Month: April 2023

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for much of Central Texas, including Williamson and Burnet counties. Travis County is not currently under any watches or warnings. A few tornadoes, widespread hail up to the size of softballs and winds up to 75 miles per hour are possible in the watch area tonight, the National Weather Service says. A “tornado watch” means tornadoes are possible in the area. The NWS says people…

Here’s the latest on the severe threat and timing. AUSTIN, Texas — Round 1 of severe weather ended Tuesday evening, but we could still have 2 additional rounds of storms between now and the end of the week. The most widespread round of storms will be Wednesday night into Thursday morning as a cold front moves through Central Texas. For round 2, we won’t be fighting a cap, and again some of these storms could…

Discreet cells could create large hail and isolated tornadoes Tuesday afternoon and evening. AUSTIN, Texas — The KVUE Weather Team is tracking the potential for another round of strong storms for Tuesday afternoon and evening in Central Texas. Here is a breakdown of the timing and threats for Tuesday’s storm chances. Threats The Coastal Plains and I-35 corridor is under a “slight” – 2 out of 5 – risk for severe weather according to the…

Austin was ravaged by severe storms Thursday night. PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Texas lived up to its reputation as “Flash Flood Alley” with the severe storms Thursday evening.  Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 and the Pflugerville Fire Department rescued 16 people from cars in Williamson and Travis Counties. Typically, the department gets 37 calls within 24 hours. Once the rainfall began Thursday, they got about 60 calls.  Out of those, 15 were for water-related…

Discreet cells could create large hail on Tuesday afternoon. AUSTIN, Texas — The KVUE Weather Team is tracking the potential for another round of strong storms for Tuesday afternoon and evening in Central Texas. Here is a breakdown of the timing and threats for Tuesday’s storm chances. Threats The Coastal Plains and I-35 corridor is under a “slight” – 2 out of 5 – risk for severe weather according to the Storm Prediction Center, with…

Discreet cells could create large hail on Tuesday afternoon. AUSTIN, Texas — We’ve had a cooler afternoon on Sunday after Saturday night’s stronger storms in the Hill Country, but we have another good chance for scattered storms for Tuesday afternoon in the Coastal Plains – although anywhere in Central Texas is fair game for severe weather on Tuesday. With this in mind, let’s break down the timing and threats for Tuesday’s storm chances. Threats Most…