Severe Storm chances continue through the weekend

The work week has ended with a round of severe weather. Very isolated, but strong storms raced northeast across Central Texas this morning into the afternoon - With 2 confirmed tornadoes reported in our area. We’re unfortunately not done with the threat of severe weather for the upcoming weekend… In fact, we have the threat of severe storms for both Saturday and Sunday. A FLOOD WATCH is now in effect for McLennan, Bosque, Hill, and Navarro counties until 1 PM Sunday. Additional rainfall of 1.5 to 3 inches is looking possible with isolated higher amounts of 3 to 5 inches not ruled out. As far as the activity goes for the rest of Friday, isolated to widely scattered showers and storms will continue through the evening.

Saturday’s forecast calls for a lower chance for showers and storms, but we’ll have a HIGHER severe weather risk… But it’s all a big IF on if storms can actually get going in Central Texas. If severe storms were to get going Saturday, very large hail, strong wind gusts, and a tornado or two would all be possible, mainly during the late afternoon and evening hours, but it’s unclear if storms will be able to get going. If thunderstorms were to develop, they’d likely develop in our western counties first, but that is something we’ll have to monitor closely heading into tomorrow. Outside of rain chances, the same windy, warm, and muggy conditions can be expected. Morning lows will only be down into the low 70s with afternoon highs possibly climbing into the upper 70s to near the mid 80s, but depending on how much sunshine returns, some upper 80s could be possible in our area too. We’ll also have some VERY gusty south winds outside. We’ll likely have wind gusts between 35 and 45 mph throughout the day. Secure those loose outdoor objects!

Although Saturday’s afternoon and evening storm coverage is unclear and not guaranteed, it’s quite likely that a line of thunderstorms will develop overnight Saturday into Sunday morning west/northwest of our area and slowly push in throughout the early morning hours Sunday. The overnight line of thunderstorms that’ll develop to our northwest will likely be severe and should hold on to some of its strength as it pushes into our area. Sunday’s morning storms may contain some very strong wind gusts, near or maybe even above 65 MPH with hail and a stray tornado also being possible too. Rain chances will continue throughout the morning hours Sunday, but will gradually see rain come to an end west to east heading into early Sunday afternoon. There may be some isolated activity around for the afternoon Sunday, but most will have a dry afternoon for Sunday… But don’t lose the rain gear, because the wet and active weather pattern continues throughout the following week. There will be days next week that stay completely dry and there could also be a few days where strong storms are possible, but it’s too early for specifics. Right now, the best chances for rain arrives for the second half of the work week as a cold front moves into Central Texas. More to come on next week’s rain chances - For now, stay weather aware and download our free KWTX Weather App to get the latest on the forecast.

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