Austin weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued across Central Texas as storms move through the area. Strong winds and large hail fell across the area.

AUSTIN - A cold front will move into the Austin area on Sunday evening, bringing some strong to severe storms and hail to parts of our area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the Austin area until 1 a.m.

You can jump right to our forecast for the night here.

Live Updates

10:59 p.m.

Lockhart, Luling and Martindale will be under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45 p.m.

10:22 p.m.

Georgetown, Taylor and Hutto are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m.

10:02 p.m.

New Braunfels, Seguin and Canyon Lake are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:45 p.m.

9:31 p.m.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Austin, Manor and Hornsby Bend lasts until 10:30 p.m.

9:22 p.m.

Kyle, Buda and Shady Hollow are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:15 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Austin is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9:45 p.m.

8:46 p.m.

Lockhart, Uhland and Niederwald are now among the locations under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. It will be in place until 9:30 p.m.

8:31 p.m.

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Storms in the Hill Country are coming to an end now. The Austin-area could still see them for about another hour. Then they move farther southeast, this would be for La Grange and Giddings, seeing the storms around 10-11 PM.

8:08 p.m.

Storms continue to move to the southeast with winds up to 60 miles per hour and hail larger than an inch in diameter.

7:53 p.m.

The Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have now entered Hays, Bastrop and Travis Counties. The warning is expected to last until 8:30 p.m., but will likely be expanded.

7:20 p.m.

Egg-sized hail is heading towards Kerrville.

Once it is safe, you can send your hail photos here.

7:13 p.m.

Warnings are coming in quickly for the area. Kerrville, Ingram and Medina are being warned about golf-ball sized hail.

7:11 p.m.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect for parts of Central Texas until 8 p.m.

7:06 p.m.

The National Weather Service is now reporting two-inch hail in some parts of Central Texas.

6:57 p.m.

Ingram and Hunt are now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

6:52 p.m.

The National Weather Service continues to update its Severe Thunderstorm Warning.

6:36 p.m.

Another new Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued as storms move across the Hill Country.

6:30 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for areas including Harper and Morris Ranch until 7:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service says the storm will have golf-ball sized hail.

6:11 p.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued in Gillespie County until 7 p.m.

Sunday Forecast: Potentially Severe Storms

What we know:

All of us could see some storms tonight.

The main threats are strong winds and large hail. It's possible we could see hail that's an inch or larger and wind gusts which would be about 60 mph or more.

There is not a tornado risk for our area.

Austin is under a slight risk of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.

That's a 2 out of 5 on the NWS scale.

Much of the Hill Country is under a marginal risk, or a 1 out of 5.

Everyone should just have a way to make sure to get those warnings in case they do wind up getting issued tonight.