Large Hail Batters North Texas During Severe Storms
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Storms raged across North Texas Sunday evening that brought large amounts of hail, tornado warnings, and reported damage through the area.
Portions of North Texas were under a Tornado Watch Sunday evening until 11:00 p.m.
A Tornado Warning for Denton County was issued just before 7:30 p.m. and has since ended.
Although not confirmed by the National Weather Service, the Justin Fire Department reported a tornado did touchdown near the area in Denton County.
CBS 11 crews found some damage near the area of the reported tornado as well as downed trees at an apartment complex.
Hail in many different shapes and sizes was a large part of the severe weather throughout the Metroplex with many people posting pictures on social media from their homes.
There were also postings of hail damage to vehicles that were outside during the severe weather.
A Walmart in McKinney was forced to close for a few hours after large hail broke a skylight outside of the store. Melted hail also had to be mopped up inside the store.
Pictures and videos of the severe weather from Sunday can be uploaded here.