National Weather Service: Severe Thunderstorm Warning & Watches For Central Texas Counties

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 615 AM CST for the following areas…

  • Northwestern Hays County in south-central Texas…
  • Blanco County in south-central Texas…
  • Central Kendall County in south-central Texas…
  • Northwestern Bexar County in south-central Texas…
  • Central Comal County in south-central Texas…

* At 528 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Rocky Creek to near Kendalia to Fair Oaks Ranch, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Boerne, Dripping Springs, Blanco, Round Mountain, Canyon Lake Dam, Canyon Lake, Fair Oaks Ranch, Bulverde, Johnson City, Walnut Grove, Guadalupe River State Park, Kendalia, Smithson Valley, Rocky Creek, Kreutzberg, Spring Branch, Hye, Cypress Mill, Henly, and Payton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Large hail, damaging winds, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

 

The National Weather Service has extended severe thunderstorm watch to include the following areas until 8 am CST this morning

This specific watch Includes 5 Counties In South Central Texas

  • Bexar
  • Comal
  • Hays
  • Travis
  • Williamson

This Includes The Cities of

  • Austin
  • Georgetown
  • New Braunfels
  • San Antonio
  • San Marcos
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