A significant thunderstorm threat is building across Texas this week, with meteorologists warning of potential severe weather impacts from Wednesday through the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has highlighted that the region will experience a dramatic shift from its current dry conditions, moving into a period of heightened risk for heavy rain, hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Mack Morris, a climate meteorologist with the NWS Austin/San Antonio office, emphasized during a recent briefing that May typically brings the highest severe weather risks, including the wettest month status that increases flash flooding potential. This active weather pattern is driven by a stalled cold front and an upper-level low pressure system moving into the state, creating a focal point for storm development. (Weather Prediction Center)