More Severe Weather Possible For Austin Area

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin, we're not done with the rain just yet. Seventy percent of the region is expected to see more rainfall by Wednesday night, weather officials predict.

According to the National Weather Service, patchy drizzle Tuesday night will continue through early Wednesday, ushering in a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8 a.m. Drivers should be aware that patchy fog also is being predicted before 8 a.m., so make sure there's a safe driving distance with the car in front and avoid use of high beams.

Otherwise, Wednesday will be cloudy with a high temperature near 80 degrees. The chance of precipitation on Wednesday is 40 percent. Things get dicey come nightfall with the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms likely. Meteorologists are saying some of the storms could be severe.

It will be mostly cloudy on Wednesday night, with a low of 61 degrees. The chance of precipitation by Wednesday night is expected to grow to 70 percent.

The chance of showers and thunderstorms continues before 8 am. on Thursday, and some of these also could be severe, according to the NWS. The chance of precipitation stays at 70 percent, weather officials added.

Things will clear up by Thursday evening, according to the forecast, with sunny days ahead.

San Antonio and the surrounding Hill Country could bear the brunt of this latest line of storms. There, severe thunderstorms are forecast into the overnight hours with hail and damaging winds — and possibly even an isolated tornado — are being predicted

Much of the state will see activity in varying degrees, and the forecast shouldn't be taken for granted in the wake of events that occurred over the weekend elsewhere. Portions of Franklin, Texas, near College Station were decimated after powerful storms spawned a tornado there. And in Pollock, Texas, two children were killed when a large tree limb flattened the car in which they were traveling amid severe weather there.