AUSTIN (KXAN) — A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect until 6:45 PM for San Saba County.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING was also in effect late Friday afternoon for San Saba County. Click here for the Warning details.
The West Texas dryline, combined with the first in a series of upper level storm systems, will bring rounds of storms and showers to our area today through the weekend.
A Tornado Watch has been issued for Lampasas and Milam Counties until 6 p.m. today. A Tornado Watch means the atmosphere has the ingredients for the development of a tornado. If a Tornado Warning were issued, that’s your cue to move to an interior room away from windows.
While the Tornado Watch continues until 6 p.m., we expect the severe weather risk for our area wraps up a few hours earlier than that.
There is a chance of isolated strong to severe storms through early afternoon. Most storms are not expected to reach severe criteria but some could be just strong enough to bring hail and gusty winds and a brief tornado.
Mainly cloudy skies, warm temperatures (80s) and humid conditions can be expected regardless of storm development through early afternoon. Sunshine will increase later this afternoon as drier weather takes over. Breezy winds out of the south will reach sustained speeds of 15-25 mph today, gusting up to 30 mph.
Mainly to partly cloudy skies will continue into Saturday with a few spots of rain not entirely ruled out for the daytime hours.
The highest risk of severe weather comes late Saturday night into Sunday morning. There is a slight chance (2 out of 5) of severe storms in the Hill Country, with a lower risk (1 out of 5) of severe storms along and east of the I-35 corridor. All severe modes will be possible – large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.
Rain totals are likely to be anywhere from 0.25″ to 1.5″ between Friday and Sunday, with isolated pockets of more.
The first upper level low pressure system will not be the last. In fact, a series of disturbances are forecast to continue moving across Texas for the next week or longer, keeping chances for rain or thunderstorms in the forecast every day into early May.
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