Thunderstorm Wind in Travis County, Texas
Thunderstorm Wind May 19, 2026 · Travis County, Texas
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A pecan tree was downed onto a restaurant patio along Barton Springs Road by strong winds produced by a line of thunderstorms. One man died after sustaining critical injuries from the falling tree.
The wider storm
A slow southward-moving cold front tracked into South-Central Texas, producing a line of strong to severe thunderstorms which advanced ahead of the front as it encountered a moist and unstable airmass on the evening of May 19 into the early hours of May 20. The storms produced swaths of severe winds and some large hail. Locally heavy rain that led to some flash flooding mainly north of the Austin area and in the Hill Country.
Began near Austin (30.2616, -97.7593).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335052. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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