3:30 p.m. update: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop and Burnet counties Thursday afternoon, and tornadoes are possible in Williamson County, the National Weather Service said.
Oncor Electric reports thousands of outages in the Williamson County area. More than 3,200 customers are without power in Taylor, 1,400 in Elgin, nearly 1,400 in Round Rock, and nearly 700 in Georgetown. Pflugerville in Travis County has about 300 outages, Oncor’s outage map shows.
In addition to possible tornadoes, expect rain, lightning, hail and winds up to 70 mph, the National Weather Service said. The warning applies to all of Williamson County as well as northwestern Travis County and central Burnet County.
Georgetown has reported downed trees in the area. Taylor has reported some power lines are down.
Meteorologists say the strongest part of the Williamson County storm is to the east of Taylor and moving toward Milam County.
A thunderstorm watch is in effect for all of Central Texas until 10 p.m.
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Earlier: Thursday forecast for Austin: It’s another warm, humid morning for Austin residents Thursday followed by another chance for severe weather in the afternoon, according the meteorologists.
The National Weather Service forecast Thursday calls for an 80% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. for the Interstate 35 corridor and 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. in the Hill Country.
“Much better chances for thunderstorms will exist today as an approaching cold front and upper-level disturbance interact with a warm and very unstable air mass this afternoon and evening,” meteorologists said in a statement Thursday morning. “Atmospheric conditions will support a threat of hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter and wind gusts of 70 mph or greater in the most intense severe storms.”
Meteorologists said the Austin area could see between a quarter and a half of an inch. The heat will turn up, with a high Thursday will near 87 degrees and the low will be around 60 degrees, according to the forecast.
Check out your extended forecast below from the weather service:
Friday: Partly sunny with a 30% chance of showers after 2 p.m. and a high near 72 degrees. North-northeast winds blowing at 5 to 10 mph. The evening will be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain and an overnight low around 59 degrees.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a high near 75 degrees. There will be a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. The evening will be mostly cloudy with a 70% chance of rain and an overnight low around 61.
Sunday: Sunny with a 70% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8 a.m. and a high near 81 degrees. Light, southwest winds blowing at 5 to 10 mph. The evening will be mostly clear with a low around 49 degrees.
Monday: Sunny with a high near 65 degrees. North winds blowing at 5 to 10 mph. Mostly clear at night with a low around 46 degrees.
Tuesday: Partly sunny with a high near 66 degrees. Partly cloudy at night with a low around 45 degrees.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a high near 69 degrees.
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