{"id":280013,"date":"2026-05-05T17:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280013\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:52:11","slug":"heres-when-storms-hail-are-possible-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/280013\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s when storms, hail are possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"From left, the severe weather outlook in Texas on Tuesday from the National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center, along with the future weather radar model for 7 p.m. Tuesday.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From left, the severe weather outlook in Texas on Tuesday from the National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center, along with the future weather radar model for 7 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Storm Prediction Center\/Pivotal Weather<\/p>\n<p>For much of Texas this spring, an active weather pattern has led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/record-rain-flood-san-antonio-texas-storms-22218015.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">constant threat of heavy rainfall<\/a> and severe thunderstorms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In San Antonio, 9.44 inches of rain have been recorded since April 1 \u2014 that\u2019s the city\u2019s highest rainfall total for that period in more than 60 years. Houston has picked up 9.02 inches over the same stretch, nearly double its climate-average. Dallas has seen less rainfall at 5.07 inches, but that\u2019s still more than 20% above normal.<\/p>\n<p>The active weather will continue across Texas over the next few days, as yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/forecast\/article\/hot-temps-texas-san-antonio-cold-front-22238080.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cold front will slowly push through the state<\/a>. The front will likely spark a few strong to severe storms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/fwd\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Texas on Tuesday,<\/a> before the severe weather threat shifts farther south on Wednesday. Scattered large hail will be possible for some.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday severe weather<\/p>\n<p>The incoming cold front will likely push across the Red River in far North Texas early Tuesday afternoon, eventually nearing the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex by 4p.m. or 5 p.m. In the hours that follow, a few scattered strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across North Texas, especially between 5 and 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas is under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/outlook\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">level 2 of 5 risk of scattered severe thunderstorms Tuesday<\/a>, along with areas to the northeast, such as Rockwall, Greenville and Texarkana. While severe weather is not expected to be widespread, this region will have the highest chance of seeing large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado is also possible.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Storm Prediction Center\u2019s outlook for Wednesday shows the severe weather threat in Texas will shift to the south.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Storm Prediction Center\u2019s outlook for Wednesday shows the severe weather threat in Texas will shift to the south.<\/p>\n<p>Pivotal Weather<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday storms shift south<\/p>\n<p>The cold front will slide farther south on Wednesday, leading to a risk of storms developing across parts of Central, South and East Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The highest risk of storms will exist in East Texas, an area that includes Tyler, Lufkin and\u00a0Huntsville, and stretches toward Waco. This is where a level 2 risk of severe weather is in place. Storms still likely won\u2019t be widespread, but the scattered storms that do form may be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds.<\/p>\n<p>Farther south and west, cities such as Austin, San Antonio and Houston are under a level 1 risk of severe weather. The lower risk means lower storm coverage expected over this region, so much of the area will stay dry.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio will have about a 20% chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening. However, if a storm is able to develop, it could strengthen quickly, become severe and be capable of dropping large hail.<\/p>\n<p>Cooler air incoming<\/p>\n<p>The cold front will slide through the San Antonio area overnight through Thursday morning, leading to cooler temperatures. Daytime temps are expected to reach only the lower to mid-70s on Thursday, which would be 12 to 15 degrees cooler than Wednesday\u2019s expected peak temps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The front also will bring some atmospheric moisture into the area, with rain chances in San Antonio rising to around 40% by Thursday morning and afternoon. Although a few storms could be strong, widespread severe weather is not expected as the cooler air behind the front will help to stabilize the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>The coolest temperatures will arrive Thursday night and into early Friday, as low temps across South Texas will sit in the upper 50s to low 60s. The cooler weather will be short-lived, however, as highs will rise back to the 80s on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From left, the severe weather outlook in Texas on Tuesday from the National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-280013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}