There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a golfball blast itself into oblivion at 55 mph (24 mph horizontally) The #HailCamera system is providing an absolutely unprecedented view of hail in total free fall.

NSSL sounding launched from Brownfield, TX at 18Z as part of the LIFT project.

May have hail cam’d the tornado. Along with tennis balls sideways at 100+ mph being centrifuged by the wedge. 👀

For those attempting to choose a target today, here’s some additional info. Sounding from North Lubbock, TX at 18Z. Courtesy of Bobby Saba

So for what might be the first time, the Hail Camera captured a stone to stone interaction where a larger stone overtakes a smaller stone, and the resulting impact sheds a torrent of water that balloons upwards which wouldn’t have happened without the collision.

Sounding from Tulsa, Tx at 1830 UTC in advance of today’s severe weather activity. Teams from NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and Texas Tech University are out operating today. Courtesy Bobby Saba on the launch/plot.

A new tool is helping us better understand how hail forms and falls 🧊☁️ — aiming for improved forecasts to protect people, homes, and property 🏠⚠️ 🎥 Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=kFOhAT… PS:👀 with an assist from 🥎Oklahoma Softball + ⚾Oklahoma Baseball! NOAA NOAA Research

Hail Cam got a small addition today from IBHS Hail Study so we can watch hail bounce off shingles in slow mo! #hailscience

Epic light show in Hardin, MT to cap the day.

Hail cam is scared of the dark (hence the bright lights on the back), so glad it has a friend to keep it company tonight.

Nebraska doing Nebraska things. Supercell south of North Platt at 00Z. #newx

Absolutely incredible tornado today near Wellfleet, NE which I think stayed over mostlyopen terrain. This thing had so much evolution over the hour it was on the ground. Got an incredible data set with the NSSL Hail/Tor Cam and close range observations near the surface. #newx

The best 360 Insta360 reframe Timelapse known to man. Captures the full lifecycle of the Wallace/Wallfleet Nebraska tornado. 77 minutes of mind blowing footage condensed down to 1 minute. Streamed LIVE on the RadarOmega app.

I’ll process the images better later but it’s entertaining watching 2.5-3” diameter stones bounce off IBHS Hail Study test shingles. And casual Wellfleet tor in the background.

Check out how @noaanssl is revolutionizing hail forecasts one falling stone at a time ☁️🧊 More info here: inside.nssl.noaa.gov/nsslnews/2025/…