Four Tornadoes Confirmed Near Uvalde on Thursday, in a Storm Day Nobody Had Outlined
At least four tornadoes touched down Thursday near Uvalde in South Texas, CBS News reported, on a day when no severe risk had been outlined — and forecasters say heavy rain is the Southwest's main Halloween-weekend worry from here.
South Texas got a storm day it was not promised. At least four tornadoes touched down on Thursday near Uvalde, Texas, CBS News reported as Halloween weekend began, with more bad weather ahead in the Southwest, including heavy rainfall through the weekend. A Tornado Warning was in effect for Kinney and Uvalde counties until 7:15 p.m. Thursday, WOAI News 4 San Antonio reported.
The Texas Weather Roundup's Friday forecast put the surprise plainly: brief tornadoes touched down northwest of Uvalde on the northern Edwards Plateau late Thursday afternoon, with tornado debris signatures showing on radar, even with no severe risk outlined for the day. "Mama Nature does what Mama Nature does," the Roundup said, "which is why we never call the severe risk zero." None of the reports read for this story carried damage or injury figures, and this story claims none.
The system behind Thursday's tornadoes is the same unsettled pattern forecasters are watching for the rest of the weekend. CBS News Chief Meteorologist Rob Marciano highlighted heavy rainfall ahead for the Southwest, and Houston's own live feed keeps the city's Halloween at a 36 percent rain chance before a much stronger thunderstorm signal — 80 percent — arrives on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3.
For Houston, Thursday's lesson is the practical one: late-October Texas weather can produce tornadoes outside the outlined risk areas, and the weekend's rain chances deserve a plan rather than a shrug. The station's Weather Desk updates the Houston forecast on the 17:00 evening file.
