Two bow echoes sweeping Central Texas from the west, the lower one dead west of Austin. Must admit I never heard of these things before, but they are not good, according to the weather service which produced the graphic as part of its mesoscale discussion on current conditions. "…downbursts from long-lived intense bow echoes called derechos (Hinrichs 1888) account for the majority of casualties and damage resulting from convectively induced nontornadic winds in the United States."
UPDATE Good education, but no serious winds at the rancho, some hail north at Georgetown, and lots of rain in the western hills. Which should bring the lakes up again. The storms have moved southeast, for the most part, now at a few minutes after 11 p.m..
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Take care there with these tornado watches. Not precisely the fun one would wish for.
Take care there with these tornado watches. Not precisely the fun one would wish for.
Oh, and thanks by the way – this post caused me to do some rummaging in Google, quite educational.
Oh, and thanks by the way – this post caused me to do some rummaging in Google, quite educational.
They have an element of scary, especially after that Kansas town got demolished. But it’s been a few years since a tornado did a lot of damage in this part of Texas.
They have an element of scary, especially after that Kansas town got demolished. But it’s been a few years since a tornado did a lot of damage in this part of Texas.