Wind-Driven Hail Lashes Texas

Storms with hail as big as softballs and winds above 70 mph swept through northern Texas on Friday night, causing dozens of injuries, damaging buildings and cars, and cutting power at an airport.

As many as 40 flights were diverted en route to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, where power to an American Airlines terminal went out briefly during the height of the storm.

“There was a power pause, but no real interruption,” said Marion Deesisto, a spokeswoman for American.