Austin weather: Possible severe storms with localized flooding

Austin weather: Severe weather possible

Storms are finally coming through Central Texas and we could see some severe weather. Zack Shields has all the details in his full forecast.

AUSTIN, Texas - For the first time in a month and a half we will need to turn the radar on because rain and storms are heading this way. 

The backstory:

It will be mostly cloudy, warm, humid and breezy with highs in the mid to upper 80s with a 40% chance of rain before 5 p.m. 

As a low/front combo enters the picture tonight, storms will become likely and widespread from late evening to before sunrise tomorrow. 

We will get some much-needed rain as the totals continue to trend higher.

However, we may have to deal with isolated severe storms with straight-line winds and localized flooding tonight.

What you can do:

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