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Severe Thunderstorm Watch in Effect for Texas Hill Country and I‑35 Counties Until 1 p.m.

A fast-moving cold front is triggering a brief window for large hail plus 60–70 mph gusts.

Doppler weather radar at 9:03 p.m. shows a cluster of strong to severe storms moving across the Texas Hill Country
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Rainfall totals from Wednesday through Sunday across Texas suggest multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms, with many areas expected to pick up an inch to 2 inches of rain.
A level 1 and level 2 risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms remains in place across Central Texas through Wednesday.

Overview

  • The National Weather Service issued the watch Wednesday for the Hill Country and parts of the I‑35 corridor through 1 p.m.
  • Radar showed a severe storm cluster near Junction and Mason at 9:10 a.m. moving toward Llano and Burnet with golf ball-size hail and 60 mph gusts possible.
  • Forecasters warned of hail up to 2 inches across the watch area with wind gusts up to 70 mph along with frequent lightning and brief heavy rain.
  • Chances are higher in northern Hill Country towns like Fredericksburg at about 50–60% and lower near Boerne and New Braunfels at 20–30%.
  • Cooling behind the front should cut storm chances by mid‑afternoon with the risk shifting east later, though the watch could be extended if new storms form.