Hurricanes spawn tornadoes. Do they get any of the other kinds of weather we (in Kansas) expect with tornado formation, like hail?
Or is it a completely different set of circumstances that cause them?
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I just googled it and I can’t link it and don’t have time to read it but there’s lots on “why is hail rare in a hurricane?” I googled “can a hurricane have hail?”
Hail is produced in a “Supercell” which is in a line of storms or stand alone thunderstorm. The convection and lift in a thunderstorm like a supercell moves air and water/ice up in a vertical movement. Hurricanes are swirling thunderstorms formed around “the eye of the storm” and less likely to have the lift to make hailstones.
Well, you’re from Kansas, go ask Dorothy or the Tin Man. All I can say, is 100% chance of weather today.
I’ve been through dozens of hurricanes/tropical storms. I never saw hail…
In a hurricane, the water is moving mostly horizontally, rather than up into the air. It’s the same reason they don’t usually have lightning, either, unless they are strengthening.
Sure enough clear here! It’s beautiful!
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