The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for northwestern Williamson County and northeastern Burnet County until 6:30 p.m. The storm is moving south to southwest, according to NWS, and may also bring ping pong-sized hail.
A tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted or indicated by a weather radar, and you should take shelter immediately.
Tornado Warning including Bertram TX and Briggs TX until 6:30 PM CDT pic.twitter.com/F09sjHKImG
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) May 1, 2025
There's also a severe thunderstorm watch for the Austin area until 9 p.m. The watch includes Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Burnet, Lee and Llano counties.
The main threats are lightning, wind gusts up to 70 mph and hail up to the size of tennis balls.
A severe thunderstorm watch means storms are capable of forming, and you should be prepared to take action if it progresses into a warning. A severe thunderstorm warning means there is "imminent danger to life and property," and you should take shelter immediately, according to the NWS.
Follow the latest updates from the National Weather Service on X.
Here are more ways to get information during emergencies:
- Follow Austin Emergency Management on Facebook or X for local notifications and tips.
- Go to WARN Central Texas to sign up for emergency alerts.
- Visit Austin Energy’s website to report a power outage or see a map of current outages. If you're a customer of another energy provider, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op, Pedernales Electric Co-op and Oncor have their own outage maps.
- KUT also has a list of useful accounts on X that post about local weather.
