PHOTOS: Severe storms light up the skies above Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms swept across Central Texas Thursday evening, bringing with them large hail and a lot of lightning.

Hundreds of KXAN viewers sent in pictures and videos of the storms. We’ve compiled some of our favorites in the gallery below.

Storm clouds as seen from a field of bluebonnets in Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Burnet County on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy John Surko)Storm clouds as seen from Marble Falls on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Shawn Faulkner)Storm clouds over Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning in south Austin on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning over Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Dalton C. Aarness)Lightning over Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Dalton C. Aarness)Lightning over Steiner Ranch on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Todd Sellars)Storm clouds over the UT Austin campus on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

In the wake of Thursday’s cold front, temperatures are much cooler. With highs in the 50s, this will likely be one of the coolest St. Patrick’s Days in Austin history.

The KXAN First Warning Weather team is forecasting the cooler weather will stick around through the weekend, before rebounding to the 70s by the middle of next week.

 

Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)
Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe storms swept across Central Texas Thursday evening, bringing with them large hail and a lot of lightning.

Hundreds of KXAN viewers sent in pictures and videos of the storms. We’ve compiled some of our favorites in the gallery below.

Storm clouds as seen from a field of bluebonnets in Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Burnet County on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy John Surko)Storm clouds as seen from Marble Falls on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Shawn Faulkner)Storm clouds in Spicewood on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Allen Robinson)Storm clouds north of Liberty Hill on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Arlene Arauza)Storm clouds over Horseshoe Bay on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Storm clouds over Lockhart on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning in south Austin on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning over Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Dalton C. Aarness)Lightning over Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Dalton C. Aarness)Lightning over Steiner Ranch on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Todd Sellars)Storm clouds over the UT Austin campus on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning over the Great Hills neighborhood of Austin on March 16, 2023. (KXAN Viewer Photo)Lightning in Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Karina Adamson)Lightning in Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Karina Adamson)Lightning in Buda on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Karina Adamson)Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)Lightning in Cedar Creek on March 16, 2023. (Courtesy Frank Kristof)

In the wake of Thursday’s cold front, temperatures are much cooler. With highs in the 50s, this will likely be one of the coolest St. Patrick’s Days in Austin history.

The KXAN First Warning Weather team is forecasting the cooler weather will stick around through the weekend, before rebounding to the 70s by the middle of next week.

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