Hailstones - Facts for Kids

Numerous irregularly shaped white hailstones are falling from dark, stormy clouds towards a field. Many hailstones have accumulated on the wet ground, which shows remnants of brown vegetation and some standing water.

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Facts About Hailstones For Kids

Formation & Science

Hail forms when water droplets are carried upward by strong thunderstorm updrafts into very cold areas of the atmosphere, where they freeze into balls of ice!

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