Dallas Weather: DFW spared from severe weather while surrounding areas pounded by hail

DALLAS - The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex managed to avoid the brunt of Thursday’s storms, but areas north and south saw storms with strong winds, large hail, and heavy downpours.

Hail was the biggest threat from the afternoon's storms, especially in areas like Granbury and Cleburne in Hood County.

Viewers shared photo and video clips of hail the size of golf balls and baseballs.

Hood County officials said there were a lot of battered roofs and broken windshields in the county but no major damage.

The severe storm also had a little bit of rotation to it once it got into Hill County.

A FOX 4 crew eventually caught up to the storm in Carl's Corner, just northeast of Hillsboro, where rotation could be seen, but it dissipated before anything spun up.

Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, and Delta counties mostly suffered wind damage.

Power outages and trees were reported down in the Fannin County city of Leonard.

The National Weather Service is expected to send a team there to determine if the damage was all from straight-line winds or if a tornado touched down.

According to the FOX 4 Weather team, a total of about three dozen cities surrounding the metroplex reported hail and wind damage.

Navarro County officials said it had no major issues, which is a great break for an area that was dealing with tornado damage just a couple of weeks ago.             

7-Day Forecast

Friday is looking much better across North Texas with lots of sun and a high of 80. 

Saturday will be mostly dry, but rain chances return to the west later in the day.

Mother's Day could be quite wet and stormy, so keep those plans indoors. Otherwise, spotty storms return midweek next week.