Residents of the central region of Texas, USA, they spent a threatening early morning, after a storm fell accompanied by large hail, some of it the size of tennis balls.
On social networks, alarmed users have shared images and videos of these high-magnitude precipitations, which have occurred since Thursday in cities such as Arlington, Amarillo Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston, according to the National Weather Service of the American Union.
They believe it was the passage of a tornado
“Very large hail the size of a golf ball or tennis ball fell on Cotulla, Texas, last night and early this morning around 2:00 a.m.,” the US Weather Service said on its official social networks yesterday Friday.
They added that various roofs of homes and buildings, as well as windshields and vehicles were damaged as a result of the severe weather conditions that have occurred in recent days.
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The agency expressed that due to the force of the phenomenon, it was very possibly the passage of a brief tornado, which would have concentrated in the city of Fort Worth during the afternoon-night of last Thursday, March 16, for which reason even its international airport was forced to cancel scheduled flights due to bad weather conditions.
temperatures below zero degrees
He Meteorologic service indicated that this weekend there is no forecast of hail fall, however the severe weather conditions will continue, since a frost is expected during the night of Saturday and during the course of Sunday morning in the central region of Texas.
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so he made a warning to the population to stay sheltered, as well as take care of plants and pets that could be affected by temperatures that will be below zero degrees Celsius.
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He also urged not to leave their homes unless necessary, or drive on the highway, since the roads could be covered with ice and become slippery, which would increase the chances of an accident.
These were the recommendations of the agency in light of the severe weather conditions in Texas, United States, where hail the size of a tennis ball.
