UNDATED (AP) _ Portions of Texas have been attacked by waves of strong storms that closed stretches of Interstate 27 in the Panhandle because of high water and downed power lines in Howard County.
Firefighters in Tulia had to rescue some people from their stranded cars. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Crews had to pull out the snow plows and road graders after hail pounded portions of the Texas Panhandle, blocking culverts and creating an impromptu pond on Interstate 27.
Tulia police dispatcher Kenneth Patton called the experience akin to being in North Dakota.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the northbound lanes of I-27 from Plainview to Canyon, a distance of about 50 miles, were temporarily closed because of high water as was a portion of U.S. 87 south of Lubbock.
The National Weather Service had numerous reports of hail across the region.
There were reports of power lines down in Howard County.