welcome back to "early start." a big section of the u.s. still facing the threat of severe weather today and throughout the weekend. a line of storms rolled through parts of texas thursday, heavy rain and hail. >> wow. >> look at that. that's at least the size of a tennis ball, maybe the size of a baseball. it fell so hard in the town of abilene, it actually broke this windshield. woo, that's nasty. >> always good for the body shops. >> always looking for the business angle. a possible tornado reported in texas. >> only the business angle if nobody's hurt. that's important. torrential thunderstorms and rain left parts of maryland under water, closing roads and forcing evacuations in the town of clear spring. >> i know what you're all thinking, what's going happen now for the weekend? indra petersons with the forecast. >> hey, indra. >> hi. it's early in the morning, people are asking if they see rain outside in the northeast and no one is happy about this, but good news is it is making its way out, but we still have friday to get to. yes, we're looking at showers throughout the day today and even in through the overnight, and that's going to be out there for the next 24 hours, a couple inches especially out through