Hail

Hail is a type of weather first encountered in The Sims 2: Seasons. Hail occurs mostly in the winter. If your Sim is outside in a hailstorm, they will attempt to shield themselves from it; if they spend too much time out in the hail, they can die. Toddlers cannot die from this. Sims going to a car or carpool, or Sims with a specific objective willnot be affected by hail. Hail typically will not last for very long, compared to rain or snow, and does not do any damage to objects in-game, though it may affect garden crops. On occasion, it may last long enough to accumulate on the ground and on roofs, but it will not build up as snow does.

Sims may want to "See Hail" or fear seeing it.

Hail should not be confused with snow, a much more common precipitation type that occurs mainly in winter.

Realism
The Sims 2 deviates from real weather patterns on the subject of hail: typically hail is found in Cumulonimbus clouds (along with lightning and tornadoes), which almost always form during warm periods (i.e. summertime). On the other hand, ice pellets (or sleet, in the United States), which are often confused as hailstones, occur periodically during colder seasons in many parts of the world.

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