Texas pounded by hail, 70 mph winds

by amyjudd | April 24, 2008 at 10:14 am | 568 views | 10 comments

Parts of Texas was pounded by baseball-sized hail, 70-mph winds, and possible tornadoes yesterday, knocking down power lines and trees and damaging some buildings.
So far, there are no reports of injuries.

In northern Jones County, Judge Dale Spurgin said a storm damaged roofs in Anson and one highway was closed by downed utility poles. Spurgin said there was minor flooding on some roads.

As the storm moved east, at least one tornado was reported in Erath County, about 60 miles southwest of Fort Worth. The same one appears to have touched down nearby in Palo Pinto County, said Nick Hampshire, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Trees were knocked down and outbuildings were destroyed along the county line.

Hood County emergency management official Roger Deeds said some homes and a fire station were damaged as the storm moved through the region.

In Stephenville, several cars were stuck in high water, but there were no injuries, said police patrolman Marty Golightly. He said there were reports of water as high as 3 feet.

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Rob Walker

at 10:21 on April 24th, 2008

good stuff:

amyjudd, I like this story. It's good stuff.

jordan

at 10:22 on April 24th, 2008

news wanted:

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jordan

at 10:26 on April 25th, 2008

news received:

Thanks for these contributions, guys/gals.

d-russell4213

at 11:10 on April 24th, 2008

At the time of the photos the rain had not started coming done yet. Lightning and Thunder were getting closer and closer. A few minutes after I ran out of memory it started pouring down.

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PEP

at 11:17 on April 24th, 2008

Tornado sirens went off in my part of NE OK. early last evening. Two funnels sighted, but they didn't touch down. Lots of wind, rain, and hail. Flood warnings today; more storms keep popping up. Some roads may be impassable by overnight tonight if the expected storms keep rolling in.

funtrap

at 12:27 on April 24th, 2008

I was at WTC college when the storm hit. It started with a little rain and before we knew it the skies turned green, horizontal rain and crazy winds. You could hear the trees snapping outside, tornado sirens sounded. As fast as it hit, it was over.

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