NWS Austin/San Antonio TXTO.W 0018July 15, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bexar, Comal and Kendall, TX
The National Weather Service office in Austin/San Antonio issued a tornado warning for Bexar, Comal and Kendall in Texas, which was in force until 8:30 a.m. local time on July 15. It was the 18th tornado warning the NWS office in Austin/San Antonio issued in 2026. Texas had 27 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 9 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Texas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 41 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Austin/San Antonio TX
- Area
- Bexar, Comal and Kendall
- State
- Texas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:49 a.m. CDT, July 15, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 a.m. CDT, July 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEWX TO.W 0018
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Texas since 2008Every warning type in Texas
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The notice as issued
TOREWX The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a * Tornado Warning for... South central Kendall County in south central Texas... Northwestern Bexar County in south central Texas... West central Comal County in south central Texas... * Until 830 AM CDT. * At 749 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Shavano Park, or 9 miles northwest of San Antonio Int Airport, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... San Antonio, Shavano Park, Cross Mountain, The Dominion, and Leon Springs around 755 AM CDT. Fair Oaks Ranch around 805 AM CDT. Timberwood Park around 810 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Fiesta Texas, Specht Store, Anhalt, and Scenic Oaks.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.