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Aerial Footage Shows Hundreds of Solar Panels Smashed by Hail in Texas

A violent hail storm damaged hundreds of solar panels on a 4,000-acre farm in Fort Bend County, southeast Texas, on Saturday, March 16. This aerial footage was provided by Ryan Ashcraft of Ashcraft Aviation, who told Storyful the panels looked like "shattered windshields from the hailstorm a few days before," Ashcraft said. According to the https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/1768979769092420073 National Weather Service (NWS), the area was hit by a severe thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds that day. Other solar farms in south Texas were also damaged during the storm, https://www.fox26houston.com/news/needville-community-concerned-busted-solar-panels-fighting-j local media reported . According to https://txsolarsystems.com/beware-solar-panels-can-suffer-severe-damage-from-hail/ South Texas Solar Systems, hail damage to solar panels "can lead to a decrease in efficiency as well as an increased risk of fire." (Footage by Ryan Ashcraft/Ashcraft Aviation/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A violent hail storm damaged hundreds of solar panels on a 4,000-acre farm in Fort Bend County, southeast Texas, on Saturday, March 16. This aerial footage was provided by Ryan Ashcraft of Ashcraft Aviation, who told Storyful the panels looked like "shattered windshields from the hailstorm a few days before," Ashcraft said. According to the https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/1768979769092420073 National Weather Service (NWS), the area was hit by a severe thunderstorm with large hail and damaging winds that day. Other solar farms in south Texas were also damaged during the storm, https://www.fox26houston.com/news/needville-community-concerned-busted-solar-panels-fighting-j local media reported . According to https://txsolarsystems.com/beware-solar-panels-can-suffer-severe-damage-from-hail/ South Texas Solar Systems, hail damage to solar panels "can lead to a decrease in efficiency as well as an increased risk of fire." (Footage by Ryan Ashcraft/Ashcraft Aviation/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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