Memorial Day storms blast Texas with baseball-sized hail, hurricane-force wind gusts knocking out power
Severe weather has been slamming the Plains and Southeast for days, with damaged buildings and flooding reported on Saturday and massive hail falling in Texas on Sunday.
Severe storms loom for southern US on Tuesday
Strong thunderstorms, possibly severe, are likely Tuesday from parts of the southern Plains through the Southeast. While the overall threat is lower Wednesday, a few strong storms could bring hail and gusty winds to many of the same areas along a pesky boundary lingering across the South.
HOUSTON – Rounds of severe weather barreled across communities from the Plains to the Southeast on Monday, slowing travel back home after the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The powerful storms in Texas reportedly produced baseball-sized hail in some areas while hurricane-force wind gusts snapped trees like twigs, damaged property and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
In Harris County, a tree fell onto a home, causing significant damage after storms swept over the area.
As of Tuesday morning, FindEnergy.com reported more than 200,000 power outages in the Lone Star State, but those numbers were slowly dropping as crews worked to make repairs and restore electricity to those who were plunged into darkness.
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Watch: Wind roars, rain falls as severe thunderstorm sweeps through Austin
A video shared from Austin shows torrential rain falling while lightning illuminates the sky and powerful winds roar as a severe thunderstorm swept through the area on May 26, 2025.
A dramatic video recorded in Austin on Monday night showed torrential rain falling as lightning illuminated the sky and wind roared as a severe thunderstorm moved over the area.
Another video showed more vivid lightning and loud thunder as a storm moved over the Marble Falls area.
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Watch: Lightning illuminates night sky above Marble Falls, Texas
A video shared from Marble Falls, Texas, shows bright lightning flashes illuminating the night sky as powerful thunderstorms moved over the area on Monday, May 26, 2025.
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) received numerous reports of large hail falling across Texas on Monday.
Hail the size of a hen egg was reported near Saint Lawrence, while 3.5-inch hail, which is as large as a baseball, was reported in Menard.
Also in Menard, the SPC received a report of 5-inch hail, which is larger than a grapefruit.
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Watch: Large hall falls in Texas during severe thunderstorm on Memorial Day
A video recorded in Texas shows large hail falling over Christoval during a severe thunderstorm on Memorial Day.
The SPC said a trained spotter also saw a tornado to the southwest of Menard at the time, and there were numerous reports of funnel clouds across the area.
Wind also caused damage in Texas, and the SPC received a report of an 80-mph wind gust, which is as strong as a Category 1 hurricane, near Holland.