Troy Kimmel Weather

Forecasting Austin and South Central Texas Weather Since 1984

An additional way to get the latest on the developing weather situation,
(watches and warnings for the Austin area IH35 corridor)
follow Troy on Twitter…  @troykimmelwx


Austin / Travis County and South Central Texas Weather Update #4
Prepared by UT University/Incident Meteorologist Troy Kimmel
705pm CT – Wednesday / 17 April 2019

EVENT SUMMARY:
…. R
ound of Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Likely in the Overnight Hours ….
…. NWS/Storm Prediction Center Continues Enhanced Severe Weather Risk for Area ….
…. Main Risks: Larger Hail and Damaging Thunderstorm Winds
w/Tornado Risk Mainly N-NE of Austin Metro Area ….
…. General Risk Period (Revised): 11pm Tonight to 2am Tomorrow Morning ….

There’s no change in my thoughts as we get into early evening; however the
NWS/Storm Prediction Center has just issued a mesoscale discussion indicating that
a severe weather watch is likely (a 95% chance) for areas west of the IH35
corridor “soon.”

I’ll continue to keep you informed.
TK