A violent thunderstorm and the threat of tornadoes stopped the Texas Rangers-Chicago White Sox game in the fourth inning , and authorities being evacuating Rangers Ballpark on Tuesday night.
With civil defense sirens blaring because the Arlington area was under tornado warnings, fans were directed away from seating areas — many through the dugouts — and reportedly were funneled to underground tunnels inside the park.
Hail the size of golf balls came down after the grounds crew put the tarp on the field.
Watch the hail come down
Reporters on the scene (and folks watching on TV) tweeted ominous photos of clouds, precipitation coming down and fans filing through any open exit.
Thankfully, the line of storms yielded no tornadoes, and it was a good thing. Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News wondered where all of the fans were going to go, because they all didn't seem to fit underneath.
About 15 minutes after the hail storm, fans began returning to their seats and the grounds crew removed the tarp — though another line of storms had been predicted to come through, so they put it back on.
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