HAIL DAMAGE FROM SUNDAY’S STORMS IN NEW MEXICO WASN’T LIMITED TO THINGS ON THE GROUND, SUCH AS BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES. AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS ONE OF IT’S PLANES WAS DAMAGED BY HAIL AS IT FLEW OVER THE STATE. THE PLANE, ON ROUTE FROM SAN ANTONIO TO PHOENIX, DIVERTED TO EL PASO, TEXAS WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE PLANE HAD DAMAGE TO ITS NOSE, WINDSHIELD PANELS AND A COCKPIT SIDE WINDOW. A-P REPORTS ONE OF THE PILOTS SAID THEY COULD BARELY SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.
