Heat bursts typically occur at the tail end of thunderstorms, but those are happening less often in Bexar County and South Texas lately.
northwest of the state capital, according to the National Weather Service’s local office in New Braunfels.
So how exactly does a heat burst occur, and could it happen in San Antonio? The short answer is that heat bursts typically occur at the tail end of thunderstorms, but those are happening less often in Bexar County and South Texas lately.
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