Marble-sized hail

Hail covers the corner of 8th Street and Avenue L during a thunderstorm in Lubbock Thursday afternoon. Heavy rain and hail were reported in various locations throughout the region.

April 16, 2009 (Geoffrey McAllister/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Just wish my car hadn't been parked across the street ... 20+ dents later...

Cold in Texas

In most corners of the country this kind of weather is no big deal - but in west texas in March it caught a few people off guard. Having experienced cold midwest winters and rocky mountain winters, I'm not sure I've ever felt such strong winds mixed with snow as I did when photographing this particular morning... or maybe having spent 5 of my last 6 winters in warm weather locations (Rio de Janeiro, Phoenix, and Texas) has made me soft.