Greg Abbott placed state emergency resources on standby on Monday. The NWS tweeted Monday evening that on Tuesday it planned to survey damage from Monday's storms, "including rating any tornadic damage." It targeted five areas: around Elgin and Giddings between Seguin and Luling a sector west of Jarrell and a sliver between Pflugerville and Granger. NWS Houston confirmed a tornado in Crockett, north of Houston. NWS Fort Worth confirmed a tornado near Sandow and Tanglewood, just east of Austin. Social media on Monday was filled with amateur videos and unofficial reports of tornadoes in Round Rock, College Station, and Madisonville. The 1-35 corridor between San Antonio and Austin saw wave after wave of severe weather on Monday, which seemed to only intensify as it moved off to the southeast. p1xl6gJ3oO- NWS Austin/San Antonio March 22, 2022 Here are some of the areas we will be surveying over the coming days. 20 hours ago &0183 &32 San Antonio Spurs Victor Wembanyama celebrates after making a 3-point shot against the Portland Trail Blazers during the second half of an NBA summer league basketball game Sunday, J.
Please remain patient on the results as several areas will take time to survey. Tomorrow morning we will begin surveying damage from this evening's storms, including rating any tornadic damage. Pedestrians sheltering under buildings near the Pearl shopping complex reached out with their hands to gather the ice as it fell. Pea-sized hail also sprinkled the downtown area for a few minutes. The weather is beautiful and there are no other cars on the road.
A line of fresh storms from Dilley to New Braunfels had developed west of the city and raced eastward. The next one is San Saba - seat of San Saba County. The skies opened, and the rain fell in torrents. Phone alerts chimed and email alerts piled up, warning of storm cells, tornado watches and heavy rains.Īnd yet, the evening skies over downtown San Antonio were calm, at times beautifully clear, leaving the drought choked Alamo City seemingly without hope of relief.īut by 11:30 p.m., lightning flashed overhead. Radar maps indicated lines of storms steadily marching off to the northeast and pounding communities to the north and northeast of the city. The National Weather Service says clouds will hang around. There is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms Monday night and an 80% chance of precipitation on Tuesday.Much needed rain from a cold front moving through Texas at first seemed elusive for the San Antonio area on Monday.Įmergency radio broadcasts warned of severe weather in the early afternoon. “If there is heavy rainfall, you also have to be mindful of the streets becoming blocked with water, so you want to avoid flooded roadways as well.” “If there are severe thunderstorms winds, go into the interior of a building on the lowest floor possible,” Brady said. Expect rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch, or more depending on the severity of the storms.īrady recommends that the public limit outdoor activity for early this week and stay indoors as the storms approach. and 2 a.m., with a low around 69 degrees. TOM SHANAHAN This original Weather House is an authentic miniature of the tidy cottages. Tonight, there's a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly from 8 p.m. a 27- year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department. Current power outages in Bexar County, tips for residents with energy outages from CPS.
In addition to hail and high winds, forecasters warn that tornadoes are possible. Map: Emergency road closures at low water crossings in San Antonio, Bexar County. Today's storms are part of a system stretching from Central and East Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley and Mid-South. They could be even lasting overnight and into Tuesday morning.” “Tomorrow, we are expecting another round of severe thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and into the evening. “We still have serve thunderstorm threats for the next several days,” Brady said. A lower chance of additional strong to severe storms continue Monday and Tuesday. Risks to the Austin area include hail 2 inches in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 mph. “The storm currently is producing around tennis ball sized hail and is currently moving towards the southeast” from Mason County, about two hours west of Austin, said meteorologist Matthew Brady with the National Weather Service. Strong thunderstorms are expected to roll through the Austin area and the Hill Country this evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a sever thunderstorm watch.
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