Large Hail Big as Baseballs Rumble Through Texas, Oklahoma Skies

On Thursday, severe storms raged through parts of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma, producing large hail the size of baseballs along with damaging winds.

Locals were cautioned by weather experts that the threat is still present for some areas of the South as the series of storms progresses towards the east Friday along a cold front.

The storms still can produce hail, dangerous wind gusts up to 60 mph, and one or two isolated tornadoes.

Severe Weather with Thunderstorms

From coastal Texas into Louisiana and along the Gulf Coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, which include New Orleans and Mobile, a line of thunderstorms will move eastward Friday along with or only ahead of a cold front.

There is also a remote chance for damaging winds and one or more tornadoes to extend into southwestern Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

Jane Minar, a meteorologist from FOX Weather, said that the timeline indicates that it will extend into the east all day on Friday.

Minar added that the morning commute on Friday might be even more challenging.

Large Hail the Size of Baseballs

As severe weather tore across parts of Texas on Thursday night, crews were repairing the damage.

Throughout the afternoon, isolated supercell thunderstorms formed, producing large hail with stones up to the size of baseballs, golf balls, and quarters.

A 3-inch hail stone was discovered in Bellaire, while hail roughly 2 inches in diameter was recorded near Interstate 20, and a half-dollar-sized hail was seen in Parker County, Texas, and west of Fort Worth.

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Flight Restrictions, Power Outages, Flood

At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where a wind gust of 58 mph was recorded, and at Dallas Love Field, where winds gusted to 55 mph, the unfavorable weather led to temporary flight restrictions.

According to PowerOutage.US, 25,000 individuals throughout Texas were without electricity early on Friday.

Brett Adair, a field meteorologist, said that there was a great deal of hail with these storms, but no tornado activity.

However, because of these supercells, there are flooded areas and extremely heavy rainfall.

The supercells are dumping a lot of rain even when they are not producing large hail.

This weekend, as the cold front slows out across the area, showers, and some thunderstorms are predicted across the Sunshine State.

Although severe weather is not predicted, heavy rain may occasionally cause flooding.

Rainfall of one to two inches is forecast in some areas from Orlando to Miami, ruining numerous spring break plans, FOX Weather reported.

Also Read: Potential Severe Weather, High Wind Gusts Threaten Construction Works in Texas

Health Forecast Today in Dallas

The weather could affect certain elements in the environment that could in turn affect human health.

With wind gusts in Dallas going at 17mph, fine tree pollen could be carried to different areas.

Individuals having an allergic reaction to tree pollen should keep their windows closed and take proper precautions and medication, as advised by weather experts from AccuWeather.

Mold is also at high levels in Dallas today.

Flooding conditions could boost the moisture inside homes. Experts recommend keeping humidity at 45% to avoid mildew buildup.