Severe weather is behind us for now across Central Texas but we have more rain heading our way this Mother’s Day weekend.

In a nutshell, an El Niño means a cooler and wetter fall and winter season for Texas as warmer ocean waters impacts atmospheric conditions. Meteorologists and climatologists have been sounding the alarm since early April, warning of a very strong El Niño beginning in late spring and lasting through the end of the year.

Central Texas has been unusually “quiet” from a severe weather perspective so far this year, despite some severe storms Wednesday morning.

Damaging hail, some more than than 2 inches wide, fell on Texas more than all other states in 2025, with more than 235,000 homes affected.

An investigative report presented to Texas lawmakers details how critical leadership delays and a lack of emergency preparedness led to the preventable deaths of 27 girls and counselors during a flash flood at Camp Mystic.

May's bird forecast highlights spring migration and a favorite known for its orange underparts and rump, the Baltimore Oriole.

The Storm Prediction Center has Austin and Central Texas under a level 1 to level 2 out of 5 risk of possible severe weather on Wednesday.