A severe thunderstorm brought hail as large as baseballs and high winds through parts of southern Denton County on Thursday evening.
The storm intensified about 5:30 p.m. around Roanoke and headed northeast swiftly through Denton County, quickly dumping lots of rain, smashing car windows and damaging roofs along the way. Some parts of the area only saw light hail and/or rain.
WHAT IN THE HAIL JUST HAPPENED IN LANTANA!? I just talked to Chase Traughber on his way to a relatives nearby to take tarps who also suffered hail damage. @wfaa @wfaaweather @JesseWFAA @chasetraughber pic.twitter.com/2w1uTNHVEk
— Scoop Jefferson (@scoopjefferson) March 15, 2024
Multiple car wrecks were reported from around the area, including a flipped construction truck on FM 1171 at Cleveland Gibbs Road in Northlake. First responders shut down all eastbound lanes of FM 1171 at that location about 7 p.m. and reopened them about half an hour later.
After the storm moved through southern Denton County, it intensified into a suspected tornado as the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Little Elm, Frisco and Prosper around 6:45 p.m., and then again for Weston, Anna and Van Alstyne at 7:25 p.m.
More stormy weather is expected to pass through North Texas on Thursday night.
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