The research outputs provided foundational knowledge on hailstone properties, microphysics, and severe storm dynamics [ ]a recent resurgence, little attention was paid to hail within the research communities, relative to more threatening perils (e g , tornadoes, hurricanes), despite the mounting costs of hail damage across the globe Figure 1 provides a time history of AMS journal publications that have “hail” or “hailstorm/s” in the title or as a keyword relative to other topics (i e , hurricanes/tropical cyclones, tornadoes, and climate change) The T-28 continued flying hail missions for 33 years, with its last flight in 2003 Since the 1980s, field programs have focused on severe storm dynamics and thermodynamics (VORTEX, STEPS, VORTEX-2, PECAN, TORUS, etc ) Since 2000, the population of Colorado has grown by 1 3 million people (2015 U S Census)
A Workshop on North American Hail and Hailstorms: What Next?