In Vallarta-Nayarit Region, Three Hailstorms in 20 Years

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In the last 20, the region of the Bay of Banderas, Vallarta-Nayarit registered hailstones on at least three occasions, including this Wednesday night.

Although there is evidence that state that there was slush in the region over the past 30 years, the reality is that in two decades has been three hailstorms.

The first hail of living memory in these two recent decades occurred in the delegation of Ixtapa, Jaliaco, in the late nineties, which reached a high level that surprised the inhabitants of that place.

The second hailstorm remember was in the early years of the two thousand and although it was less dense than that reported in Ixtapa, itself covered the streets and avenue ice for several minutes.

The third was the hailstorm on Wednesday night, which was accompanied by a thunderstorm and heavy rain that lasted more than two hours as authorities confirmed the Municipal Civil Protection Unit.

It should be noted that hail is a type of solid precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hailstone.

Unlike graupel (which is formed by frost and hail, which are smaller and translucent), hail is formed mainly of water ice and its size can vary between 5 and 50 millimeters (0.19 to 1.968 inches ) in diameter, and even exceed that measure.

Hail formation originates with the presence of a solid particle. This is driven by strong updrafts within the cloud, which you will be attaching water particles. When ascending, the cooling of these particles, freezing occurs. Upon reaching the top of the cloud, hail falls to earth by its own weight.

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