May Lies. Watch the Skies. Ominous Weather Advisories Hoisted over Texas

[Gabby Hayes]

The birds are unusually quiet this morning in Austin and the sky has a green hue.

Excerpt from the Austin-San Antonio NWS forecast for South-Central Texas

May 21 -- "...EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS POISED TO ERUPT IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING..."

Excerpt from the Dallas-Ft. Worth NWS forecast for North Central Texas:

May 21 -- "THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HAIL LARGER THAN
TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE TORNADO THREAT
WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY...WITH STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADOES A
POSSIBILITY. BY MID AFTERNOON THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO EVOLVE
INTO A SQUALL LINE...INCREASING THE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WIND
POTENTIAL. THE SQUALL LINE SHOULD EXIT THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES
BY LATE EVENING."

[Trailrider1951]

1. Thank you for the alert

I live north of Austin....here is a link to the special weather statement on Weather Underground:

http://www.wunderground.com/US/TX/206.html

Be safe out there!

[Gabby Hayes]

3. Right back at you, neighbor

So many new Texans, so many new backs to watch, eh?.

[hobbit709]

2. I wait until my dog crawls into the bathtub.

She's more accurate than the weather clowns on our local TV. If they're interrupting shows with all the severe weather warnings and she's relaxed as can be-it ain't gonna.
If she starts pacing nervously and disappears into the bathroom, you got 30-45 minutes before it hits-even when the weather guys are not warning us.

[Gabby Hayes]

5. My Mom's giant Doberman used to do the same thing

They had some mad dashes to the middle closet over the years. My dog, on the other hand, once went out during a hurricane to make sure his territory was still marked. Wish they'd had YouTube back then.

[Earth_First]

6. Our Golden is the same way...

She is a very good indicator of severe weather.

The poor girl does not fare well with any level of thunderstorms. She scratches endlessly at the floor in a corner proceeding a thunderstorm.

Generally a Benadryll or two helps calm her anxiety if we know ahead of time. However the daytime storms when we are away at work and she is alone are the most traumatic.

[hobbit709]

7. She just hides in the tub. she doesn't shake or panic.

and once the main part of the storm is over, she goes out and plays in the rain.

I had one dog that ALWAYS went out into the rain. One time he came in jumped on the bed and was shaking and I couldn't figure out what was bothering him. About 5 minutes later the phone rings and a friend tells me a tornado touched down about 2 miles away-luckily it just tore up a couple of trees before fading out.

[Gabby Hayes]

10. Sounds like we need to borrow a neighbor's dog for the day. Mine died recently

Prior to bad weather he would stand up and howl at me like I could do something about it. Nice to think he held such high regard for me. Boy, I sure miss that dog. Glad yours is well enough and smart enough to protect its family.

[OneGrassRoot]

9. Interesting. What a great early indicator she is for you. n/t

[greytdemocrat]

4. Not a good sign. n/t

[Gabby Hayes]

8. Yep. People will be spotting car washes and underground garages on the way to work

[maddezmom]

11. Stay safe all. I am making my way out there Wed.

To take a friend to see their brother.

[Gabby Hayes]

12. Wishing you Fair Weather

And a safe trip.

[MNBrewer]

13. Good luck today!