Flooding, heavy rains expected this weekend in San Antonio area

Flooding, heavy rains expected this weekend in San Antonio area

Will you help San Antonio Report grow? Our spring member drive is happening now. We need your help to raise $50,000 by May 19 to help our newsroom reach even more San Antonio readers. Coming off a wetter than average April, San Antonio is expected to see a fresh deluge this weekend. The area can expect to receive 3 to 6 inches of rain starting Friday and continuing through Sunday, which will likely include flash…

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Excessive rainfall will cause flooding hazards this Mother's Day weekend

Excessive rainfall will cause flooding hazards this Mother's Day weekend

Due to excessive rainfall up to five inches of rain is possible in the Alamo City on Saturday. SAN ANTONIO — Get ready San Antonians for some pounding rain this weekend that will provide relief to the drought stricken area of Bexar County and other surrounding cities. Unfortunately this continuous widespread rain will result in flooding risk for San Antonio.  Rain and thunderstorms are possible everyday this week with flooding potential likely for Mother’s Day…

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Possible isolated flash flooding looms for San Antonio at week's close

Possible isolated flash flooding looms for San Antonio at week's close

News // Weather Flooding from heavy rainfall from repeated storms is possible, the NWS says Catherine Wilson, mySanAntonio.com May 8, 2023Updated: May 8, 2023 10 a.m. Rainy roads  Wild Horse Photography/Getty Images It’s going to be a rainy week for the San Antonio area. San Antonio managed to see a few scattered showers over the weekend, and you’ll want to keep that umbrella handy as the National Weather Service is predicting more with the potential for flooding…

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Viewers send photos, videos of hail and lightning as severe thunderstorms roll through San Antonio

Viewers send photos, videos of hail and lightning as severe thunderstorms roll through San Antonio

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect for parts of Bexar and surrounding counties until 9 p.m. Friday. SAN ANTONIO — A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the San Antonio area Friday night, bringing large hail and strong winds on the last Friday of Fiesta.  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect for parts of Bexar and surrounding counties until 9 p.m. Friday, elevating the danger potential for anyone at Fiesta events in the evening. …

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Storms moving through South Texas, bringing severe weather threats

Storms moving through South Texas, bringing severe weather threats

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 9 p.m., with large hail, frequent lightning and damaging wind gusts the main threats. SAN ANTONIO — Spring weather has arrived with a bang as Friday night’s cold front brings a risk for pockets of heavy rain and hail the size of baseballs.  Separate Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are also in effect for Maverick, Kendall and Kerr counties until 4:45 p.m.  Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Kerrville TX, Fredericksburg…

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Austin area under increased tornado watch for possible Wednesday storms

Austin area under increased tornado watch for possible Wednesday storms

The southern and western portions Texas Hill Country, along with the Austin metro area, are under an increased threat of storms Wednesday night, April 26, according to an email from the National Weather Service. The NWS has increased the storm chances for the area from a marginal risk to a slight risk and reports that “lime size” hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes are possible. The NWS has already issued a tornado watch for several counties…

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San Antonio braces for potential severe weather in Fiesta's second week

San Antonio braces for potential severe weather in Fiesta's second week

Full frame of a low angle shot of a gray sky with clouds of rain. Pakin Songmor/Getty Images The Night in Old San Antonio grounds are preparing for the weather in the only way they know how — warding it off with help from the long-standing tradition of hanging a rock on a fence. However, it may not be enough to keep away the storms, which have canceled several major Fiesta events, as the San…

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Canyon Lake woman wakes on her birthday to uprooted trees after tornado

Canyon Lake woman wakes on her birthday to uprooted trees after tornado

Late Thursday night, April 20, Ginger Dukes was sitting with her husband on one of their properties, located roughly 3 miles from Startzville, northwest of New Braunfels, listening to the chaos going on just outside the door. At around 10:45 p.m., the couple heard a loud noise. It was too dark to see anything but they could just make out the hail and brush hitting the house — they knew this was more than just…

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Possible tornadoes, golf ball size hail puts damper on Fiesta's first day

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/EyeEm The 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…

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Thunderstorms with large hail, possible tornados head toward Hill Country

Thunderstorms with large hail, possible tornados head toward Hill Country

While San Antonio and parts of the Hill Country may not have seen the predicted thunderstorms on Tuesday, April 4, residents will have time to experience some much needed rainfall starting on Wednesday morning, April 5. The National Weather Service says possible thunderstorms are expected for the area this morning before 10 a.m. and showers through the early afternoon, with wind gusts up to 35 mph, before giving way to some sun through the evening….

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Thunderstorms, hail, possible tornados shift toward the north east

Thunderstorms, hail, possible tornados shift toward the north east

San Antonio faces potential heavy rainfall, severe storms this week David Pinzer Photography/Getty Images As a mild cold front moves into South-Central Texas, San Antonio and parts of the Hill Country could see a few severe thunderstorms Tuesday evening. According to NWS, the storms have the potential to produce damaging winds and large-size hail. While thunderstorms are possible Tuesday, NWS is forecasting rain for Wednesday, April 5, NWS says widespread rainfall over the eastern half…

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Texas Baptist Men sending relief to Mississippi towns decimated by tornado

Texas Baptist Men sending relief to Mississippi towns decimated by tornado

Texas Baptist Men is the third largest volunteer-based disaster relief organization in the U.S. behind the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. SAN ANTONIO — Texas Baptist Men is prepared to deploy crews storm-ravaged communities in the deep south where at least 25 people were killed after tornados ripped through communities across Mississippi and Alabama.   “These folks have worked so hard for their entire lives, just to provide for their children, provide for their…

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Large hail, damaging winds expected in Hill Country heading into weekend

Large hail, damaging winds expected in Hill Country heading into weekend

San Antonio and parts of the Hill Country have not seen the last of the rain as the threat of storms continue to loom over the area. The National Weather Service forecasted a chance for severe storms, affecting the southern Edwards Plateau and will extend into the Hill Country for Thursday, March 23. The predicted storms will start Thursday night around midnight in the Edwards Plateau region and work their way east into the Hill…

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Quarter-sized hail, heavy wind gusts to hit San Antonio, Hill Country Thursday

Quarter-sized hail, heavy wind gusts to hit San Antonio, Hill Country Thursday

San Antonio residents should adjust their priorities heading into Thursday’s severe storms because an umbrella might not be enough to combat the hail more than a quarter in size, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has been keeping close tabs on the storm brewing as hot as your morning coffee in parts of South-Central Texas and provided a weather update early Wednesday morning. Weather experts are predicting two rounds of storms bringing rain…

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Quarter-sized hail, heavy wind gusts to hit San Antonio area Thursday

Quarter-sized hail, heavy wind gusts to hit San Antonio area Thursday

San Antonio residents should adjust their priorities heading into Thursday’s severe storms because an umbrella might not be enough to combat the hail more than a quarter in size, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS has been keeping close tabs on the storm brewing as hot as your morning coffee in parts of South-Central Texas and provided a weather update early Wednesday morning. Weather experts are predicting two rounds of storms bringing rain…

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