Austin weather: Severe storms with hail, isolated tornadoes possible

Austin weather: Risk for severe storms

Where will the storms be and what should we expect? Zack Shields has all the Sdetails in his full forecast.

AUSTIN, Texas - Buckle up and get ready for a wild weather ride in the next 24 hours.

Local perspective:

Mostly cloudy, warm, humid and breezy today with highs in the low 80s. 

There is a chance of on and off light rain for the first half of the day.

Timeline:

We are still waiting on the Pacific Low to help turn on the storms. This will happen tonight, and the storms will come in rounds. 

The prime spot for large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will happen from the Hill Country to West Texas. 

The hail could be one to two inches in diameter.

There is also the threat of a substantial amount of lightning.

Most of the action this evening will occur west of Austin.

The highest threat for tornadoes will be from Mason to San Angelo.

Along the I-35 corridor, we may have to wait until after midnight for our turn.

The storms are expected to hit the Hill Country from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

At around 2 a.m. they will move to the I-35 corridor until about 6 a.m.

Eastern counties should expect storms from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. 

What's next:

Wednesday is expected to be sunny, dry and breezy by the afternoon.

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