| The first thunderclap brought down raindrops and hailstones as big as marbles. |
| A holiday jet plunged thousands of feet as it was pelted with massive hailstones and struck by lightning on its way to Manchester Airport. |
| The really big hailstones usually accompany ferocious thunderstorms that produce tornados. |
| Whilst I've been at work we've had thunder and lightning, torrential rain, hailstones and wind. |
| I don't think I've ever experienced hailstones and glorious sunshine simultaneously before. |
| Drops of water the size of a baby's fist come splattering down with the rat-tat-tat of hailstones in their wake. |
