May 18, 2017 • No Comments • Local News

Area of Concern:

Today/Friday Severe: Along and west of the I-35 corridor.

Weekend Heavy Rain: All of South Central Texas.

Threats & Impacts:

Hail:  Up to 2 inches in diameter (Today/Friday)

Winds:  Straight line wind gusts over 60 mph. (Today/Friday)

Rainfall:  1-3 inches with isolated 4-5″ amounts possible. (48 hour rainfall totals from 7AM Saturday – 7AM Monday)

Timing and Overview:

Multiple rounds of active weather are expected today through the weekend. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible mainly along and west of the I-35 corridor this afternoon and evening, Friday morning, and possibly again Friday afternoon. Large hail is the primary concern with the severe weather episodes. However, damaging winds gusts will also be possible.

Saturday, a cold front passage will shift the concern from severe weather to heavy rainfall and potentially flash flooding. Heavy rainfall may begin as early as Saturday morning and persist through Sunday evening. Generally, 1-3 inches of rainfall are expected, but isolated amounts of 4-5 inches may occur.

Confidence:

Hail/wind: Low to Moderate
Rainfall this weekend: Moderate

Additional Information Resources:

NWS Austin / San Antonio Webpage:  https://www.weather.gov/sanantonio

Storm Prediction Center:  https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

Online Severe Weather Reporting:  https://www.srh.noaa.gov/StormReport/SubmitReport.php?site=EWX

Sincerely,
Trevor Boucher
NWS Austin / San Antonio

May 16, 2017 • No Comments • Local News

Area of Concern:

Tonight: Edwards Plateau, Rio Grande Plains, Western Hill Country.

Thursday: Along and West of I-35.

Threats & Impacts:

Winds: Gusts to 60 mph possible

Hail: Hail in excess of 1 inch possible

Tornadoes: Minimal threat

Rainfall: 0.5 to 1.0 inch

Timing and Overview:

An isolated severe storm or two will be possible near Val Verde County late this afternoon. This activity should mainly impact rural areas of Val Verde county. The greater concern will be late this evening into Wednesday morning as a line of strong to severe storms impacts areas mainly west of the I-35 corridor. The storms could produce strong to severe winds and hail over the Edwards Plateau, Rio Grande Plains, and western Hill Country. As this line of storms approaches the I-35 corridor early Wednesday morning, storm intensities are expected to gradually weaken.

Low impact shower and thunderstorm activity are expected along and east of I-35 on Wednesday, but strong to severe storms are possible over much of South Central Texas again on Thursday. Although the individual rounds of storms are not expected to create a major impact, a persistent chance of storms could lead to increasing concern for flooding this weekend.

Confidence:

Moderate Tonight; Low to Moderate Thursday.

Additional Information Resources:

· NWS Austin / San Antonio Webpage: https://www.weather.gov/sanantonio

· Storm Prediction Center: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

· Online Severe Weather Reporting: https://www.srh.noaa.gov/StormReport/SubmitReport.php?site=EWX

Sincerely,

Monte Oaks, Eric Platt, Larry Hopper
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio

May 15, 2017 • No Comments • Local News

Increasing rain and thunderstorm chances begin to increase from the west late Tuesday, with thunderstorm chances expected to continue into this weekend. Strong to severe storms will be possible, with the highest chances of inclement weather expected late Thursday into Thursday night. Cumulative rain chances may lead to a localized flood threat later in the week.

Weather will become more active across South Central Texas later this week, with the best chances of strong to severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall on Thursday.

An active weather pattern this week will result in multiple periods of thunderstorms, especially out west towards Del Rio. At times, these thunderstorms may become severe with heavy rain potential as well. Make sure you understand what we mean by “severe” and what actions to take should the forecast call for these various threats.

May 12, 2017 • No Comments • Local News

Pleasant conditions expected over the weekend with some rain chances slowly returning early to mid next week. A more active pattern looks to set-up for late next week with increasing rain and thunderstorm chances.

Now here’s your TTR Weekend Weather Forecast:

Have a good weekend!

Texas Thunder Radio

May 5, 2017 • No Comments • Local News

Dry weather along with a warming trend will take place through the upcoming weekend across south central Texas. Rain chances return to most areas on Tuesday and Wednesday as an upper level low pressure system approaches from the west.

Here’s your TTR Weather from the National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio…

Tonight: Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.

Monday And Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the upper 60s.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy before midnight then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Have a great weekend!