8 flash flood, 6 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 5, 9:02 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1002 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 .UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO RECONFIGURE 1ST PERIOD POPS...DECREASING THEM PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT AND HOLDING THEM 10-30 PERCENT BELOW PREVIOUS FORECAST ACROSS OUR SOUTHWESTERN TWO-THIRDS. KEPT PREVIOUS HIGH POP FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN HILL COUNTRY AND AUSTIN METRO AREA. HEAVY RAIN...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF DAMAGING WINDS APPEARS LIKELY FOR OUR NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COUNTIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEW SUITE OF PRODUCTS OUT SHORTLY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 636 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006) AVIATION... ANOTHER NIGHT OF SEVERE WEATHER. SHRA/TSRA CURRENTLY DEVELOPING W AND SW OF KSAT AND CURRENT MOTION IS NE. VFR WILL PREVAIL EXCEPT MVFR IN THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE NEAR OR IN TSRA...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF IFR IN THE VCNTY OF TSRA. MCS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT AND WILL MOVE E/SE THROUGH THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN MOVG E SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT EXCEPT IN OR NEAR TSRA. PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 531 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006) UPDATE... UPDATED FORECAST TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #295 AND REESTABLISH NEAR TERM TEMP...DEWPOINT AND WIND TRENDS. NEW SUITE OF PRODUCTS OUT SHORTLY. PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 350 PM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006) DISCUSSION... SURFACE BOUNDARY ALONG A BRENHAM TO SAN MARCOS TO SAN ANGELO LINE WITH 850 MB BOUNDARY ALONG A CAMERON TO TEMPLE TO BROWNWOOD LINE. SERIES OF WEAK MID LEVEL SHORT-WAVES OUT AHEAD OF UPPER TROUGH OVER ARIZONA WITH STRONG UPPER DIFFLUENCE. PWS OF 1.3 TO 1.6 INCHES (135 PERCENT OF AVERAGE). THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN TEXAS. THESE WILL ORGANIZE INTO AN MCS THAT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARIES WITH CORFIDI VECTORS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR, STEEP LAPSE RATES SUGGEST SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CANNOT RULE OUT ISOLATED TORNADOES NEAR SURFACE BOUNDARIES DUE FAVORABLE HODOGRAPHS. ALSO THERE WILL BE STORM MERGES AND TRAINING AND SOME FLOODING IS LIKELY, SO WILL MAINTAIN FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER TONIGHT, MODELS BEGIN TO LACK CONSISTENCY AND CONSENSUS. THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL TREND TOWARD THE NAM. COULD BE SOME MORE MCS TYPE ACTIVITY, ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS SURFACE BOUNDARIES PERSIST AND WEAK UPPER SHORT-WAVES MOVE ACROSS TEXAS. MODELS IN EVEN GREATER DISAGREEMENT TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SOME POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER BOUNDARY SAGGING INTO THE AREA. HAVE KEPT SOME GHOST POPS AND ISOLATED MENTIONS. && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: ATASCOSA... BANDERA... BASTROP... BEXAR... BLANCO... BURNET... CALDWELL... COMAL... DE WITT... EDWARDS... FAYETTE... FRIO... GILLESPIE... GONZALES... GUADALUPE... HAYS... KARNES... KENDALL... KERR... LAVACA... LEE... LLANO... MEDINA... REAL... TRAVIS... UVALDE... WILLIAMSON... AND WILSON. && 11/10/PM/25
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 527 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-061030- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 527 AM CDT FRI MAY 5 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS TODAY AND SPREAD INTO OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
711 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0708 PM HAIL DEVINE 29.15N 98.90W
05/05/2006 M0.75 INCH MEDINA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
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DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
713 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0712 PM HAIL DEVINE 29.15N 98.90W
05/05/2006 M1.75 INCH MEDINA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
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DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
750 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 PM HAIL LEON VALLEY 29.50N 98.61W
05/05/2006 M0.75 INCH BEXAR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
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DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
754 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0740 PM HAIL LEON VALLEY 29.50N 98.61W
05/05/2006 M1.00 INCH BEXAR TX TRAINED SPOTTER
HUEBNER AND EVERS. MARBLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING
THE GROUND.
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DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
832 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM HAIL 5 N POTEET 29.11N 98.58W
05/05/2006 M2.50 INCH ATASCOSA TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
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DCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
947 PM CDT FRI MAY 05 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 PM HAIL 20 S SAN ANTONIO 29.17N 98.51W
05/05/2006 M1.75 INCH BEXAR TX FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
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PMThe Ft Hood radar (KGRK), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:23 UTC.
8 flash flood, 6 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
General 1 to 2 inch rainfall, with spotty totals to 4 inches caused flash flooding between Fredericksburg and Doss, closing several roads. Including FM648 and FM783.
A small tornado was spotted by the Burnet County Sheriff's Department as it touched down briefly in an open field near Lake Victor. No damage was noted.
The Burnet County Sheriff's Department reported that a second tornado touched down briefly near Oatmeal. It did not cause any visible damage.
A third small and short-lived tornado was spotted by a Burnet County Sheriff's Deputy as it crossed SH183 southeast of Briggs.
Thunderstorms produced general 1 to 2 inch rainfall in northern Burnet County, with up to 5 inches just west of Oakalia. Flash flooding closed FM963 and FM2657.
High winds blew an 18-wheel trailer off a bridge and into a creek along US77 2 miles north of Lexington. Other severe thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in the city of Lexington. Some residents were left without power for few hours.
Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines between Weir and Taylor. Power was out to over 2000 people for several hours.
Thunderstorms dropped a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over the northern part of Williamson County. Up to 5 inches was reported near Florence. Several roads west of IH35 were closed, including CR123, CR471 and CR100.
Thunderstorms produced a general 1 inch rainfall over southern Hays County, with highest totals near 3 inches in the area from Wimberley to San Marcos. Flash flooding closed many small roads, including FM12 and FM32 closed.
A general 1 to 2 inch rain fell over Gillespie County in the early morning hours, with highest totals of 4 inches just west of Willow City. Many of the secondary roads were closed due to flash flooding, including FM648 and FM966.
Thunderstorms produced a general 1 to 2 inch rainfall over the western part of Travis County, with up to 4 inches in the extreme west section. Several rural roads were closed due to flash flooding, including FM2322.
Storms dropped between 2 and 3 inches of rain in the Twin Sisters area just before sunrise, resulting in flash flooding that closed FM473 as well as other rural roads.
Early morning showers produced 2 inches of rain that caused flash flooding where Cottonwood Creek crosses FM1339 southwest of Staples.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Texas, 2006Warnings in Texas, May 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5507295, 5507296, 5507297, 5507374, 5507375, 5507376, 5507377, 5507378, 5507379, 5507380, 5507381, 5507382, 5507383, 5507384, 5507385, 5506717, 5506718, 5506719, 5506720.