BURNET COUNTY, Texas — One community on the eastside of Buchanan Dam spent Friday morning cleaning up after damaging hail and rain struck Burnet County Thursday evening."We've never had this much hail. This is the biggest hailstorm we've seen out here," said Larry Atkinson, a Burnet County resident.Broken windows, damaged roofs, and broken trees was the scene in Atkinson neighborhood. Atkinson said when the storm first started his wife thought it was a tornado and is grateful it wasn't. He said the storm lasted ...
BURNET COUNTY, Texas — One community on the eastside of Buchanan Dam spent Friday morning cleaning up after damaging hail and rain struck Burnet County Thursday evening.
"We've never had this much hail. This is the biggest hailstorm we've seen out here," said Larry Atkinson, a Burnet County resident.
Broken windows, damaged roofs, and broken trees was the scene in Atkinson neighborhood. Atkinson said when the storm first started his wife thought it was a tornado and is grateful it wasn't. He said the storm lasted over an hour, brining plenty of damage.
"We got severe hail damage on the siding and so forth, but not on the roof. It was pretty scary," said Atkinson.
Residents report seeing hailing ranging in size from golf balls to tennis balls. Harris Blair said he was out working when the storm started to roll in. He said one minute everything was normal, and the next, the wind stared to pick up, trees limbs started to break, and the rain and hail started to fall. He immediately started to get his tools and trucks into a safe place.
"It was very chaotic, and then the wind and the leaves didn't help with trying to see and get everything inside," said Blair.
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In the storms aftermath, one residents brand new truck needs body work and a new windshield. Blairs newer trailer now has multiple dents showcasing the storms severity.
"We're trying to figure out what we're going to do. Keep it like this, get a new one. We don't know. We're still trying to figure that out," said Harrison Blair, a Burnet County resident.
Atkinson said the hail wasn't the only problem of the night.
"The culverts over here overflowed and came in our front door and got quite a bit of water in the front of the house," said Atkinson.
Residents said seeing severe storms in May is normal, but with more on the way, they hope more damage is not on the radar.
"The weather says the rain may not be as much, but obviously nobody knew it was going to be that bad last night," said Atkinson. "We just have to hunker down and deal with whatever hits us tonight. Hopefully we don't get it like we did last night."