"Texas and Florida Hit by Baseball and Grapefruit-Sized Hail Storms"

Texas and Florida have been hit by massive hailstorms, with hailstones as big as grapefruits and tennis balls causing damage to property and vehicles. More hail is expected in the coming days, particularly in Texas, where a level 3 out of 5 enhanced risk of severe weather has been drawn. The recent setup featured an elevated mixed layer, which allowed instability to build and led to robust, powerful updrafts capable of dropping monstrous hail. April into May marks the climatological peak for severe weather, including tornadoes, in the Lower 48.