NU Online News Service, April 12, 3:32 p.m. EDT

Dozens of homes have been scorched by wildfires in Texas, as the Dallas/Fort Worth area was pummeled by golf-ball-sized hail and tornadoes.

According to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT), at least 40 homes have been destroyed by the fast-moving Rock House Fire, near the far west town of Marfa. At one point the fire burned 12 miles of ranch land in two hours, ICT reports.

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