{"id":2786,"date":"2025-05-23T14:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:15:33","slug":"weather-texas-severe-storms-disrupt-high-school-graduations-in-central-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/23\/weather-texas-severe-storms-disrupt-high-school-graduations-in-central-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Texas: severe storms disrupt high school graduations in Central Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2787\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/tempesta-in-texas_2305-219x146.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Burnet High School adjusts plans due to storm threat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Severe <strong>storms sweeping through Central Texas<\/strong> are impacting important community events, including <strong>high school graduation ceremonies<\/strong>. <strong>Burnet High School<\/strong>, part of <strong>Burnet Consolidated Independent School District (CISD)<\/strong>, has taken <strong>proactive safety measures<\/strong> in light of the <strong>threatening weather<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>graduation event originally planned for Thursday evening<\/strong> has been <strong>moved indoors<\/strong> to the school\u2019s <strong>gymnasium<\/strong>. This shift aims to <strong>protect the safety<\/strong> of all attendees\u2014<strong>graduates, school staff, and guests<\/strong> alike. According to a message posted on <strong>Burnet High School\u2019s official Facebook page<\/strong>, <strong>doors will open at 7:45 p.m.<\/strong>, with the <strong>ceremony beginning promptly at 8:30 p.m.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To manage space and ensure order, each <strong>graduating student<\/strong> has been issued <strong>five rain tickets<\/strong> for <strong>guest seating in the gym<\/strong>. In addition, <strong>overflow accommodations<\/strong> are being provided in the <strong>cafeteria<\/strong> and <strong>auditorium<\/strong>, where guests can <strong>watch a livestream<\/strong> of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cedar Creek High School delays due to lightning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cedar Creek High School<\/strong>, located in <strong>Bastrop ISD<\/strong>, is also grappling with <strong>weather-related disruptions<\/strong>. The school\u2019s <strong>graduation ceremony has been delayed by 30 minutes<\/strong> because of <strong>lightning activity<\/strong> in the vicinity.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have <strong>urged everyone currently at the stadium<\/strong> to <strong>seek immediate shelter in their vehicles<\/strong>, emphasizing that <strong>safety remains the top priority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These changes underscore how <strong>unpredictable weather in Central Texas<\/strong> continues to <strong>challenge large-scale community events<\/strong>, especially during <strong>late May<\/strong>, when <strong>graduation season<\/strong> typically peaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burnet High School adjusts plans due to storm threat Severe storms sweeping through Central Texas are impacting important community events, including high school graduation ceremonies. Burnet High School, part of Burnet Consolidated Independent School District (CISD), has taken proactive safety measures in light of the threatening weather. The graduation event originally planned for Thursday evening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather Texas: severe storms disrupt high school graduations in Central Texas - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/05\/23\/weather-texas-severe-storms-disrupt-high-school-graduations-in-central-texas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather Texas: severe storms disrupt high school graduations in Central Texas - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Burnet High School adjusts plans due to storm threat Severe storms sweeping through Central Texas are impacting important community events, including high school graduation ceremonies. 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