National Weather Service

The National Weather Service expects most of the heavy rain to come this weekend, with the highest risks of flooding on Saturday.

Austin remains under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m.

Originally, Austin Energy said outages would last 12 to 24 hours, but now the utility says it doesn't have an estimate for when everything will be resolved.

The electric utility says crews are working to fix the outages, but icy roadways and frozen equipment have slowed things down. The National Weather Service has extended the winter storm warning until 10 a.m. Thursday.

Ice has accumulated on roadways, making driving dangerous. The Texas Department of Transportation is treating roads but asking people to not travel at this time.

Some areas could see as much as three-quarters of an inch of ice accumulation. Driving conditions could be hazardous, especially in the overnight and early morning hours when temperatures are at their lowest.

A weather model showing Texas with feet of snow on Christmas got a lot of attention online. But meteorologists say to take it with a grain of salt.

The National Weather Service says the main threat from Thursday's storms is large hail and damaging winds, but a couple tornadoes are also possible in the watch area.

The National Weather Service says storms have ended across our CWA prompting us to cancel the tornado watch for Blanco, Burnet, Hays, Travis, and Williamson counties.

The Austin area is experiencing hazy skies as smoke has moved in from wildfires across the state.