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High winds are passing through much of the Austin area tonight, with the possibility of damaging hail and tornadoes.
The National Weather Service says Travis and Williamson counties could see wind speeds in excess of 60 mph, along with hail and an isolated chance of tornadoes, between now and 10 p.m. Friday. The NWS says areas northeast of Austin and Georgetown face the highest risk for severe winds and possible tornadoes.
As a result of the storm, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded departing and arriving flights at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, but that order wasForecasters say the risk of flooding is low. Severe thunderstorms rolled into the Austin area along the I-35 corridor just before 7 p.m. The National Weather Service expects storms to form quickly and move eastward Friday night after 8.The NWS says"an isolated tornado or two" is possible, though less likely.
Despite the decreased tornado risk, NWS meteorologist Andrew Quigley says, much of Central Texas is still in for some severe weather. "The risk is still there," he said."There is still that chance along the front, and with any of those storms we could see some strong to severe weather. The primary concern would be damaging straight-line winds to 60 miles an hour. But there is also a chance of an isolated tornado and isolated large hailstone[s] ... up to a quarter-size."Over the last 48 hours has been a pretty consistent signal that it'll be somewhere near the I-35 corridor.
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