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Golf ball-sized hail left vehicles and roofs badly damaged. Some homeowners and car owners in parts of Williamson and Travis counties are dealing with damage after Thursday’s hail storm.  “It was little ticks at first and then all of a sudden it was like boom, boom, boom, boom,” said Aaron Spivey-Sorrells. Outside of Spivey-Sorrells’ door was golf ball-sized hail pouring down onto his yard.  “Usually it’s something a baseball bat would do, but it’s hail,”…

Thursday storms brought large hail. AUSTIN, Texas — Another busy weather day across Central Texas Thursday with severe storms sweeping through our northern counties. There were many reports of hail as large as baseballs in parts of Mason and Burnet counties. Golf ball size hail was reported in Williamson County. We aren’t completely done with the severe weather threat this week. Friday brings a 70% chance of scattered showers and storms with a “Marginal Risk”…

The latest forecast from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Jason Mikell, Shane Hinton (KVUE), Mariel Ruiz, Hunter Williams, Erika Lopez Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 6:05 AM CDT April 16, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Spring is here, and despite the beautiful blooms and green, storms are continuing to rear their ugly heads in the area. We aren’t completely done with the severe weather threat this week.  Friday brings a 70% chance of…

AUSTIN, Texas — Spring is here, and despite the beautiful blooms and green, storms are continuing to rear their ugly heads in the area. We aren’t completely done with the severe weather threat this week. Friday brings a 70% chance of scattered showers and storms with a “Marginal Risk” for severe weather which is a level 1 out of 5 threat.  We are tracking a cold front poised to cross Central and South-Central Texas between…

Thursday storms brought large hail. AUSTIN, Texas — Another busy weather day across Central Texas with severe storms sweeping through our northern counties. There were many reports of hail as large as baseballs in parts of Mason and Burnet counties. Golf ball size hail was reported in Williamson County. We aren’t completely done with the severe weather threat this week. Friday brings a 50% chance of scattered showers and storms with a “Marginal Risk” for…

AUSTIN, Texas — Another busy weather day across Central Texas with severe storms sweeping through our northern counties. There were many reports of hail as large as baseballs in parts of Mason and Burnet counties. Golf ball size hail was reported in Williamson County. We aren’t completely done with the severe weather threat this week. Friday brings a 50% chance of scattered showers and storms with a “Marginal Risk” for severe weather which is a…

According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelly Road and 1441. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Evacuations have been lifted as a 50-acre wildfire continues to burn in Bastrop County on Saturday night. The fire was originally reported as 100 acres but crews have since updated that measurement. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity…

According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelly Road and 1441. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Evacuations have been lifted as a 100-acre wildfire continues to burn in Bastrop County on Saturday night. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelley Road and 1441. All of Cassel Way and west of Kelley…

According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelly Road and 1441. BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — Evacuations are underway as a 75-acre wildfire threatens homes in Bastrop County on Saturday evening. According to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, the fire is burning in the vicinity of Cassel Way, Kelley Road and 1441. All of Cassel Way and west of Kelley Way to…

A Williamson County judge granted a temporary restraining order requiring the property management to continue paying for hotels for a few tenants until April 14. ROUND ROCK, Texas — When the February winter storms hit Texas, many Central Texas homes and apartments were damaged due to things like water pipes bursting.  That was true for the Townhomes at Double Creek, a low-income housing complex where storm damage repairs forced residents to stay at hotels as…

It’s happened again. Hail stones pummeled Austin early this morning, marking a date with a dark history in the Texas capital city. It’s the fourth time since 1993 that Austin has been hammered with hail on March 25. In addition to 1993, there were hail storms here in 2005, 2009 and now 2021. “Quite interesting that now we’ve had four separate hail storms on March 25 in Austin,” said Keith White, a meteorologist with the…

Severe storms capable of large hail, damaging wind gusts and a couple tornadoes will be possible. AUSTIN, Texas — A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Hill Country and Interstate 35 corridor until 4 a.m. Thursday morning. This means conditions tonight will be conducive for severe storms capable of hail up to tennis-ball size, damaging wind gusts and a couple tornadoes. Please make sure you have multiple ways to receive warnings overnight, including the…

Severe storms capable of large hail, damaging wind gusts and a couple tornadoes will be possible. A Tornado Warning is also in effect for Mason County. AUSTIN, Texas — A Tornado Watch has been issued for the Hill Country and Interstate 35 corridor until 4 a.m. Thursday morning. This means conditions tonight will be conducive for severe storms capable of hail up to tennis-ball size, damaging wind gusts and a couple tornadoes. A Tornado Warning…

The latest forecast from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Jason Mikell, Shane Hinton (KVUE), Mariel Ruiz, Hunter Williams, Erika Lopez Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 10:53 PM CDT March 24, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — We are under a severe weather threat tonight into Thursday morning as the next system pushes through. Strong to severe storms will be possible with hail and damaging winds as the primary threats, but isolated tornadoes will be…

Some storms could be severe Wednesday and Thursday for Central Texas. AUSTIN, Texas — Parts of the KVUE viewing area are under an enhanced (3/5) risk of severe weather. Isolated to scattered storms could produce large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning. Isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out.  A Tornado Watch has been issued for Mason, Llano and Burnet counties until 10 p.m.   Be sure to download KVUE’s app for updates and to check…

Bertram Police Chief Dwayne Kyle told KVUE there were no reported injuries. BERTRAM, Texas — Crews in Bertram spent overnight and early morning hours Tuesday cleaning up damage following storms that rolled through Central Texas.  The city, which is about an hour west of Austin, saw many of its older buildings take most of the damage. The crews spent Tuesday morning cleaning up portions of State Highway 29, the main road that runs through the…

A severe thunderstorm warning has been upgraded to a tornado warning for much of Williamson County until 11:15 p.m. The National Weather urges people to take shelter now. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for western Travis County. The National Weather Service says damaging winds of up to 70 miles per hour and 2-inch hail is possible. RELATED | 8 Ways To Stay Ahead Of Severe Weather In Central Texas A warning means severe…