Golf Ball-Sized Hail, Strong Winds Leave Texas with Property Damage, Power Outage

North Texas experienced some property damage Monday night as a result of powerful thunderstorms that produced golf ball-sized hail coupled with strong winds. Other areas also experienced a power outage.

Texas resident Tyler Baccus posted pictures of hail the size of golf balls in the Saginaw region. He claimed it damaged cars and broke seven windows in his home close to Bond Ranch Road.

However, it wasn't the only region to experience hail on Monday night.

In Anna, in the far north of Collin County, a viewer named Gene Moreno uploaded a video of hail falling. It was big enough to cover the terrain for a short time and appeared to be about the size of a marble.

It also rained hail in Weatherford. A brief video of the marble-sized hail that accumulated on Clarence Taylor's car windshield was shared online.

Some motorists on the Central Expressway attempted to find shelter under an overpass as dime-sized hail began to fall in Richardson. Emergency personnel strongly advise against doing that because it can result in accidents and traffic jams.

The storms produced some impressive lightning displays and power outages. On Highway 287 in the direction of Lake Arlington, Trinity Galvan recorded a video. It depicts a lightning strike and what appears to be a glowing transformer.

Over 10,000 outages were reported by Oncor on Monday night. Only about 1,100 people, mostly in Dallas County, were still without electricity as of Tuesday morning.

Dallas Labor Day

Many Dallas residents spent Labor Day cleaning up after damaging storms on Sunday brought down trees and fences.

Same Westleman, a Dallas resident, said that it was an intense, brief period of time.

His Oak Lawn home's fence was partially knocked into his swimming pool by the rainstorm that occurred Sunday afternoon with wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour.

Westleman claimed that his fence was blown over by the wind. With that, it acts as a sail. His landscaping and sprinklers were also damaged by the storm.

Colbi Bruce, a contractor, examined a number of homes in North Texas to evaluate storm damage. He observed that falling tree branches were the main cause of the damage.

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Additionally, crews from Dallas ISD were requested to clean the entrance to East Dallas' Geneva Heights Elementary School.

Nearby resident Chet Niedermeyer claims that the storm quickly became intense.

Niedermeyer claimed that things had gotten out of hand and were now simply blowing horizontally.

In an effort to bring the area's power back online, Oncor crews worked all day. Texas hired contractors from neighboring states to assist with the repairs.

Oncor claims to have restored the power supply to 80,000 customers by 4 PM on Monday. And over 13,000 Oncor customers still lacked electricity.

Customers are advised by Oncor to stay away from any downed power lines and to refrain from attempting to clear any tree limbs and debris from areas close to power lines, Fox 4 News reports.

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