Author: David Reimer

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for South Texas and the Middle Coast. This watch is in effect until 11 PM. Laredo, Cotulla, Beeville, Mathis, Kingsville, Corpus Christi, Rockport, and Victoria are a few cities included in this watch. The strongest storms over the next few hours may produce hail slightly larger than the size of a golfball, localized wind gusts up to 70 MPH, and locally heavy rainfall. We expect scattered strong to severe storms to move into northern sections of the watch area by 8 PM – and storms as a whole will progress south through...

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms have developed over the last hour across portions of South-Central, Central, and East Texas. A few of these storms are now severe and capable of producing quarter size hail along with localized 50 to 60 MPH wind gusts. One of these storms crossed I-35 just north of downtown Austin while additional storms are building just south and southwest of the San Antonio metro. More storms, possibly producing hail, will move east into Austin over the next hour. Another severe storm will be moving into Lufkin in the next 30-40 minutes. The storms south of...

The potential for a few severe storms is increasing this afternoon across parts of Central Texas into the Brazos Valley. A severe weather watch is possible, but one does not seem to be imminent. What we’ll be watching for over the coming hours is increased thunderstorm development as a cool front moves south from South-Central and Central Texas east into Southeast Texas. Conditions north of the front are considerably cooler and below-average for late May. Conditions south of the front are relatively unstable and in an enviornment with enough wind shear to support organized storms. Coverage will remain isolated...

A low-end threat for a brief/weak tornado will continue along the Southeast Texas coast through the afternoon hours. The primary focus for this severe weather outlook will be in the southwestern Texas Panhandle, West Texas, Permian Basin, eastward into the Concho Valley and Big Country. Those regions are where the Storm Prediction Center have outlined the “standard” level 2 risk of severe weather. Midland, Lubbock, San Angelo, and Abilene are a few of the larger towns included. A “marginal” level 1 risk includes the Hill Country, North Texas, and most of the Texas Panhandle. Dalhart, Amarillo, Childress, Wichita Falls,...