00:00A massive, hail-producing severe weather system is targeting one of the most populated corridors in the southern United States.
00:07Meteorologists warn it could produce baseball-sized hailstones capable of punching through car roofs.
00:13These powerful hailstones can also shatter windows across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and six other states.
00:22AccuWeather has placed the highest hail risk zone from central Texas to Alabama.
00:27Secondary impact zones could stretch into Georgia and the Carolinas.
00:31Baseball-sized hail can fall at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
00:35A single hailstone that size can cause over $10,000 of damage to a vehicle in seconds.
00:40When these hailstones fall across entire neighborhoods, the losses can escalate into hundreds of millions of dollars.
00:47Insurance experts say severe hail events are among the most expensive natural disasters in the United States.
00:54In many cases, hail damage costs even surpass the destruction caused by tornadoes.
01:00If you are in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama this week, move vehicles to covered parking immediately.
01:07Secure outdoor equipment before the storm arrives.
01:10And if hail begins falling, do not go outside.
01:13Even golf-ball-sized hailstones have caused serious head injuries and fractured skulls.
01:18If you are in Texas, 129 miles per hour and across, you will be able to introduce an MAFG.
01:19...
01:19If you are working on a police boiler machine, your head injury will be there.
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