Extended stretch of cold weather begins now

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The strongest cold front of the season sent temperatures tumbling Friday afternoon and also brought a severe thunderstorm to Lampasas, where quarter-size to half dollar-size hail was reported. That same storm went on to produce egg-size hail in Bell County driven by 50 mph winds, cracking a car windshield. Non-severe hail was reported in the Lakeway area as large as nickels.An LCRA gauge 13 miles west-northwest of Lampasas measured 2.93" of rain Friday, while many other communit