⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hays, TX; Travis, TX – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 27 at 5:29PM CDT until August 27 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Austin/San Antonio TX

Details

SVREWX

The National Weather Service in Austin San Antonio has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East central Hays County in south central Texas…
South central Travis County in south central Texas…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 529 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear Creek,
or near Tanglewood Forest, moving southeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Austin, Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest,
Niederwald, Bear Creek, Onion Creek, Driftwood, Shady Hollow,
Manchaca, Mountain City, San Leanna, Hays, and Creedmoor.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.