SAN ANTONIO — After near record-breaking temperatures the past week, a cold front rolled through San Antonio bringing severe weather to the city and surrounding areas.
Helotes, Shavano Park and Leon Valley reported broken tree limbs and broken power poles due to thunderstorm wind damage. Video out of Del Rio from Thursday afternoon shows a high school track meet upended due to high winds potentially in excess of 50 mph.
A girl's high school playoff game was also paused at the Alamodome after hail and rain was reported to be leaking through the roof.
Much of downtown and also the south side was battered by small hail while the city was under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
Power outages are growing in the San Antonio area as there were about 21,553 CPS Energy customers without power in the metro as of 8:45 p.m. Power outages have since dropped to near 6,000 by 10:30 p.m.
What to expect before the weekend:
Storms are expected to exit our region around midnight Thursday. However, Bexar County is currently under an Red Flag Warning now until 3 a.m. Friday and a Wind Advisory until midnight tonight. This means any fires that develop could become difficult to control due to high winds and dry conditions.
San Antonians will want to secure any loose items that will easily blow away and avoid activities that could cause fires.
Friday (High 75 and Low 50): Cooler air will settle in bringing high temperatures around 15 degrees lower than Thursday. This cooler air also brings morning low temperatures closer to average for the next couple of days.
A warming trend will begin by the weekend sending high temperatures into the upper 70s.