Overview

• Austin Energy reported 31,507 customers without power early Thursday as crews activated emergency operations for multi-day repairs.
• One person died and at least two were hospitalized after being swept away by floodwaters during multiple water rescues across the city.
• Hailstones up to 7 cm in diameter and wind gusts of 124 km/h shattered windows, dented vehicles and downed trees and utility poles across northern and eastern Austin.
• The University of Texas’s UFCU Disch-Falk Field and glass panels at the Capitol rotunda suffered extensive hail damage, disrupting NCAA Tournament preparations.
• The National Weather Service warns of more severe storms through the weekend with risks of heavy rain, damaging winds and additional large hail.