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Several days of storms and wet weather have helped the Austin area keep up with normal rainfall amounts for the year, and more rain in the coming days will be welcome to a region that remains abnormally dry, the National Weather Service said. Storms that have developed over South Texas and Central Texas over the past few days have hit areas south and east of Austin with severe storms, weather service meteorologist Eric Platt said. Hail up to an inch in diameter and 66-mph wind gusts were reported in the New Braunfels area and a tornado was reported in Fayette County on Tuesday, the weather...

After a damp Sunday with scattered showers, Austin residents this week can expect ... more of the same. An active weather pattern will continue through the upcoming week across all of Central Texas, bringing with it a daily chance of showers and thunderstorms through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. "While we do expect to see some strong to severe thunderstorms at times, we will also see some locally heavy rainfall that may lead to an increased flood threat," Eric Platt, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, wrote in this week's forecast. Monday has the lowest...

UpdatedMon, May 17, 2021 at 4:21 pm CT Reply Severe thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rains and up to quarter-sized hail into some portions of the Austin Metro Monday afternoon. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — Severe thunderstorms are expected to bring heavy rains and up to quarter-sized hail into some portions of the Austin Metro Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service Austin San Antonio issued a flash flood watch for the Hill County and areas along and east of the U.S. Highway 281 through Thursday evening. 3:45p - We have issued a Flash Flood Watch for the Hill Country and then...

© Houston Cofield/Bloomberg via Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company of legendary investor Warren Buffett, has held its annual shareholder meeting. The event, dubbed “Woodstock for capitalists”, has been happening virtually because of the pandemic . It yielded the usual mixture of folksy commentary and gnomic wisdom. Buffett said that the US economy is “red hot” and Berkshire’s portfolio of businesses “is seeing substantial inflation”. He joked that Charlie Munger, his 97-year-old deputy, will be ageing at just “1% annually” once he hits his centenary. Mung...

After storms passed through New Braunfels and Comal County Wednesday night and Thursday, a wet pattern will remain in the area forecast Friday with increasing chances for precipitation Friday night through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service. Numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are forecast Friday through Saturday night, with some pockets of local heavy rainfall possible. “A stalled cold front along with an upper-level low-pressure system along far southwest Texas, combined with Gulf moisture that we have moving in is helping our rain chances,” said Er...