Texas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 18:54

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 8:54PM CDT until May 19 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 6:54pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVREWX The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Williamson County in south central Texas... Hays County in south central Texas... Travis County in south central Texas... Southern Blanco County in south central Texas... Northeastern Kendall County in south central Texas... Northeastern Comal County in south central Texas... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 854 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Round Rock to near Bee Cave to near Flugrath, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda, Elgin, Dripping Springs, Wimberley, Blanco, Tanglewood Forest, Anderson Mill, Austin Bergstrom Int Airport, Windemere, Canyon Lake Dam, Leander, Hutto, Canyon Lake, and Lakeway.
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Blanco, TX; Comal, TX; Hays, TX; Kendall, TX; Travis, TX; Williamson, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX