{"id":300418,"date":"2026-05-19T22:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300418\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T22:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:59:28","slug":"tennis-ball-sized-hail-threaten-parts-of-texas-heres-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/300418\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Tennis ball’-sized hail threaten parts of Texas. Here’s where"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Weather Service on Tuesday, May 19, issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the southern Edwards\u00a0Plateau and parts of the Texas Hill Country, northwest of San Antonio.<\/p>\n

Forecasters say a cold front moving through the area could threaten several major cities<\/a> later today, bringing the potential for scattered tennis ball-sized hail, wind gusts up to 70 mph and frequent lightning strikes. Affected areas include\u00a0Kerrville, Kingsland, Junction, Sonora, Del Rio, San Angelo and Fort Stockton.<\/p>\n

The watch, issued at 4 p.m. Tuesday, is in effect until 11 p.m.<\/p>\n

According to the NWS, storms are expected to hit the Texas Hill Country and parts of Austin between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m.<\/p>\n

In San Antonio and South Central Texas, storms are expected between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. The weather agency is advising residents to turn on weather alerts, as the storm could bring damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain to several parts of the state.<\/p>\n

Forecasters said earlier this week that a weak cold front developing over North Texas is expected to move south through the Panhandle late Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The system is then expected to move into San Antonio and surrounding areas. San Antonio, Austin, Boerne and nearby towns are currently under a \u201cmoderate\u201d risk for severe storms.<\/p>\n

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