article_snippet.sent: Hail of up to 4 inches in diameter smashed buildings and cars and high winds tore off roofs and downed trees, as wild weather hit 12 states.
article_snippet.sent: Derek Smith, 14, from Bonne Terre, looks at the shattered rear window of his mom's car that was busted out by hail slightly smaller than a tennis ball that fell from a storm in downtown Farmington, Mo., on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Some of the hail stones were almost the size of tennis balls that fell in downtown Farmington, Mo.
article_snippet.sent: A hail stone slightly smaller than a tennis ball sits on the rear deck of a car after A hail stone slightly smaller than a tennis ball smashed the rear window of the car in downtown Farmington on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: A woman in Kentucky posted photos online of hail the size of baseballs on Wednesday .