Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 6 at 9:51AM CDT until May 6 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 7:51am
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
At 950 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burnet, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland, Bertram, Buchanan Dam, Granite
Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Meadowlakes, Highland Haven, Inks Lake State
Park, Oatmeal, Briggs, Longhorn Cavern State Park, Joppa, Smithwick,
Shady Grove, Mahomet, and Cottonwood Shores.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Lake Buchanan, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Burnet, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Sender: