Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Texas Counties
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NWS Austin/San Antonio TX has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for seven Texas counties until 9:15 PM CDT on May 19, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Texas
- Issued
- June 1, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Austin/San Antonio TX
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Texas.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX (NOAA). Effective from 8:20 PM CDT May 19, 2026 until 9:15 PM CDT May 19, 2026. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Blanco County, Burnet County, Gillespie County, Hays County, Llano County, Travis County, and Williamson County in south central Texas. Specific areas include southwestern Williamson County, northwestern Hays County, northwestern Travis County, northeastern Gillespie County, southeastern Llano County, and southwestern Burnet County. Impacted locations include Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Marble Falls, Bertram, Round Mountain, Anderson Mill, Leander, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Bee Cave, Granite Shoals, Horseshoe Bay, Hudson Bend, The Hills, Johnson City, Meadowlakes, Liberty Hill, Stonewall, and Highland Haven.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Do not drive vehicles through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 8:18 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from near Liberty Hill to near Spicewood to near Willow City, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
Alert in effect from 8:20 PM CDT until 9:15 PM CDT on May 19, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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