A radar-confirmed tornado tore across rural northeastern Kinney County on Thursday evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning while Uvalde was under a Flood Watch. The warning went into effect at 6:57 p.m. CDT and was set to expire at 7:15 p.m., covering parts of both counties as the storm moved through.
According to a warning product documented by govonestop.com, the tornado was located 11 miles east of Alamo Village, or 15 miles northeast of Brackettville, at the moment the alert went out, and it was moving northwest at 25 mph. The National Weather Service office covering Austin and San Antonio described the hazard plainly: a damaging tornado, confirmed by radar, expected to remain mainly over rural areas of northeastern Kinney County.
That rural track likely spared the area the kind of exposure a storm moving through a populated corridor would bring, but the warning came as a Flood Watch was in effect for Uvalde County. As WOAI reported Thursday night, the tornado warning covering both Uvalde and Kinney counties came amid a broader severe weather outbreak hammering South and Central Texas.
Flood Watch in Uvalde
Uvalde was under a Flood Watch as the storm system moved through the region.
The watch indicated a risk of flooding as the storm system continued through the area.
More Rain, More Wind on the Way
Forecasters warned the danger wasn't over. Per the outlet, parts of Central Texas and the Hill Country could see another 6 to 12 inches of rain over the following two days, raising the risk of additional flooding in a region already soaked. A tornado warning for parts of Kinney and Uvalde counties was in effect that evening.
This wasn't the first time this month that Kinney County found itself under a tornado threat. Earlier in October, a separate tornado alert covered Edwards, Kinney, Real and Uvalde counties, according to elmanana.com.mx, with warned zones spanning northeastern Kinney County, northwestern Uvalde County, southeastern Edwards County and southwestern Real County. That storm brought wind gusts up to 113 kilometers per hour and hail reportedly as large as a tennis ball across several southern Texas counties.
No information has been confirmed yet about injuries, property damage, or the tornado's path beyond its radar-tracked position near Brackettville Thursday evening. Residents in Kinney and Uvalde counties were urged to stay alert as the broader storm system continued moving through the region.
