Being struck by hailstones can cause intense physical pain, bruising, welts, and even severe head injuries depending entirely on the physical size of the ice pellets and wind velocity. While small, pea-sized or marble-sized hail typically stings briefly without causing serious injury, larger hailstones measuring the size of golf balls, tennis balls, or baseballs plummeting from the sky at high terminal velocities can easily break bones, split skin, cause concussions, and inflict dangerous trauma, making it critical to seek immediate indoor shelter during severe storms.
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