Hail pummels Texas

BROOKSHIRE, Tex. (KPRC) - Residents of Brookshire, Texas were woken up in the middle of the night as quarter-sized hail pounded the town.

The nearly 10-minute hail storm moved through about 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the first day of spring.

Thousands of pieces of hail littered the Meadowood Apartments. Residents there found damage to their homes and vehicles. Every north-facing window in the complex was hit by the hail.

Michelle Clark said the hail sounded like shotgun blasts.

"It was very scary," she said. "It's like snow in March."

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