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Monday's hailstorm in North Texas was one we won't soon forget.

By

Sean Breslin

May 19, 2016




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When softball-sized hail falls on a highly populated area, you're bound to have problems.

In the instance of Monday's hailstorm in North Texas, we saw numerous images and videos we won't soon forget. It's rare that a storm of this magnitude is so highly documented, so we wanted to share 10 of the wildest things we saw during and after the storm.

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1. Hail's assault on a home's windows and blinds.



 

2. The aftermath of the storms.


Nearly all of the windows in this Wylie, Texas, home were knocked out by Monday's large hail.

(Twitter/@WylieBear1)


 

3. Here's why you wouldn't want to be caught outside.



 

4. Hail so big, it actually left dents in the roof.


A roof in Wylie, Texas, is damaged by large hailstones.

(Facebook/Wes Stephens)


 

5. This is what caused that damage.



 

6. Hailstones as big as softballs came down in North Texas.


Softball-sized hail – and larger – was reported Monday in Wylie, Texas.

(Facebook/Mary Ann Olson)


 

7. It was no ordinary day at the pool.



 

8. Homes and cars everywhere lost many, many windows to the storm.



 

9. The hail was so large, a "handful" was only two or three stones.



 

10. To understand how scary this storm was, all you have to do is listen.



 

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