+**Hail** is a form of [Precipitation](/wiki/precipitation) composed of solid ice. These irregular pellets of ice, known as hailstones, form within severe [Thunderstorms](/wiki/thunderstorm) where strong updrafts carry water droplets high into freezing air. They grow as layers of ice before falling to Earth.
+## See also
+- [Ice](/wiki/ice)
+- [Snow](/wiki/snow)
+- [Rain](/wiki/rain)
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