Damaging hail falls across Central Texas on April 9

MARBLE FALLS, Texas (KXAN)

by: Jaclyn Ramkissoon

Posted: Apr 10, 2024 / 01:22 PM CDT

Updated: Apr 11, 2024 / 09:14 AM CDT

— Broken windows, shattered windshields, and fallen branches — just some of the things people in Marble Falls woke up to Wednesday morning following a hail storm.

“They say a tornado sounds like a freight train. It sounded like a freight train,” Ronald Martin, who lives in Marble Falls and watched the storm pass over him, said about his experience.

Martin said the hail was falling so hard it looked like snow. “I’ve seen a snowstorm so thick that it stopped windshield wipers, and it was like that. It was just extreme,” he explained.

Hail ranged in size from a golf ball to a tennis ball. Martin saved a piece of hail that fell on his roof and said it used to be baseball-size before shrinking.

Marble Falls police said the storm passed over 90% of the town, hitting the middle of town the most severely. It also said one person suffered minor injuries from being caught in the hail storm. There are no ongoing issues following the hail storm.