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Timeline: Severe weather possible Thursday for Central Texas
Here’s the latest on the chance for strong storms this week.
AUSTIN, Texas — We’re tracking the potential for strong storms, mainly in the Austin metro and points north, for Thursday afternoon and evening. The threat looks to be somewhat substantial, but there are mitigating factors. Here’s the latest.
Thursday afternoon and evening
Thursday has a significant chance of strong storms, but there’s still a strong “capping” in the atmosphere, so it will be difficult for storms to get going.
We’re looking between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. for the timing of any storm that pops up though. As for threat levels, most of the area is in the “slight” risk, but the Austin metro and points north are in the “enhanced” risk for severe weather.
The main threat is hail, with damaging winds also possible. When it comes to hail, the entirety of the KVUE area is in the “hatched” area for significant hail, meaning hail of 2 inches in diameter or more are possible with any storm that fires up.
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With the conditional nature of these storms, we expect them to not be widely scattered, but as we have seen in the past, it only takes one storm to do damage.
Summary
To summarize, we’re tracking rounds of strong storm potential Thursday afternoon and evening. However, with a strong cap in the atmosphere, it will be difficult for storms to get going. But if they do, very large hail and damaging winds are possible.
With that in mind, please stick with KVUE for the latest as we track the storm potential. In the meantime, your seven-day outlook is below.
