[pfflier]

Pay attention to previous posts? There is a video of the plane flying all types of vectors to avoid the hail.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/airlines/a21095482/american-airlines-1897-hail-storm-flight-path/

This time of year some altocumulous also build higher than 50K ft in that region too. That's higher than most commercial airliners are rated to fly.

[minnesota_bound]

Everything happening at 500+ mph
Bad enough for a person on the ground to avoid while running for shelter.