While hail only happens in thunderstorms, graupel is versatile enough to show up in both types of storms. It’s more common in winter weather, but it can also surprise you when thunderstorms are ...

In Southern California, it was most likely graupel — a semi-frozen, snow-like substance — that fell in early March at Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Malibu and even Disneyland. There were ...

The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory considers graupel a type of “frozen precipitation.” If you have any weather-related photos or videos that you would like to share, email it to KRQE ...

Valley residents were shocked when a graupel storm, a combination of soft hail and snow pellets, fell from the sky leaving streets covered in what looked like snow. CBS Lawyers Say They Will Seek ...