images of the storm posted on social media depict locals holding up large hailstones. Texas city slammed with tennis ball-sized hail 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Rapid City area, where videos showed hailstones pouring down. South Dakota battered with large hail as thunderstorms pelt area with hailstones, some baseball sized 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z A powerful thunderstorm two years ago in Argentina didn't just pelt a city with hail, it dropped hailstones large enough to potentially set a new world record, according to researchers. 'Gargantuan' hail from thunderstorm in Argentina may have shattered world record 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z The "large" hailstones in the images appeared to be between 3 and 4 cm in size, a Met office meteorologist said. Hailstones 'size of £2 coins' batter Yorkshire 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z But atmospheric scientists are investigating an episode of “gargantuan” hail that pummeled Libya’s capital city last week, with individual hailstones nearly 7 inches in diameter. ‘Gargantuan’ hail, nearly 7 inches across, struck Libya, a desert nation 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z Forecasters said that thunderstorms are expected by late Wednesday morning, with the possibility of hailstones greater than 2 inches. Tornado threat returns for Southern Plains, Southeast with outbreak of severe thunderstorms, flash flooding 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The current world record for a hailstone is 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball. South Dakota battered with large hail as thunderstorms pelt area with hailstones, some baseball sized 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The current world record belongs to a hailstone that measured 8 inches across, or about the size of a volleyball. 'Gargantuan' hail from thunderstorm in Argentina may have shattered world record 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z This "helps keep the hailstones up in the clouds for longer, they get to grow more and then fall from the sky," he said. Hailstones 'size of £2 coins' batter Yorkshire 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z The second was a massive hailstorm that battered Canberra on Jan. 20, which brought strong wind gusts and hailstones the size of golf balls. ‘Toxic smoke, hailstones like machine-gun fire and almighty dust storms’: Summer in Australia’s capital 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Streets were also covered in hailstones as drivers attempted to navigate through areas that were impacted by flash-flooding. Australia sees golfball-sized hail, dust storms from severe weather as wildfire season 'far from over' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z “Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, large hailstones and heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours,” the bureau said in a statement. Australia boosts emergency funding for bushfire-affected businesses 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z In February last year, he found himself being pelted with hailstones on his first night on the streets. "I launched my business while living on the streets" 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Parts of the Canterbury region suffered severe storms, with hailstones the size of eggs in places, local media report. Striking image of lightning bolt near parked plane 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z But during the past month, Mother Nature has presented us with toxic smoke, hailstones like machine-gun fire and almighty dust storms. ‘Toxic smoke, hailstones like machine-gun fire and almighty dust storms’: Summer in Australia’s capital 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Photos from outside the Australian Parliament House showed the large hailstones on the front lawn. Australia sees golfball-sized hail, dust storms from severe weather as wildfire season 'far from over' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The planets push through the icy rubble like a snowplough shouldering its way through a pile of hailstones. How two intruders from interstellar space are upending astronomy 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The earlier study, of five skeletal samples, found three with unhealed compression fractures, perhaps inflicted by huge hailstones, although that conclusion is open to debate. The Mystery of the Himalayas’ Skeleton Lake Just Got Weirder 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z One video showed hailstones skittering across a sidewalk, and another showed them bouncing down a Metro station escalator. Evening deluge pelts the District with hail 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Indeed, a storm there delivered a record-breaking hailstone that measured 4.83 inches in diameter -- roughly the size of a grapefruit, weather services said. Grapefruit-size hailstone in Colorado breaks state record 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Gareth Walls, of Ripon, described the hail that pummeled the region as “like pickled onion,” and posted a picture of a large hailstone in the palm of his hand. Roads, bridge washed out as heavy rain and hail pummeled parts of UK 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z Powerful thunderstorms swept across the Washington area Sunday evening with damaging winds, heavy rain and cascades of large hailstones. Late spring storm brings hail to D.C. 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The freezing process forms a hailstone, and eventually the stone becomes too heavy for the updrafts and it falls to the ground. All hail our wacky weather: Strange spring storms bring pea-size pellets to Southern California 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z In some spots, hailstones were likened in size to peas or pebbles. Evening deluge pelts the District with hail 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z While it is not an official measurement -- yet -- the hailstone caused quite a stir on social media. Grapefruit-size hailstone in Colorado breaks state record 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Enkidu sails through storms of hailstones that strike him like “hammers”, waves attack his boat like “butting turtles”, but he still reaches the netherworld. What lies beneath: Robert Macfarlane travels 'Underland' 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Witnesses cited both the size and the quantity of the hailstones. Late spring storm brings hail to D.C. 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z As DePalma shaved back the layers to make a cross-section of the crater, he found the thing itself—not a hailstone but a small white sphere—at the bottom of the crater. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The NWS said a preliminary report of the severe hail shows that hailstones measured between 1 inch and 2 inches, with some greater sizes reported, too. Hail pelts northern Texas ‘like a snowstorm,' damaging homes and vehicles 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z There’s the grief for the children you might never have; the raking over every personal relationship and career progression, the “what ifs” pounding you like hailstones in a freak storm. I’ve frozen my eggs, but women shouldn’t have to solve the ‘baby bust’ alone | Dearbhail McDonald 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z It’s done in more than 50 countries worldwide for various reasons including dispersing fog at airports, reducing property damage from giant hailstones in Canada and to increase snowfall in Colorado and summer rainfall in Texas. 'Rain dancing 2.0': should humans be using tech to control the weather? 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Andrew Small noted that many posted photos showed hailstones striking just outside Washington houses. Late spring storm brings hail to D.C. 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Similar formations, caused by hailstones hitting a muddy surface, had been found before in the fossil record. The Day the Dinosaurs Died 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The renewed interest in hailstorms is timely, experts noted, because last week a storm with softball-sized hailstones hit Colorado Springs. Scientists Want to Fly an Armored Warplane into Hailstorms 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Climate change will likely increase updrafts, helping hailstones form, Prein said. Experts: Hail damage is worse, but climate role uncertain 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The weather warning is in place until 23:45 on Friday, with the potential of torrential rain, localised flooding and hailstones. Storms dampen record heat predictions 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The Rapid City Journal reports that hailstones ranging in size from a quarter to a grapefruit destroyed an area from eastern Wyoming across the Black Hills on Friday. Hail damages 500 vehicles in South Dakota RV lot 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Up to 80mm of rain is predicted in fewer than three hours, as well as frequent lightning, and the possibility of large hailstones. 'Torrential rain' and storms to hit UK 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Giammanco, the insurance expert, said news media often describe hailstones as being ball-shaped, but larger storms produce heavier hailstones that are not spherical. Scientists Want to Fly an Armored Warplane into Hailstorms 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Thunderstorms with heavy rains, large hailstones and damaging winds were also in the forecast in Texas and Louisiana. Strong thunderstorms threaten to hit Ohio Valley, New England and... 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The sound was as wrenching and misplaced as hearing hailstones thud into the Sahara. What happened to winter? Vanishing ice convulses Alaskans' way of life 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The hailstone fell in the yard of Cullman Tribune writer Craig Mann, who saved it before phoning the National Weather Service in Huntsville. Hail to the chief: March ice chunk sets Alabama record 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Last month, hailstones as big as baseballs pounded the Denver area, knocking down power lines, damaging homes, and smashing through windshields “like tissue paper,” The Washington Post reported. Bigger hail might pummel the US as climate change gathers more force 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z To his dismay, that record hailstone hung around Knight’s lab only for a few months. Colorado’s Front Range is perfect petri dish for hail 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Some hailstones were as big around as a half-dollar, she said. Hail-spewing storm in D.C. region uproots trees and knocks out power 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z These include rainbows, halos, snow devils and hailstones. 'New' wave-like cloud finally wins official recognition - BBC News 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Horizontal rain struck like buckshot, and the hailstones carpeted the course. Raising a Glass in Arnie’s Memory - Golf Digest 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Hail forms during thunderstorms, when fast air currents carry water droplets up in the sky, where they freeze into hailstones. Bigger hail might pummel the US as climate change gathers more force 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The hailstorm hit large areas of the south and local residents in the area tweeted pictures of hailstones the size of golf-balls. France rail crash: Dozens hurt as train hits tree in hailstorm - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Strong winds, heavy rain and hailstones tore down trees, damaged cars and left houses partly-submerged. Storm batters Croatia in 40 minutes - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z As trees and branches fell in many places, several spots in the region’s western reaches came under bombardment by cascades of clattering hailstones. Storm in D.C. region vented worst of its fury in thinly populated areas 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Photographs of glistening hailstones appeared Monday on Twitter, taken in spots as distant from one another as Culpeper, Va., Fort Belvoir, Va., and Montgomery County, Md. Rain for 18th day this month, delays baseball game, accompanies hail 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z His 21 holes of golf took nearly 10 hours to complete as Sunday's meteorological menu included wintry monsoons that left fairways and greens waterlogged and carpeted with hailstones, causing two more suspensions in play. McIlroy eagles last hole for 1st win of season at Irish Open 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z He says hailstones started small around 5 p.m. before growing to as much as 4 inches in diameter. The Latest: Crews assessing damage in Tulsa, Oklahoma 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The Insurance Council of Texas says hailstones as large as grapefruit caused about $560 million in estimated insured losses to motor vehicles, while damage to homes and businesses was expected to reach $800 million. Insurance group: Texas hailstorm caused record $1.36B damage 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z A Delta Airlines flight from Boston to Salt Lake City was forced into an emergency landing after being hit by a storm of “baseball-sized” hailstones that stubbed the aircraft’s nose cone and pockmarked its windscreen. Hailstones batter Delta plane's nose cone and windshield 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Video posted online showed pea-size hailstones bouncing on a window ledge at the Weather Service’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Rain for 18th day this month, delays baseball game, accompanies hail 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z In Fort Morgan, Colorado, footage showed the size of the hailstones. Emergency landing for US plane as hail shatters windscreen - BBC News 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Parts of Northern England and Scotland experienced thunder and lightening, while hailstones in Durham even caused damage to homes and cars. UK heatwave: Thunder, lightning and hail as weather cools - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z “The raindrops hitting my face felt like hailstones.” Survivor recounts harrowing ordeal aboard sinking Chinese cruise ship 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z "The raindrops hitting my face felt like hailstones," he recalled. China rescue efforts yield few survivors from capsized ship 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z “The raindrops hitting my face felt like hailstones,” he said. Hopes dim for more than 400 missing from capsized cruise ship in China 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The game ended not long before a heavy storm dumped pea-sized hailstones all over Target Field. White Sox end bad week with 13-3 loss to Twins 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z A number of schools were also closed across Wales following the heavy snowfall, while giant hailstones and stormy conditions caused disruption elsewhere. Gales and rain to follow after snow 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The hailstones were the same size as a pickled onion, or a £1 coin. Pickled onion-size hailstone storm 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The weather at Spa-Francorchamps was ever changing, with hailstones one minute and clear skies the next. Better to start second - Hamilton 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z First it was the heatwave, now parts of southern England are being hit by storms bringing lightning, thunder, heavy rain, localised flooding and hailstones the size of peas. Severe storms cause chaos in Sussex 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Torrential downpours, frequent lightning, large hailstones and strong winds are expected where thunderstorms form. Heathrow to cancel flights as Britain braces for more storms 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Video posted online showed people hiding under umbrellas, as large hailstones relentlessly rained down on them. Freak hailstorm hits Siberia beach 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The large hailstones are the latest unusual feature of this winter. Pickled onion-size hailstone storm 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z A dozen people suffered minor injuries after being struck by the outsized hailstones while fleeing for cover at a Walmart store in Blair, Nebraska, north of Omaha, Fire Chief Kent Nicholson said. Storm system moves east after battering central United States 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The day provided a foretaste of summer in all its facets, from 90-degree afternoon heat to the ferocious evening storms, which sent temperatures plummeting, hailstones clattering and rain pouring in blinding sheets. Thunderstorms disrupt the Washington area “I’d go outside and measure the hailstone after they fell,” he says. Tornado Forecaster Moonlights as Great Plains Storm Chaser [Slide Show] 2014-05-08T15:30:00Z The sky over North Carolina turned black with hailstones. Our wacky weather is nothing compared with the havoc created by a 19th-century volcano 2014-05-05T20:41:36Z The hailstones were apparently the size of "quart bottles" and took days to melt. Five storms that shaped history 2013-10-28T15:32:19Z "There were hailstones as big as the tip of a thumb," he said, estimating a fall in output of between 10-20 percent for next year's harvest. Hailstones Shred French Burgundy Vineyards 2013-07-24T15:45:06.117Z The 45-year-old twins sat outside their brick home to see what was going on as the sirens blared and hailstones pelted. Shelter Requirements Resisted in Tornado Alley 2013-05-22T02:53:55Z Another time, he drove right through a weak tornado to avoid the 3-inch hailstones raining next to it. Tornado Forecaster Moonlights as Great Plains Storm Chaser [Slide Show] 2014-05-08T15:30:00Z There was anxious talk of 60mph winds, hailstones the size of balls, even tornados. Masters 2013: Sergio García's major ambition undone by familiar failings 2013-04-12T21:49:34Z But clouds gathered quickly, bringing rain and small hailstones, forcing people to take shelter under the massive colonnades lining the square for much of the mass. Cardinal Calls for Church Unity 2013-03-12T13:36:59Z U.K. weather forecaster the Met Office says there will be heavy thunder showers across central and east London on Sunday afternoon, with hailstones also a possibility. Rain, maybe hail forecast for Olympics spectators 2012-07-29T02:31:08Z Even restrained applause sounds like hailstones on the windowpanes of a stately home; once Murray was closing in on the match, his eyes steely and his body sensing the kill, the noise was utterly raw. Andy Murray thrills late-night Wimbledon crowd by beating Baghdatis 2012-07-01T00:04:41Z Face still stinging from the blast of hailstones during my ride. London 2012: 10 best of the web 2012-05-17T23:06:01Z His teeth, as white as hailstones, were slightly separated in front. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z In August in 1851 in New Hampshire hailstones fell to the weight of 18 ounces, diameter 4 inches, circumference 12 inches. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z "But surely one hailstone doesn't make a winter." A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z The surface of the sea both to port and starboard was lashed by showers of shrapnel bullets, so that it was just as if hailstones were falling from the leaden skies. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z Necrosis may also be due to the bruising of the tissues by large hailstones, to gun-shot wounds, or to any form of contusion which kills the living cells of cortex and cambium. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z Raindrops smaller than approximately .08 of an inch are round, as are most hailstones. Local forecasters get a new crystal ball 2012-02-22T18:19:58Z The lightning accompanying these hailstones is usually very severe. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z Johnson derives this word from the French ‘grêle,’ hail, marked or indented as with hailstones. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Forth we fared—drawn by a cob whose nose had been scarred to a depth of half an inch by a hailstone during the tornado—to inspect the desolation. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Of course, I am not alluding now to the example set by Jehovah when he destroyed the cattle of the Egyptians with hailstones and diseases on account of the sins of their owners. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z He also bruised them to death with hailstones. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z A flake or ball of snow forms the nucleus of a hailstone. Reading the Weather 2012-04-19T02:00:27.487Z The Bible also tells us that at the same time God cast hailstones from heaven on the poor heathen. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z After hailstorms twice wiped out 80 percent of the grapes, he spent $300,000 on sonic cannons that generate shockwaves to disrupt the formation of hailstones. Chanel’s Wertheimers Seduce With Lush 2009 $100 Margaux: Wine 2012-02-06T03:25:38Z But the thunder crashed in her ear, and a host of hailstones flew at her. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z He bruised them to death with hailstones—killed them by the thousand. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z If they remain, then the subjects of the exceedingly beneficent dynasty as well as the barbarians, the diamonds and the hailstones, shall be destroyed together.... Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z If the writer had known something of astronomy he would have had more hailstones and said nothing about the sun and moon. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z The hailstone descends again, receives a fresh coating, is carried up once more, refrozen, and again descends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z This tale is, no doubt, a varied version of the fable of Jupiter's sending a shower of large hailstones upon the rebellious sons of Neptune. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The raindrops sparkled like gems, and hit almost with the force of hailstones. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z These hailstones would fain force themselves into my ears like ill words.” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Master of the squall and thunderstorm, he carries in his shield an ample supply of hailstones, ready to spill them on defenseless humanity. Wind and Weather 2011-11-23T03:00:57.717Z Thus the hailstone grows until the current is no longer strong enough to support it when it falls to the ground. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Down he fell again upon the earth, this time as clattering hailstones. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z It was drilled through by the hailstones as if they had been bullets. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Ah! the cruel hailstones: they are hard as cannon shot. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Thunder rolls, and the swift lightning flashes—red, bright, intense—then down come the rain and the big white hailstones. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Just at sunset there came on a thunder-storm, with rain, hail, and vivid lightning—hailstones as big as acorns, and so plentifully pelting that with great difficulty we restrained our horses from stampede. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z There is no roaring steam, no clouds of dark, dense smoke, no grind and grind of machinery, and no fall of black and sooty hailstones from the funnel. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z I declined to credit these assertions; although in other parts of India I have seen hailstones an inch in diameter. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Suddenly the big cloud burst asunder, and the hailstones fell thick like pebbles on Ulenspiegel’s back. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The chance stones flung into the pond by the herd-boys are, of course, hailstones flung by heaven at the head of sinners! Stories and Pictures 2011-08-30T02:00:28.080Z It smiled, or rather its mouth opened, and disclosed a row of teeth like hailstones on black garden mould. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z Then the rain began to fall, and, strangely enough, mingled with the rain, which felt warm, were gigantic hailstones and pieces of ice as large as six-pound shells. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z My orderly picked up one hailstone outside and brought it in to us. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The size of the hailstones is only one of the factors—a strong wind enormously increases the destructiveness; yet some idea may be gathered from the size of the stones. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z She had set a little copper milk-can upside down upon her head as a helmet to protect her from the hailstones, and a thick horse-cloth hung down like a mantle from her shoulders. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z The hailstones were still lying, some of them larger than a bullet; the vines had been all destroyed; the crops of corn completely swept from the face of the earth. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Mr. Grip’s words fell from his lips like hailstones from a November sky—rap, rap, rap; patter, patter; swift, sharp, decisive. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Severe “supercell” thunderstorms, 70-mile-and-hour winds and hailstones up to two inches in diameter are also “possible” Wednesday, according to the Weather Service. City Room: Be on the Lookout for a Funnel Cloud 2011-06-01T17:49:56Z Then large hailstones were mixed with the rain, and before long the tempest grew so fierce that they were forced to run for shelter. Indian Legends Retold 2011-04-21T02:00:49.077Z Already hollow mutterings could be heard amongst the mountains, whilst the gusts of wind swept roaring onwards, flinging down isolated hailstones. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z "She, who made the great thunder-storm, when the hailstones fell as big as pigeon's eggs, into the fields; and who has eaten up the count of Hilzingen, who never returned home?" Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Like glaring sheets of lightning flew the spears Splitting the shields and helmets of the foe, And as the pelting hailstones in a storm, So fell the arrows, swift and merciless. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z We have snow, frost, even hailstones, much similar to you. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z One potentially useful marker we’ve noticed here in New Mexico is the distribution of lapilli — the ashy hailstones that fall out of a cloud of volcanic debris. Scientist at Work: The Mars Connection 2011-04-01T19:41:49Z A few rock layers are full of tiny spheres a few millimeters across called lapilli, volcanic hailstones that form as tiny ash particles glom together and fall from the sky. Scientist at Work: Into a Lunar Training Ground 2011-04-01T15:41:07Z The little hailstones splattered and clanked against the windows, and chattered on the little cement porch and on the door, pounding for admittance. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z Glistening dew-drops hung on the grass, and here and there, an unmelted hailstone, was lying in the shade. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Oh see in this wilderness of vast Nasu How the hailstones dash on the frozen ground! A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z The big hailstones, falling softly around, filled up the steps as they were made, and our feet were buried up to the ankles in a moment. Above the Snow Line 2011-03-03T03:00:49.380Z All these came pelting down, like a shower of many-colored hailstones, upon the heads of grown people and children, who forthwith gathered them up and carried them back to the palace. A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales For girls and boys 2011-02-25T03:01:12.793Z All around us the hail was heavy; some of the hailstones, or rather lumps of ice, were as large as hens' eggs. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z That, drove away clouds and hailstones fast enough, I can tell you! Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Those sounds are considered especially musical in the depth of night: we even poetise the sounds of falling hailstones. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z All the artillery of heaven seems opening at once, while floods of light struggle for mastery with torrents of rain and hailstones. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Before thy face the hailstones melt away, And thy glad light turns darkness into day. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z It pelts one with hailstones as large as marbles. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The balls and other missiles flew through the air thicker than hailstones. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z When the Godmother came hurrying up, she could hardly find Tom who was curled up among the hailstones in the far end of the shoe, half frozen and completely exhausted. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z The strong blast was bending the trees almost to the ground and sending the gravel scudding along the beach like hailstones. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z “Damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones are likely,” the bureau said in a severe thunderstorm warning yesterday. Storms Lash Brisbane, Down Power Lines as City Returns to Work 2011-01-18T13:18:24Z The Bureau of Meteorology this afternoon issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeast Queensland, forecasting heavy rain, hailstones and damaging winds. Victoria Towns Evacuated; Traffic Returns to Brisbane 2011-01-18T06:31:03Z Yes, I looked up, and saw the crack had widened and was becoming wider, and chips were falling now and again as large as hailstones! Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z He turned back toward the shoe and ran for it with all his might, but on the way a great hailstone hit him and nearly killed him. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z Though I was semi-unconscious I remember the bullets beating the ground like hailstone on a March day. The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z In many cases, zircons grow by an accretionary process akin to the formation of hailstones — the core of the hailstone grows first, followed by successive outer layers. Scientist at Work: Rocks, Zircon Zapping and a Big Shrimp 2011-01-07T21:02:35Z Pigs and poultry were killed by dozens and the plea of a tender-hearted girl, that a poor calf, beaten down by hailstones, might be brought "right into the kitchen," was long remembered. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z “We’re still getting warnings over thunderstorms, flash floods and hailstones,” said a Queensland police spokeswoman. Australian Planes Rush Aid to Flooded Areas 2011-01-03T15:50:09Z He has an absolute control over hailstones and thunderbolts. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z “Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones,” the Bureau of Meteorology said on its website. Queensland Tackles ‘Biblical’ Floods as More Rains Forecast 2011-01-02T13:16:10Z Of course, hailstones grow by condensation of water, but zircons most commonly grow by crystallization from a silicate melt at temperatures in excess of 700 degrees Celsius. Scientist at Work: Rocks, Zircon Zapping and a Big Shrimp 2011-01-07T21:02:35Z The Bureau of Meteorology says a severe thunderstorm late on Sunday night will bring "damaging winds, very heavy rainfall, flash flooding and large hailstones" to areas including Charleville, Emerald and Blackwater. New storm forecast for Queensland 2011-01-02T13:14:53Z What rain fell came almost horizontally, and rattled like hailstones against the cabins. The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life 2010-12-20T17:12:29.603Z Locals later claimed that it was not even the largest hailstone to fall that day, and added that it had shrunk a bit while in the freezer before electricity was restored. Storm Upon Storm for South Dakota 2010-11-21T01:34:00Z The friction with other precipitation deforms a hailstone from a perfect sphere, making its velocity hard to calculate when it does become heavy enough to fall to earth. Q & A: Stone Power 2010-10-18T18:57:00Z The largest hailstones found in Brooklyn and Manhattan — the hardest-hit boroughs — were only three-quarters of an inch across, according to reports from the National Weather Service. City Room: Hail Got Our Attention, but It Could Have Been Worse 2010-10-12T19:54:00Z The largest hailstone in U.S. history — 8 inches in diameter and an ounce shy of 2 pounds — landed last month in Vivian, S.D., but scientists didn't seem overly excited. Maybe they'll start on the monkey bars | Sideline Chatter 2010-08-14T06:05:00Z Take a look at this huge hailstone that fell in America - it's the size of a small football and is the biggest hailstone ever recorded! Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z Australia hit by huge hailstones The west Australia city of Perth has been hit by a huge hailstorm. Australia hit by huge hailstones 2010-03-23T08:15:00Z Rain - rain which would bring with it hailstones the size of grapefruit and winds fierce enough to reconfigure a Beverly Hills facelift. 2010-01-30T12:16:00Z In Nebraska, hailstones the size of volleyballs left foot-wide craters in the ground. City Room: Hail Got Our Attention, but It Could Have Been Worse 2010-10-12T19:54:00Z Had not their motion through the air something to do with the shape of these hailstones? The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The hailstone measured 20.5cm wide and weighed in at almost 1kg - about the same as a large tub of margarine. Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z At their return there was a terrible storm, accompanied by hailstones as big as hazel nuts. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster Wind and waters, Thunder and hailstones, Rustle on their way, Smiting down as They dash along, One for another. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 The women encouraged the besieged by handing them projectiles, which succeeded one another like hailstones. Marguerite de Valois Such a body moving through the atmosphere must have condensed hot air in front of it, and rarefied cool air behind it; and the same is true to a small extent of a hailstone. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The guy who found the hailstone said it was even bigger but some of it melted. Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z The 'sow' is also found in the Exeter Book, while 'the waves,' 'the anchor' and 'hailstones' have certain affinities with the AS. riddles. Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes Where they were, the hailstones were as large as lemons and with force enough to bruise a man severely. Journal of a Trip to California Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal., in the Summer of 1850 On passing over Strousa, the wind from a slight air became a hurricane, and a thick, well-defined belt of large hailstones was left on the island. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes Before reaching the summit of the pass we were assailed by a violent hailstorm, each hailstone being a frozen cone with a rounded end. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The storm caused a power cut so he couldn't use his freezer to keep the hailstone frozen. Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z Historians give accounts of hailstones of enormous size; the very large hailstones being undoubtedly aggregations of single stones that have been thrown together and congealed in the clouds during their fall to the earth. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. One of our men received a severe bruise on his head, caused by a hailstone. Journal of a Trip to California Across the Continent from Weston, Mo., to Weber Creek, Cal., in the Summer of 1850 Hurricanes, whirlwinds, and hailstones accompany the paroxysms of volcanos. The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes She spoke deliberately, without a quaver of sorrow, and every word on his heart spat like hailstones coming down a chimney on live coal. Love's Usuries This hailstone has broken the previous records for weight and size, both set in America. Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z We will only ask our readers to listen to one more hailstone story, in which it is related that during the reign of Tippoo, sultan, a hailstone fell as large as an elephant. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. And whenever it lightened we could see the hailstones dancing on the rocks and beating against the trees. On the Heights A Novel At the moment the bullets were rattling like diabolic hailstones against the steel sides by which the hull of the vessel were strengthened. The Irish at the Front As we went into camp we were drenched by a fearful thunder storm, hailstones falling the size of marbles. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts The old record for size was set seven years ago by a hailstone 17.8cm wide. Giant hailstone sets world record 2010-08-02T14:46:00Z Undoubtedly one of two things was true regarding this latter story; it was either a very large hailstone or a very small elephant. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. The hailstones seemed to impel each other forward. On the Heights A Novel This morning Father Murphy said Mass in the trenches, where bullets, etc., were falling like hailstones. The Irish at the Front To say that it was like a summer storm, with the crash of thunder, the glare of lightning, the shrieking of the wind, and the clatter of hailstones, would be weak. The Battle of Gettysburg The hailstones were as big as large marbles. My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 There is no doubt, however, but that hailstones may adhere and form large masses owing to the violent agitation of the elements that always attends a hailstorm. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Irma followed her example, and the two of them ducked their heads while the great hailstones rattled against the pails. On the Heights A Novel Far as the eye could range the land was white under two feet of hail—each hailstone as big as the top of a sherry-glass. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The Yankee turned his head slowly, spat a brown hailstone on to the ice, and then said— “Whar did I get that thar piece o’ wood, stranger? Seven Frozen Sailors We had the most ghastly thunderstorm this evening, lasting two hours, such big hailstones. My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 Undoubtedly there are also whirlwinds in the cloud, similar to those that sometimes visit the earth, which would tend to gather up the hailstones and aggregate them into large masses. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Here and there, there were still some large hailstones lying in the crevices of the rocks. On the Heights A Novel But we only made houses of our shields, and laughed louder than ever, as the spears came down, “zip—zip,” like hailstones on the roof of a hut. The White Shield Hail is of frequent occurrence in these unhappy districts, and the dimensions of the hailstones are generally enormous. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Suddenly the hailstones ceased, and they spied their dreadful enemy swinging furiously back on his thick five-foot arms. The Three Mulla-mulgars While in the end this electrical energy becomes active heat, it does not for the time being, and thus favors the ready congelation of the condensed moisture into hailstones. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Drought, and a storm that poured down hailstones eight or nine inches in circumference, greatly damaged the crops of corn and tobacco. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The clouds cannonaded, the hailstones poured their volleys, the surf mounted to the assault. Toilers of the Sea It had only a few small guns, but these were of the "rapid-fire" kind, which could pour out iron balls almost as fast as hailstones come from the sky in a storm. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read A few heavy hailstones scattered down through the still branches. The Three Mulla-mulgars A hailstone is a curious formation of snow and ice, and most of the large hailstones are conglomerate in their composition. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. The black cloud descended upon them with thunder and a shower of hailstones that beat down the growing rye. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Events succeed each other sometimes with the rapidity of hailstones. Toilers of the Sea He repeatedly pronounces the collisions at the different periods of the battle as "terrific," and says: "The incessant roar of musketry was deafening, and the balls fell as thick as hailstones." The Struggle for Missouri Alternate downpours of rain, sleet, and heavy hailstones continued all the rest of the day and the encampment at Willow Bar was one of sullenness and discontent. Bring Me His Ears It is further recorded that on May 8, 1832, a conglomerate mass of hailstones fell in Hungary a yard in length and nearly two feet in thickness. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. At that moment there was a flash of lightning, and a crash of thunder overhead, and then a shower of hailstones rattled against the window. The Weans at Rowallan Rain has before now become transformed to hailstones, and done much damage; and dews descending so benignly, have once, it is said, in form of rain, swelled to a deluge that has drowned the world. The Advocate As we stood on a prominent ridge taking a last look at Mount Ararat, now more than fifty miles away, a storm came upon us, showering hailstones as large as walnuts. Across Asia on a Bicycle The hailstones rattled on our metal helmets and the men laughed at the sound as they donned slickers. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Still another instance is recorded of a hailstone having fallen in 1849 of nearly twenty feet in circumference. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. Now the thunder might crash and the lightning strike and hailstones come rattling down as big as hen's eggs--why did not William come? The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 If the temperature or the wind alter, the figures of the hailstones become immediately changed. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World Shells I could see were falling on the Hun lines like hailstones. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. First, a pew full of fiddlers, drummers, tromboners, and bas-violers, let themselves out in a storm of music that made the ten millions of beads on the glass balloons tremble like hailstones. Phemie Frost's Experiences "Madam, it would be a day never to be forgotten that honored my poor house with your presence," he broke off, puffing till the brass buttons on his coat shook like hailstones. A Noble Woman They have vines, only the grapes yield not wine, but water, being, in fact, hailstones, such as descend upon the earth when the wind shakes the vines in the moon. Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Some hailstones are globular, others elongated, and others armed with different points. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World They thudded against the heads of the great monsters like hailstones. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Under us the dry leaves crackled like twigs snapping in a fire, and the flying sand cut the bushes along the roadway like a storm of whizzing hailstones. Dwellers in the Hills The glorious periwigged giant of Halle conducts a chorus of millions; Handel's hailstones rattle upon the pate of the Sphinx. Melomaniacs And all this time the rain beat down upon him, in lead-like sheets, with intermittent bombardments of hailstones. The Heart of Thunder Mountain In the centres of hailstones small flakes of spungy snow are frequently found, and this usually is the only opaque point in them. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World Backward driven, Again that multitudinous foe returned With clangour dire; futile, again fell back Down dashed, like hailstone showers from palace halls Where princes feast secure. Legends of the Saxon Saints Before the sorrel made another quarter of a mile, the hailstones had passed the ties and were kicking up the soft dirt of the embankment like a volley of shrapnel. The Biography of a Prairie Girl It is a great cloud that has come down from the north, with the flash of fire and the roar of thunder, and with hailstones 238 of lead that will leave no stalk standing. The Road to Frontenac The operator was having some difficulty adjusting his spark; it was rough, ragged, like the drumming of hailstones on a metal roof. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China In Orkney, hailstones have fallen as finely polished as marbles, of a greyish white colour, not unlike fragments of light-coloured marble. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World Back the spear rebounded: so “Bound the hard hailstones from the roof; so leap “The paltry pebbles on the hollow drum. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II For "the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them, unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword." The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture Words, curses, groans, came down like hailstones, and mixed together in a chaos indescribable. An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story He bent over and picked up a hailstone as thick as his thumb. Deathworld On the 7th May, 1822, some remarkable hailstones fell at Bonn, on the Rhine. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World The rain and hailstones came down in vast sheets, and with a noise so great that even the thunder itself was heard but as a subdued roar. Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure Blasts of wind whistled sharply below; they rushed by, one after another, bringing drops of rain, large, clear, and rounded as hailstones. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 Now is the time when biting old Boreas, True to his calling, the tempests impend; His hailstones in fury are pelting before us, Our fingers are smarting, and heads they are bent. Revised Edition of Poems The sun burned down, melting the hailstones and sending curls of steam up from the wet street. Deathworld The figures at the head of this chapter show the external and internal appearances of these hailstones. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World The unfortunate lad was seized again and jostled rudely, while questions rattled over him like hailstones. A Victor of Salamis Do not be afraid, but just place your hand beneath, to catch the glittering stream, and it will almost seem as if you had taken hold of a shower of hailstones. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young On the first stage from Verdun, in descending a steep, long hill, a hailstorm overtook us, and as the hailstones fell they froze. A Sailor of King George A beating rain, mixed with hailstones, pattered against the window-panes, and the wind swept with a mournful sound through the halls of the house. The Story of a Cat The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave His voice: hailstones and coals of fire. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" It was the North Wind who came in, bringing with him a cold, piercing blast; large hailstones rattled on the floor, and snowflakes were scattered around in all directions. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen They seemed to be shooting right over the Bungalow, for pieces of shrapnel clattered on the roof like great hailstones. Through St. Dunstan's to Light The cracked chimney fell from its moorings, and, striking a teacup, spattered broken glass 27 over the table like hailstones. The Wind Before the Dawn Then a breathless, unreal calm, through which distant 208 echoes rumbled; then a dead silence, shattered at last by a heavy, distant clatter, as though myriad big hailstones were falling on a pavement. 'Firebrand' Trevison Farther along the forest begins again, and these hailstones are snapping off the branches as if they had been slashed with axes. Ringfield A Novel His sealskin cap was drawn over his ears, long icicles hung from his beard, and one hailstone after another rolled from the collar of his jacket. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The rain swirled furiously against the windows, and a swift rush of hailstones beat a fierce tattoo on the roof. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern The great iron shot rattled off the mailed sides of the monster, like hailstones from a roof. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I scarcely noticed when little Dinkie toddled out and possessed himself of a number of the larger hailstones, which he promptly proceeded to suck. The Prairie Mother The others followed, so fast that the dusky forms dropped like hailstones, tumbled over each other, splashed, dove, frolicked, shouted, and acted with the same abandon as before. Camp-fire and Wigwam The wicked prince showered thousands of bullets upon him, but they rebounded from his shining wings and fell down like ordinary hailstones. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The sound of bullets on breastplates and helmets and epaulettes is like a shower of hailstones upon a sheet of metal. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Great hailstones, every one “about the weight of a talent,” are doing their work of destruction. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan This was at first refreshing, and one would pick up the cool hailstones—they were about as big as peas—and eat them, and the rattle they made on the helmets was quite musical. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland The words are—"And he gave them hailstones for rain; fire, mingled with the hail, ran along upon the ground." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 Flowers, pieces of glass and hailstones were all heaped together in our once beautiful garden. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille "I'll take 'em," "I'll take 'em," "Here," "Here," "Give me one," "Give me one," they all shouted at once, and the two-dollars were as thick as hailstones in less than a second. Twenty Years of Hus'ling The cherries and plums covered the grass, amid the dissolving hailstones. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life The carpet of hailstones in the tents slowly melted into mud, and we made ourselves as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland Where the fire was hottest, there Gordon was always to be found, caring no more for the bullets that pattered round him than if they were hailstones. The Story of General Gordon The hailstones were as large as pigeon eggs; as they fell they made a deafening sound, and every now and again we could hear the crash of broken glass. Nobody's Boy Sans Famille She skitters her flying fingers up and down the instrument from one end to the other, producing a sound like hailstones falling on a tin roof. Cobb's Bill-of-Fare We laughed, as the vapor condensing into the smallest of hailstones, came pelting in our faces as if the elements had turned boys and threw them in sport! The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The spray dashed in the fierce blast like hailstones into the face and eyes of the intrepid captain, and he was nearly blinded by the charge. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany “This is heavy!” said Abraham, as the hailstones came pouring and dancing down. Earl Hubert's Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century In a tiny gold loop of the circlet a sugar-plum had lodged—a pink hailstone from the shower of sweets: Tito had detected it first, and had said that it should always remain there. Romola He swam straight as an arrow, with the long and powerful strokes of a first-rate swimmer; and occasionally, when the grape and musket shots whistled thick as hailstones around him, he dexterously dived. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 Though the bullets fell like hailstones around him, the brave fellow escaped unscathed. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky "The downpour of rain, which lasted for an hour, was preceded by a remarkable shower of hailstones, some of which were almost as large as marbles, and were as hard as ice." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 The hailstones, which were of immense size, did not fall very thickly. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Paul was obliged to ride all over the field, carrying orders to the different generals, while the bullets fell like hailstones around him. Winning His Way A big black cloud overspread our heads and hail fell thickly upon us, and it hurt us badly for the hailstones were hard and very big. The Land of the Long Night Nevertheless I will engage to list one hundred instances, from the Monthly Weather Review, of hailstones the size of hens' eggs. The Book of the Damned The hailstones were so large and so hard that neither man nor beast could live through that storm, for they would have slain them, so fiercely did they beat. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls The hailstones came down as large as marbles, causing the horses to jump around in a fashion that was particularly dangerous to themselves and to their owners. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt The thunder rolled without intermission; the hailstones were as big as large walnuts, and lay two feet deep in the camp. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt "I've seen hailstones that weighed more than half a pound," the Forecaster answered. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men The writer offered an explanation that started another convention: that the fragments of brick had been knocked from buildings by the hailstones. The Book of the Damned Towards midnight there came a great roaring wind, and a shower of hailstones, and thunder and lightning, and he saw three great black shapes descend from the sky. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls Lord help us! the water came down in such torrents that on account of the spray we could not see thirty feet; then came hailstones as large as hen’s eggs. The Black Wolf Pack Before she could save it, the string broke, and pearls big as peas began falling like hailstones. The Lion's Mouse It rained for less than a minute, however, then was followed by a few hailstones as large as walnuts. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men It is that in some of the hailstones—two per cent of them—that were found with the pieces of brick, was a light grayish powder. The Book of the Damned The sentences are short and closely cut, falling upon the ear more like the broken rattling of hailstones than the full flowing music of a strong deep river. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Mr. Harewood apparently took no notice, but he hovered about them, and had the satisfaction of hearing several girls condemn the Eustons, and profess an intention of saving Matilda from swallowing the cold hailstones. The Barbadoes Girl A Tale for Young People The hailstones are of an enormous size—upwards of an inch in diameter; and on two or three occasions they broke all the windows in Fort Garry that were exposed to the storm. Hudson Bay During this storm the ground was rendered white with hailstones as large as a musket ball. The Pioneers That may have more meaning when we take up the possible extra-mundane origin of some hailstones, especially if they fall from a cloudless sky. The Book of the Damned The noise was as of a thin fall of great hailstones; but there went with it a cheerful human sentiment of an approaching harvest and farmers rejoicing in their gains. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) The bullets were whistling along the deck as thick as hailstones. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days The shot rushed like a storm of gigantic hailstones among the ill-fated Americans, tearing up their entrenchments and scattering the earth and palisades far and wide. Hurricane Hurry No one spoke, and as they went on, the crunching of the half-melted hailstones and the click of the horses’ hoofs against the loosened stones sounded loudly in the clear air. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor One reads in the newspapers of hailstones the size of hens' eggs. The Book of the Damned I was nervous and excited, but I could not help laughing at this, for Uncle Bob’s ideas of hailstones were peculiar. Patience Wins War in the Works “Isn’t it horrible, uncle?” shouted Rodd, for the rain just then was mingled with good-sized hailstones, and was rattling down upon the deck and skylight in a way that half-drowned the lad’s voice. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise There was a rattle as of hailstones on the window. Clayhanger The wind shrieked in his ear, and hailstones the size of his fist pelted the ground. The Status Civilization Jet-black snow—pink snow—blue hailstones—hailstones flavored like oranges. The Book of the Damned Stones and boulders were being flung like hailstones. Wandl the Invader From where he stood, it seemed that the hailstones were getting bigger by the minute. The Colors of Space The hailstone needs a grain of dust for its core. Fantasia of the Unconscious A shower of bullets was no more to him than a shower of hailstones; he carried one weapon only, and that was a little cane, which won for itself the name of “Gordon’s magic wand.” General Gordon Saint and Soldier Vegetable débris, not only nuclear, but frozen upon the surfaces of large hailstones, at Toulouse, France, July 28, 1874. The Book of the Damned Then a rain of pebbles, like hailstones was pelting at us. Wandl the Invader One who wards off hailstones from the standing crops. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Her words are hailstones rattling fell and fast, but melt into and soften the heart on which they fall. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy This primitive charge was used at close range against personnel in a fortification, where the effect of the descending projectiles would be uncommonly like a short but severe barrage of over-sized hailstones. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America The Maryland hailstones are unusual, but a dozen strata have often been counted. The Book of the Damned It took him in this way, that his face grew pale, and there ran tears from his eyes like hailstones: it was often so with him afterwards, when bloodshed was in his mind. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature There are a few things which we still cannot count, such as the blades of grass, the ears of corn, drops of rain, snowflakes, and hailstones. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Raed picked up hailstones in front of our shelter, after the cloud had passed, which were two inches and a half in diameter. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' After the long winter months, dry and dusty, terrific storms pass over the country, torrents of rain, lashing hailstones. The Petticoat Commando Boer Women in Secret Service Such considerations led Prof. Schwedoff to argue that some hailstones are not, and cannot, be generated in this earth's atmosphere—that they come from somewhere else. The Book of the Damned "Stop it!" cried Sam, and then, as Tom would not stop, he rushed in with some of the hailstones in his hand and allowed them to slide down inside of Tom's collar. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds For not one of those hailstones would be stopped either by the flesh, or by the skin, until it had reached the bone. The Mabinogion Vol. 1 They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Hm, there will fall hard hailstones in that storm. The Vikings of Helgeland The Prose Dramas Of Henrik Ibsen, Vol. III. It is said that this object fell alone, or without hailstones. The Book of the Damned "Then you let up," answered Sam, firmly; and after that Tom let the hailstones alone. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds The sound of shrapnel is the same sound as hailstones, a crisp crackle as they strike and bounce. Golden Lads They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know He had not fired a shot and between himself and his enemies stood the staunchness of walls against which their rifle bullets would pelt as harmlessly as hailstones. A Pagan of the Hills The size of some hailstones has worried many meteorologists—but not text-book meteorologists. The Book of the Damned The cruel words struck her tormented heart, as icy hailstones bruise the half-clad body of a starving child, out in the storm. The White Sister And she looked up after him into the sky, whence his song was still falling like a shower of musical hailstones. The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know He stared and squalled, as if it had been raining red-hot shot, as thick as it once poured hailstones and fire in Egypt, killing every beast that was out in the fields. Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story "The most remarkable point in connection with the hailstones is the fact that, judging from our present knowledge, a very long time must have been occupied in their formation." The Book of the Damned The mossy surface of the dunes is frozen hard as iron, and often the hailstones rush in furious blasts before the wind. Bruges and West Flanders Tremendous hailstones came down, smashing through the few remaining flimsy blanket shelters that were still standing, so that we were left in our nakedness to bear the full fury of the storm. The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919 They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know He looked all around and he thought, maybe, it was a hailstone, but there weren’t any storm clouds in the sky. Bully and Bawly No-Tail We emphasize that these objects were not hailstones. The Book of the Damned Their scorn, their contumely, I heed as little as the mountain rock the hailstones which fall upon its sides, in vain seeking to penetrate or wound. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Michaelmas fell on a Saturday; and, on the Monday night after, there came a great tempest with hailstones and rain. The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know When she spoke, it was with a loud staccato voice; her words fell after one another like hailstones in a storm, there was no breathing space between them. A Dozen Ways Of Love In orthodox terms I argue that a fair-sized hailstone falls from the clouds with velocity sufficient to warm it so that it would not take on even one layer of ice. The Book of the Damned Then he slowly swept that gravel bank with the traversing handles till the pebbles jumped like hailstones. Leaves from a Field Note-Book The hailstones were on an average the size of walnuts, and some very much larger. Round About the Carpathians They made the hard ground into soft, and the soft into spring wells; they made the rocks into pebbles, and the pebbles into gravel, and the gravel fell over the country like hailstones. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Long icicles were hanging from his beard, and one hailstone after another dropped down from the collar of his jacket. Stories from Hans Andersen It is in the notion that these masses of ice are only congealed hailstones. The Book of the Damned Each word smote like pelting hailstones, and he saw all her loathing printed on her face. Infelice You will scarcely credit me when I tell you that a house situated at the bottom of the valley and near the railway station was literally battered in by a drift of hailstones. Round About the Carpathians Following his gaze she saw the snow whipping against the glass, rattling against the panes like small hailstones hurled with frightful velocity. The Trail Horde It was the Northwind who came in with an icy blast; great hailstones peppered about the floor and snow-flakes drifted in. Stories from Hans Andersen Astro. de France, 20-245, it is said of blocks of ice the size of decanters that had fallen at Tunis that they were only masses of congealed hailstones. The Book of the Damned Epigrams and accusations flew back and forth like hailstones.* Great Italian and French Composers Icing conditions could have formed large hailstones and they might have flattened out and glided. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects Burton millions were melting like hailstones falling on hot metal, and when the session ended Len Haswell turned away with an empty face. Destiny "Yes," cried the children, and the chatter rattled as fast as hailstones on the roof. Old Peter's Russian Tales It is said that this was homogeneous ice, except in a small part, which looked like congealed hailstones. The Book of the Damned The gathering cloud poured down hailstones, like pearls, and flakes of snow floated like camphor on the bosom of the air. Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers Nobody even heard of crystallized meteors, or huge, flat hailstones, and the solar- reflection theory was absurd. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects I considered the newspaper accounts of hailstones of ten pounds weight as exaggerations. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 But one of the young men of the fort daringly sprang upon the roof, extinguished the fire, and returned unharmed, although bullets had fallen like hailstones around him. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In the Illustrated London News, 34-546, are drawings of hailstones so margined, as if they had been held in a sheet of ice. The Book of the Damned Dante's poetry seems to come down in hail, rather than in rain—but count me the drops congealed in one hailstone! The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 While the ship lay becalmed and unmanageable they poured grape and canister shot into her stern and bows like hailstones. American Merchant Ships and Sailors There is still enough superstition left to win a certain vogue for miraculous cures at Lourdes, and split hailstones at Remiremont. Outspoken Essays The sky was dark as pitch, and there fell from it such a terrible storm of hailstones that no one could stand against them. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Monthly Weather Review, September, 1915-446: Prof. Fassig gives an account of a fall of hail that occurred in Maryland, June 22, 1915: hailstones the size of baseballs "not at all uncommon." The Book of the Damned Thunder and hailstone common, clear days decidedly rare in the spring of these parts. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The storm in this masque must clearly have been of a very elegant and courtly kind, with sugar-plums for hailstones and perfumed water for rain. A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character A pretty spectacle we must have looked, I sitting back on his tail, my hat in my hand, both stirrups dangling, and the bullets whistling round both of us like hailstones. With Rimington When the next morning came, lo! the King and all that had not fled—for many fled to their own country—or been killed by the hailstones, were blind. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) The datum is that some of these hailstones were composed of from twenty to twenty-five layers alternately of clear ice and snow-ice. The Book of the Damned Turn to the press—its teeming sheets survey, Big with the wonders of each passing day; Births, deaths, and weddings, forgeries, fires, and wrecks, Harangues and hailstones, brawls and broken necks. Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations On one day of Eastertide there was an inch of snow in Liverpool, followed by hailstones, lightning, thunder and a gale of wind. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 18, 1917 Crack! whiz! bang! the bullets flew about like hailstones, and men fell to the reeking floor each terrible moment. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Come then, Tobacco, new-found friend, Come, and thy suppliant attend In each dull, lonely hour; And though misfortunes lie around, Thicker than hailstones on the ground, I'll rest upon thy power. Pipe and Pouch The Smoker's Own Book of Poetry And round hailstones with wide thin margins of ice irregularly around them—still, such hailstones seem to me more like things that had been stationary: had been held in a field of thin ice. The Book of the Damned Shot and shell were flying in every direction, and the bullets hissed like hailstones around him. The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army A Story of the Great Rebellion But the balls had been falling about him like hailstones, and as the sounds of pursuit grew fainter, he found himself bleeding profusely from a wound in the leg. Elsie's Motherhood The judgment itself is, "hail and fire mingled with blood,"—desolating wars, like successive storms of hail mingled with lightning, "hailstones and coals of fire." Notes on the Apocalypse I stood still, utterly bewildered, for a minute or two, with the wind tossing my hair about, and the rain beating in sharp, stinging drops like hailstones upon my face and hands. The Doctor's Dilemma That some hailstones have been formed in a dense medium, and violently disintegrate in this earth's relatively thin atmosphere: Nature, 88-350: Large hailstones noted at the University of Missouri, Nov. The Book of the Damned Then there came a downfall of huge hailstones; they were just like big lumps of jagged ice; some of them measured about six to eight inches round and weighed over half a pound. Argentina from a British Point of View In the middle of the night the storm became very violent, and large hailstones fell. Three Months of My Life Once there was a storm, and great hailstones beat down upon Picciola. A Kindergarten Story Book In the afternoon a heavy hailstorm passed over the town; the clatter of hailstones—of enormous size—was unprecedented. The Siege of Kimberley We have had a datum of explosive hailstones. The Book of the Damned Besides being pervious to the points of pins, and possessing a palate capable of appreciating plum-puddings:—which sentence reads off like a pattering of hailstones. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I They strike with the force of enormous hailstones—stunning and blinding us. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 The first fall of rain was preceded by a downward blast of cold air, accompanied by hailstones which outstripped the rain in their descent. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 Some hailstones fell on board about this time, and the clouds looked exceedingly black and louring above us. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 It was the month of July, however, and they were harassed with thunderstorms, some of which were followed by hailstones as big as musket balls. Pioneers in Canada Particles of dirt were rattling from the roots of the fallen tree, sounding like hailstones as they fell to the rocks in the cave. The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers Or, On the Trail of the Border Bandits Pasquale and I took refuge under the wagon to avoid the hailstones. A Texas Matchmaker This dampened their ardor, but they kept up an incessant firing that rattled against the log breastworks like hailstones. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) One was his victory over the Amorites in the neighborhood of Gibeon and Beth-horon, where more were slain by the hailstones which Jehovah cast down upon them than were killed by Israel with the sword. A Trip Abroad A volley of merry exclamations assailed him like bright but wounding hailstones. The Man Who Laughs By this time the rest of the band had come out, an the bullets rattled around us like hailstones. Frank, the Young Naturalist He motioned to me to pass them along, and as they tasted like acidulated hailstones, and gave me a toothache, I was very glad to do so. Tent Life in Siberia A great proportion of the hailstones were as big as hen's eggs, and some even bigger: seven nearly filled a common dinner plate. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 549 (Supplementary number) On one day of Eastertide there was an inch of snow in Liverpool, followed by hailstones, lightning, thunder, and a gale of wind. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War None knew what had become of it; flakes replaced the hailstones, the snow began to fall slowly. The Man Who Laughs The very hailstones that fell upon his head could not be grasped in both hands. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts But they reached home at last, dripping with wet from hailstones, and their eyes all red and disfigured by the sand and wind. The Fairy Godmothers and Other Tales There came a shower of hailstones that were as large as the top of your finger, and as square as diamonds, and that would enter into your skull. The Kiltartan History Book The instant the wind shifted, the rain broke forth, filling the air in a moment with its volume, and cutting so sharply that it seemed like hail, though no hailstones reached the ground. Malbone: an Oldport Romance Hailstones, big and hard enough to charge a blunderbuss, smote the vessel; at every rotation of the waves these hailstones rolled about the deck like marbles. The Man Who Laughs All these came pelting down, like a shower of many-colored hailstones, upon the heads of grown people and children, who forthwith gathered them up, and carried them back to the palace. Tanglewood Tales On this spot wan Winter casts Eyes of ruth, and spares its green From his bitter sea-nursed blasts, Spears of rain and hailstones keen. The Poems of Henry Kendall With Biographical Note by Bertram Stevens These hailstones were flat, and one was ten inches in circumference, and another weighed two ounces. The Voyage of the Beagle It's a wild tempestuous evening when this man that was,' stooping to wipe some hailstones out of his hair with an end of his own drowned jacket, '—there! Our Mutual Friend In the polar wind, which is electrical, the flakes turn suddenly into hailstones, and the air becomes filled with projectiles; the water crackles, shot with grape. The Man Who Laughs I was the butt of a hundred arrows; they rattled on mine armour like hailstones against a latticed casement, and the only use I made of my shield was for her protection. Ivanhoe |
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