Grapefruit-sized hail reported in Waco area as storms pound areas south, west of Dallas-Fort Worth

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Hail falls in Stephenville

FOX 4 viewer Nick Pernokas shared video of hail falling in Stephenville on April 26, 2023.

Most of Dallas-Fort Worth got lucky with the weather on Wednesday night

Severe storms that developed steered clear of the Metroplex, but many just south and west of the area were pounded by hail.

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Large hail pummels Eastland County home

Video taken by Debbie Copeland in Eastland County shows massive hail pummeling her home. Wildfires destroyed her home last year and just finished rebuilding. Now, their new roof has some damage from monster hail stones.

Debbie Copeland in Eastland County shared video of large hailstones falling onto her home.

Copeland had recently had her home destroyed by a wildfire and had just finished rebuilding.

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Large hail pummels Dublin, Texas

FOX 4 viewer Gary Clayton shot the video on April 26, 2023. He says the bull seen in the video is okay.

In Erath County, hail that was at least the size of tennis balls fell in Dublin, southwest of Fort Worth.

FOX 4 viewer Gary Clayton shot the video and says the bull running across the video is fine, the animal was just running for cover.

The Danger of Hail

Even farther south the storms were even stronger.

On Wednesday evening, a storm triggered several Tornado Warnings around Waco. Hail the size of a grapefruit was also reported.

The thunderstorms also dropped heavy rainfall in Central Texas where more than 3 inches rain fell in just a few short hours. The local National Weather Service issued Flash Flood Warnings for communities around Waco.

The Groesbeck Police Department, less than an hour east of Waco, reported that it responded to at least one water rescue after a car drove around a barricade and got stuck in high water. All the occupants were safely removed from the car's roof by first responders and there were no reported injuries.

FOX Weather contributed to this story.