Tornado siren going off this morning
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Comments (10)We're still under a tornado watch until 6 pm and the 'depression' is taking its rainfall north. DH started physical therapy this morning, 3 times a week for six weeks. We had a better night last night. Everybody stay alert for bad weather. Thank you all for caring, and Kathy, you stay aware of your own surroundings. Gustav is upgraded to a hurricane this morning, still over Hispaniola, but headed for the open Gulf. You know what that can mean -- anywhere on the Gulf Coast and a long way inland if it gathers speed and force! Nell...See MoreI heard a siren?
Comments (9)Yup. tornadoes happen all times of year, but you still need the right weather conditions at the time, to spawn them. The worst time of year in DFW, is usually in the March-June period, when spring storms are most active. In the cooler months, they most often occur when there are warm vs cold air masses, butting heads, which create the thunderstorms that are associated with spawning tornadoes. The two kinda go hand in hand. You can also get'em, if a hurricane comes in over us, especially from across Baja, as most Gulf hurricanes don't get this far north before missing us to the east. Lived in a lot of places, and for the most part, each has its own variety of weather issues, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, or something, to challenge us to stay safe. When you hear those sirens, though, you have to react quickly, as you tend to have seconds, to no more than a few minutes, before you might get hit. Be glad we now have more doppler radar in our area, helping to forecast and sound the alarm, for tornadic circulation. (Of course, without a shelter.....that may be a moot point.)...See MoreWe kicked off tornado season today
Comments (7)Rita ~ I'm glad you didn't have a tornado. I've been watching the weather and saw all the stuff heading from your way toward us. We will get your storms and change of weather starting tomorrow evening. The temps reached 75° today and we had windows opened all day. Tomorrow the high will be about 50° and the low about freezing. There are severe thunderstorms predicted with high winds and possible tornadic conditions and also a chance of snow before we wake up Tuesday or maybe the snow is for Wednesday. This weather is so crazy. I was out looking at the forcythia starting to bloom today. I hope the freeze, if we get it, won't ruin it. Linda...See MoreMy dog howls at the local firehouse siren
Comments (11)Toby (beagle/golden) and Casey (dal/hound) often howl together in the morning. Casey taught it to Toby. There is a certain amount of bonding connected with it, I think. If one wants to start the howl, he will bark and glance sideways at the the other. If the other one is interested, the howl will begin. Toby does the high notes, Casey the medium ones. Casey signals the end of the howl with a number of short choppy barks - they are doing it right now at the back fence! They will do it for passing people or dogs when they are alert, but relaxed. Some days they do it severl times a day, others, not at all....See More- 3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
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