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West Texas Severe Weather Overnight: 70 MPH Winds, Large Hail Nov 2-3
Abilene, TX – Strong to severe thunderstorms could sweep across portions of West Central Texas Monday night, November 2, bringing the threat of damaging wind gusts approaching 70 mph, large hail and a
By Cole Barrett · 2026-11-02T15:00:31.048Z
Abilene, TX – Strong to severe thunderstorms could sweep across portions of West Central Texas Monday night, November 2, bringing the threat of damaging wind gusts approaching 70 mph, large hail and a possible tornado as storms move east through the region overnight.
According to the National Weather Service in San Angelo's 8:30 a.m. Monday update, isolated thunderstorms are forecast to develop across western counties late Monday afternoon or early evening before organizing into a line or broken line of storms.
The thunderstorms are expected to move eastward through the evening and into the early morning hours Tuesday.
Large Hail and Damaging Winds Possible Forecasters have placed portions of West Central Texas under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms, Level 2 of 5 on the Storm Prediction Center's severe weather scale.
The risk area includes communities near Abilene, Brownwood, Brady and Haskell, while areas farther west face a lower marginal risk.
The NWS identifies large hail and damaging winds as the primary threats, with hail potentially reaching golf ball size and wind gusts approaching 70 mph.
An isolated tornado is also possible, although the overall tornado threat remains low.
Overnight Storms Could Impact Travel Storms may begin developing late Monday afternoon before spreading across the region Monday night.
The overnight timing could create hazardous travel conditions as heavy rain, hail and strong winds reduce visibility and make driving difficult.
Residents should secure loose outdoor objects, charge mobile devices and ensure weather alerts are enabled before going to sleep.
Anyone traveling along Interstate 20 near Abilene or across surrounding highways should monitor changing weather conditions.
The National Weather Service urges residents to maintain multiple ways of receiving warnings and have a severe weather safety plan ready.