Author: WeatherPreppers

KENS 5 viewers captured dramatic storm footage with hail and flooding across Bexar County and the Hill Country. SAN ANTONIO — Many of our KENS 5 viewers had their phones out as Monday night’s severe weather pushed through South Texas. We combed through many submissions to include in our shows. Mariel Allardyce provided this picture of hail from the far west side. The city’s northwest side also got some golf ball-sized hail according to Jaime…

While the thunderstorms that rolled through the region Monday evening didn’t produce a funnel-shaped cloud, they did produce hail, lightning shows and some flooding that made for a wild end to the Memorial Day weekend for residents in Gillespie and Kendall counties. The area is facing a severe thunderstorm threat again on Tuesday, May 27. One of the biggest concerns from these storms is their potential to produce hail capable of causing property damage. On Monday…

Update: 2:45 p.m. on Monday, May 26: A Tornado Watch has been issued for several South Central Texas counties, including Bexar County, until 10 p.m. on Monday, May 26, according to NWS. Primary threats include a couple possible tornadoes, scattered large hail and isolated very large hail and scattered damaging wind gusts up to 60-70 miles per hour. NWS says there is Level 3 of 5 Risk for severe storms for the I-35 corridor, including Austin, for…

Nothing says holiday weekend quite like a chance of having plans rained out, huh? If you’ve got plans of seeing the sun on Memorial Day Monday, May 26, it might be a good idea to have back up plan.  Chances of severe weather happening in South Central Texas have increased beginning on Monday and could continue throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service. “Strong to severe storms are possible on Memorial day and…