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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

Texas sees snowploughs in May as ‘DVD-sized’ hailstones strike state

The view of a snow-covered road from the front windshield of a car in motion
Snow blankets Brewster county, Texas, on 29 May 2024. Photograph: Brewster County Sheriff's Office

Just as people start bringing out their shorts for the start of summer, one Texas town had to reach for something rarely seen in late May: a snowplough.

Parts of the state saw a dramatic 50F temperature drop on Wednesday thanks to a giant dump of hail, some “DVD-sized”. The storm made western Texas look, briefly, like a winter wonderland.

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