Strong storms knocked down several large trees at the Texas state Capitol and blew out windows in the dome.

The Houston Chronicle reports that, “seven trees, including a large live oak, were uprooted and destroyed, and more than a dozen others took light to heavy damage in the storms that pummeled central Austin with heavy rain, hail and strong winds late Wednesday night and early Thursday.”

Julie Fields, spokeswoman for the state Preservation board said large areas of the Capitol grounds will remain closed to pedestrians while workers remove fallen trees that pose to be a safety hazard. Windows on the fifth floor of the Capitol dome were blown out by the storm.

A portrait of Albert Horton, the state’s first lieutenant governor was damaged with at least one 2-inch gash. Fields said some of the fallen trees on the ground will be saved for future use, such as gavels used by state lawmakers, wood coins sold in the Capitol gift shop, or other ideas.

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