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AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The Austin Wildlife Rescue has taken in hundreds of animals due to recent storms and is on track to surpass last year’s rescue count in just the first four months of 2019. Hayley Hudnall, executive director of Austin Wildlife Rescue, says each storm that swept through central Texas has added an extra 100 to 150 animals that they wouldn’t have gotten otherwise. Ausin Wildlife Rescue’s rehabilitation center just opened…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – The National Weather Service of Austin/San Antonio has issued a Flash Flood Watch for south central Texas, including Austin and Travis County, ahead of Wednesday’s expected storms. The watch names seven counties as of 2:38 p.m. in the watch: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Llano, Travis and Williamson, and includes the cities of Llano, Burnet, Georgetown, Fredericksburg, Blanco, San Marcos and Austin. The watch is in effect from 7 a.m. April…

AUSTIN, Texas — A slow-moving area of low pressure will increase rain chances Tuesday and allow for a chance of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall for Wednesday. kvue A few showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible through the day Tuesday and especially late Tuesday night. Storms will begin to move through the Hill Country west of Austin in the morning hours of Wednesday. KVUE Rain chances will increase throughout the day on Wednesday, but the…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – “Sounded like a bomb went off.  Lights flickered, things fell off the wall,” said southeast Austin homeowner Scott Sternhagen. In his neighbor’s doorbell video, you can hear the explosive sound of lightning striking his more-than-30-year-old Arizona Ash.   “Apparently lightning hit the tree and split it in half.  And when it split it, it fell on top of my house and then fell towards my neighbor’s house,” Sternhagen said….

TAYLOR, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – With more rain on the way, people in Taylor are concerned. Many homes and businesses have only recently recovered from flooding last week.      “You just take it as it comes I guess,” said Donna Jones, a waitress at the Taylor Café.  With the potential for severe weather on the way, Jones said they aren’t taking any chances.  “Make sure stuff is unplugged which was something we didn’t do…

Large hail and damaging winds are the most likely threat facing Austin and much of South Central Texas this evening into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service says. An isolated tornado is also possible with tonight’s storms, the NWS warns. The weather service puts the chance of precipitation for Austin at 90 percent tonight, with between one-half and three-quarters of an inch of rain possible. During the day Wednesday, there’s a 30 percent chance of…

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m. for much of the Austin area and the Hill Country.  Large hail and damaging winds are the most likely threats facing this evening and into Thursday morning. An isolated tornado is also possible, the NWS warns. The weather service puts the chance of precipitation for Austin at 90 percent tonight, with between one-half and three-quarters of an inch of rain possible. The…

Severe weather is beginning to move through the Austin area. A tornado warning is in effect for parts of Williamson County until 11:30 p.m. Tornado Warning including Briggs TX until 11:30 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/keFlSuMr8P — NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) April 18, 2019 The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m. for much of the Austin area and the Hill Country.  Large hail and damaging winds are the most likely threats…

Severe weather is beginning to move through the Austin area. There’s a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the Hill Country until 11:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 2 a.m. for much of the Austin area and the Hill Country.  Large hail and damaging winds are the most likely threats facing the area. The weather service puts the chance of precipitation for Austin at 90 percent tonight, with…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – With the possibility of severe weather hitting parts of Central Texas, it’s important to prepare to make sure you and your family stay safe. Officials say you should plan ahead because there’s always the chance of the loss of power. One of the ways you can prepare is to have an emergency supply kit erady. Items in the kit include: Bottled water Flashlights with extra batteries First aid kit…

AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) – A powerful West Coast storm system continues to approach Central Texas.  It’s likely to kick off a few scattered showers through Wednesday afternoon but it’s Wednesday night into Thursday morning that the Austin area will see its greatest severe weather threat of the Spring season.  Early Wednesday morning the Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the area under an Enhanced Risks for Severe Weather. The primary threats will be…

AUSTIN, Texas — Two children in East Texas died last weekend after a tree fell on their car during the storms. To help you protect your home during stormy weather, KVUE talked to certified arborist Mike Suarez with Sid Mourning Tree Service. Suarez said to take the weight off the extended branches of the trees. “You want to thin the canopy a little bit,” he said. “Because the canopy is what catches the wind and twists…

AUSTIN, Texas — An upper-level area of low pressure will move through the state on Wednesday allowing for another round of numerous showers and thunderstorms, some of which will be strong to severe. KVUE The Storm Prediction Center has issued an “Enhanced Risk” for severe weather (3 out of 5 on the severe weather scale) for most of the area, including the City of Austin. Large hail, possibly as large as 2 inches in diameter,…

Residents in Franklin continue to assess damage after the city in Robertson County was hit hard by storms. It comes as more severe weather could hit the area as well parts of Central Texas. Franklin is located about 100 miles northeast of Austin. A massive cleanup is underway as the city was hit by an EF-3 tornado over the weekend which destroyed 55 homes, two churches and a handful of businesses . The tornado cut…