can nickel size hail damage car?
Once hail gets over one inch then the damage to cars, windows and roofs and structures goes up significantly. The force impact of hail goes up exponentially with hail size. For example, 1.5 inch hail will not just do twice as much damage as 0.75 inch hail, it can do many times more the damage. VARIABILITY OF HAIL SIZE: The hail falling from a storm will not be all of one size.