Hail-sized fists in Australia

A huge hailstorm on December 13 happened in southeast Queensland, causing serious damage to crops, houses and vehicles.

"God! This is crazy! It's unbelievable," Sharlene Stolberg repeatedly said in the video. The recorded footage shows huge hailstones constantly pouring down during the storm, causing large holes in the roof.

Hail punctured people's homes in Australia.(Video: Storyful)

According to local reports, the hurricane formed from the Gympie area and then moved south of Brisbane. Hail combined with strong winds of up to 57 km per hour caused severe damage to property with destroyed homes, cars and agricultural crops. Extreme weather also causes widespread power outages.

Hail is the phenomenon of rain in the form of particles or icicles, which occur due to strong convection from thunderclouds. Most hail occurs in the summer. The scorching hot sun made the water evaporate sharply. The gas near the ground is heated up, carrying steam, creating huge clouds containing many small drops of water. The higher the air got colder, causing the droplets to freeze and begin to fall.

The hail department is a giant size.

When falling, ice crystals collide with other water droplets in the clouds causing them to attach and freeze, causing the ice particles to grow larger. As particles and icicles fall to the lower cloud layer, strong convective air pushes them up. Along the way, they continue to collide with water and grow bigger. This process is repeated until the ice becomes too heavy and falls to the ground to form hail.

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