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Possible tornadoes, golf ball size hail puts damper on Fiesta's first day
National Weather Service is calling for severe weather for Thursday, April 20, for the San Antonio area and parts of the Hill Country.
Mohammad Sowaid / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEmThe first official day of Fiesta celebrations has finally arrived in San Antonio. However, the biggest party in the Alamo City is being threatened by the weather as strong to severe storms potentially move into the area, according to the National Weather Service.
San Antonio and most of South-Central Texas is at risk of rainy weather on Thursday, April 20, accompanied by potential large hail, damaging winds, and “a possible tornado or two,” according to the NWS. San Antonio is in the slight risk area that could be hit with hail greater than the size of a golf ball, according to a news release from the NWS.
Places in the Texas Hill Country under the slight risk area include New Braunfels, Boerne, Kerrville, and Fredericksburg, according to the NWS. Austin also faces the potential for storms.
More scattered showers and storms have the potential to ruin Fiesta plans this weekend as “slightly cooler weather” begins to move over the San Antonio area. The chance for rain remains active through Thursday, April 25, according to the NWS. The cooler weather will see morning temperatures in the 50s and afternoon temps in the 60s and 70s from Saturday, April 22, through Monday, April 24.
Fiesta runs from April 20 to April 30 and kicks off with Fiesta Fiesta in Travis Park and the star-studded Taste of the Republic in Alamo Plaza on Thursday.