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Severe weather threat has ended; still some lingering rain early tonight
After the severe storms, we’re still looking at breezy weather through Friday morning.
AUSTIN, Texas — With the start of March, we’re now officially in meteorological spring! Right on cue, we’re tracking a chance for severe storms on Thursday across Central Texas. This severe weather set up unfolds as a big Pacific storm system pushes a strong cold front into the area Thursday afternoon.
Ahead of this system, the Storm Prediction Center now includes northern portions of Williamson, Burnet and Milam counties in the “moderate” – level 3 out of 5 – risk for severe storms. The Interstate 35 corridor and points east are in the “slight” – level 2 of 5 – risk for severe storms. The Hill Country is currently included in the “marginal” – level 1 of 5 – risk.
The main concern on Thursday will be the potential for gusty winds. However, pockets of hail and isolated tornadoes will also be a possibility.
Below is a detailed breakdown of when we expect stormy weather.
Timeline: Main severe weather threat begins Thursday afternoon
We experienced an active morning with several severe thunderstorms moving through Central Texas bringing large hail. Rain chances will be lower through the late morning into early afternoon.
Towards the late afternoon, you will start to notice winds picking up. A Wind Advisory has already been issued from 3 p.m. through midnight Thursday.
The severe weather window on Thursday will begin at 5 p.m. At this point, we expect a line of showers and storms to begin pushing into our Hill Country counties.
The storms will quickly push from west to east through the late afternoon and early evening. The latest model data shows storms entering the I-35 corridor just around 7 p.m. or so.
We know there could be a lot of you on the roads coming home from work at this time. We recommend checking in with forecast before heading home.
Severe weather potential will likely be highest as storms cross east of I-35 and move into a more moisture-rich environment.
Storms will impact our eastern areas between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Afterwards, the storms will race to the east of the KVUE area and our severe weather threat will come to an end.
Breezy with elevated fire danger on Friday
Behind the cold front, Thursday night and Friday turn sharply cooler and blustery. Afternoon highs will drop to the 60s on Friday afternoon.
Behind the storms we expect wind gusts of 30 mph or more through Friday morning. As drier air moves in, this will mean elevated fire danger on Friday.
The Texas A&M Forrest Service is showing “high” to “very high” fire danger for most of Central Texas.
The KVUE Storm Team will continue to monitor this developing forecast.
In the meantime, the extended forecast can be found below: