Timeline: Multiple rounds of rain and storms in Austin area; severe weather and flooding possible

AUSTIN, Texas — The primary 21 days of this month all featured above-average temperatures, however a extra typical Might climate sample has now returned to the Austin space. We’re monitoring a number of rounds of storms that would deliver the risk for extreme climate and localized flooding. 

The primary spherical of storms can be Monday night into Monday evening. The second spherical can be Tuesday evening into Wednesday. All in all, a widespread 1 to three inches of rainfall is predicted throughout most of Central Texas, however remoted quantities might exceed 4 inches. For probably the most half, we want all of the rain we are able to get, however there would be the potential for flooding as effectively. 

Here is a breakdown of what we’re anticipating within the coming days.

Most of Monday stayed dry with highs within the 80s, however storm probabilities will ramp up via the late afternoon and night hours. 

We’re anticipating a number of remoted robust storms to develop alongside and east of Austin via the early night hours. These storms will transfer eastward via the in a single day, seemingly weakening some as they transfer additional east of the Interstate 35 hall. 

Rain and storms might linger into early Tuesday morning, however needs to be within the strategy of dissipating via the primary a part of the day Tuesday. 

The Storm Prediction Middle has lowered the specter of extreme climate for Central Texas on Monday evening with the night replace of their extreme climate outlook. The best extreme climate risk with this spherical of storms can be alongside and east of the I-35 hall. This space is underneath a “marginal” – degree one out of 5 – danger for robust storms.

The second spherical of widespread rain and storms can be Tuesday evening into Wednesday. These storms will blow in from the north as a chilly entrance drops into Central Texas. 

Current mannequin runs have proven a “squall line” creating, which might spotlight the risk for damaging winds and an remoted twister. There may also be the potential for flooding, particularly if the storms decelerate and proceed to move over the identical areas.

We might even see a 3rd spherical of rain and storms develop throughout the first half of the day Wednesday as a chilly entrance strikes via the world. Drier air ought to start to work in by the second half of the day.

As of now, the Storm Prediction Middle consists of areas from Austin northward within the degree 2 of 5 danger for extreme storms Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. 

So far as rainfall totals, we’re anticipating a widespread 1 to three inches for a lot of Central Texas with remoted quantities in extra of 4 inches attainable. Once more, for probably the most half, we desperately want this rain, however there might some points with localized flooding that we’ll must be careful for.

Dry climate returns to the forecast for Thursday via the weekend. The warmth will progressively ramp again up as effectively with low to mid-90s within the forecast by the weekend. 

The KVUE Storm Group will proceed to carefully monitor this creating forecast. 

Within the meantime, the prolonged forecast may be discovered beneath: