In the great plains, hails can occur. Hails can measure up from 2 inches in diameter to up to the size of a baseball. Even hail can devastate the crops. "The warm moist air from the south and the cool, dry air from the north are uninterrupted as they cross the treeless, level land. With these kinds of air meet with full force, extreme weathers can occur." The warm and cold air mixing can be from a thunderstorm. They can develop a tornado also. Tornadoes are very violent and can cause severe damage. It is another violent result of the Great Plains storm system. That is the reason why the Great Plains is also known to be called "Tornado Alley."
In Santa Clarita, we might experience severe rain storms, but for the most part, we don't experience the hold and cold air mixing together that can form violent rain storms or even tornadoes. Like stated in the other section of the blog, Santa Clarita barely even get snow down here. If anything we experience a short amount of hail.
(Information gathered from:)
Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada Page 237-239)
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