Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 7:23PM CDT until May 19 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 5:23pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVREWX
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Blanco County in south central Texas...
Northeastern Gillespie County in south central Texas...
Llano County in south central Texas...
Western Burnet County in south central Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 723 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Castell, or
18 miles southwest of Llano, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Kingsland, Llano, Round Mountain, Buchanan Dam, Gainesville,
Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Buchanan Lake Village, Highland
Haven, Castell, Field Creek, Inks Lake State Park, Blowout,
Bluffton, Baby Head, Stolz, Crabapple, Oxford, Lone Grove, and
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Blanco, TX; Burnet, TX; Gillespie, TX; Llano, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Sender: