Lightning TrackerAustin storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Austin, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Austin by the numbers
Austin gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 458 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 293 hail reports, 155 damaging-wind reports and 10 tornado reports. On average that is 9.3 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, May, September, when 71% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 5 hail reports, 15 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Austin; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Apr 30, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Austin
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 8 mi W · Travis Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 16 mi S · Hays Co. |
| May 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi SW · Travis Co. |
| May 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 4 mi S · Travis Co. |
| May 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi S · Travis Co. |
| May 9, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 15 mi NE · Travis Co. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi SW · Travis Co. |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 4 mi SW · Travis Co. |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 17 mi N · Williamson Co. |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SE |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Austin
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Austin
Austin averages 6.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.00 inches — about the size of a softball — reported 19 miles from the city centre on Sep 24, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Austin
There have been 10 tornado reports within 25 miles of Austin since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 21, 2022, 14 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Austin on your iPhone
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Questions about storms in Austin
Does Austin get a lot of severe storms?
Austin averages 9.3 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Austin?
Most severe-weather reports around Austin come in April, May, September.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Austin?
4.00 inches (softball size) on Sep 24, 2023, 19 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Austin?
Yes — 10 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Mar 21, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Austin?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Austin, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Austin, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 1, 2026.