Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 10:23PM CDT until May 19 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 19, 2026 - 8:23pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
SVREWX
The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Bastrop County in south central Texas...
Lee County in south central Texas...
Fayette County in south central Texas...
* Until 1130 PM CDT.
* At 1023 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Tanglewood to near Fedor to near Rosanky, moving
southeast at 35 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...
Elgin, Bastrop, Giddings, La Grange, Smithville, Schulenburg,
Flatonia, Lexington, Shelby, Fayetteville, Dime Box, Round Top,
Fedor, Camp Swift, Circle D-KC Estates, Cedar Creek, Rosanky,
Paige, Muldoon, and Tanglewood.
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:
Bastrop, TX; Fayette, TX; Lee, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Sender: