Metro area assessing damage from major hailstorm
A severe storm with large hail pounded the Mississippi capital and its suburbs yesterday, busting windows in cars, homes and businesses and temporarily leaving a blanket of ice on some parking lots and sidewalks.
Clinton Fire Department Deputy Chief Tim Shanks said firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to calls of two people hit in the head by hail. He said he did not have information on their conditions.
There were reports of downed trees or other damage in 14 counties, said Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeff Rent. MEMA had no immediate confirmed reports of injuries.
Roads throughout the Jackson area were littered with broken limbs and pine needles, from the hail driving through trees. Cars could be seen driving along the interstate with broken windows and cracked windshields.
AP
3/19/13
