Sarah Spivey said weather forecast texas includes a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of South Central Texas until midnight. The watch covers a broad area tonight, with damaging wind gusts, quarter-sized hail and locally heavy rainfall among the listed threats.
Sarah Spivey and the watch area
Spivey, a KSAT Weather Authority meteorologist, said parts of the Hill Country and the Austin Metro Area were under a Level 3 out of 5 risk for severe storms tonight. The San Antonio Metro area was under a Level 2 risk. Those ratings place the strongest storm threat north and east of San Antonio, while still keeping the metro area in the risk area.
The main threat is damaging straight-line wind gusts of 70 mph or greater. Spivey said those winds could knock out power and snap branches and trees, while quarter-sized hail and locally heavy rainfall add to the hazard.
Hill Country and Austin Metro
Locally heavy rainfall could also cause brief street flooding in some spots. That gives drivers and residents a short window to deal with flooding-prone roads before the storms move on.
Shelby Ebertowski, another KSAT Weather Authority meteorologist, said most areas were expected to clear by early Monday morning. The storms were expected to move out quickly behind a cold front, and weather conditions were expected to turn quieter and more comfortable after it passes.
Monday and late week
Monday temperatures were expected to dip slightly, with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Highs were expected to return to the 90s by late week, after a stretch of sunshine and dry weather through the week.
For readers in the watch area, the immediate step is simple: stay alert tonight, especially where the Level 3 risk overlaps the Hill Country and Austin Metro Area. The stronger wind threat and the possibility of brief street flooding make the hours before midnight the most important part of the forecast.
