Storms and weird wind in Texas!

Thanks for reporting in!

There was a tornado watch earlier this evening for Texas counties at the OK border.

I have to go to my mother's tomorrow. I imagine my first job will be to locate their trash bin which will probably be in the neighbors horse pasture somewhere. The last time we had winds like this was summer before last when the wind was like a 45mph blast furnace. It was like being under a welding torch...



Holy shit... the tree outside my window just made a really loud groan. I really don't feel like having a tree on my head.

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OP, I'm a native Texan, born in West Texas
[so I'm used to dust storms] and have lived
in Dallas now for many years.

This wind event is very strange... and unnerving.



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Central OK advisory:


The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect until 2 PM CST this afternoon. The
High Wind Warning has been cancelled.

* Timing: presently until mid-afternoon today.

* Winds: sustained northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 45
to 50 mph.

* Impacts: travel is hazardous... particularly for high profile
vehicles.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Be careful if you have to travel or if you are working or playing
outside. Cross winds can make it difficult to maintain control of a
vehicle.

Yep, I put two large trash bags out by the curb late evening and they are now gone!

Whoa, the gusts just increased as I write this! Have a tree by a window, too, and the way the wind is swirling, the tree is hitting the edge of the roof really hard.

I note that it is considerably colder, too!

Thank you . . . thought maybe that was just my take, but evidently some of you guys agree . . . there's just a "feeling" about this wind.

Unnerving is the word.

Winds like this create subsonic 'noise' which plays havoc with the human nervous system.

Vague feelings of unease, discomfort, headache, etc are commonly associated with it.

It's like a 'full moon on steroids' for people with underlying neurological or psychiatric problems.

Watch out for the crazies!

Yes, there's a lot of increased weather activity right now.

Off to work, guys! Wish me well!

I never thought about high winds affecting "on the edge" kind of people the way a full moon allegedy does . . . but I can understand how it might really unnerve people in general - especially if trees are hitting roofs, things are being blown over . . . also power lines - the wind carries through those lines and makes a very strong rumbling type sound.

Near Tyler here. These winds are like squalls from a hurricane. I just made the mistake of going outside after hearing a loud thud. Wishing this would stop already! Be safe everyone.

Well, it's not bs. Terrible towards Galveston too. Winds are as bad or worse than they were during hurricane Ike, just not sustained. I'd hate to see what they'd do if they were sustained.... and hey, smart ass, if you were a native of TX, you'd know that this is uncharacteristic for this time of year. Last week and all month, we've been running around in shorts and sweating most of the days and nights, not wearing coats or pants. It's unseasonably warm, not to mention it's the eve of the 21st, and excuse us if we're a little freaked out, the wind is blowing unbelievable outside. Bug out, hmmm, think it's a bit late for that.

Collin County has had strange going on for hours, really creepy. Reddish tint too. I have a fan on and can hear the wind against my Windows

Yes in San Angelo...76901. Been here all my life and nothing is different. Yes the winds are stronger than average but its not abnormal to have these strong winds once in awhile.

You're right! I went outside, too and it's pretty wild and SO chilly!

Thank you for your input! You are quite right.

I guess the red skies are from the Lubbock sandstorm earlier. It was pretty rough out there. I lived there in the sixties and remember how the sand would pile up at doors and windows. Glad we don't have that in this area, but yes, this wind is very strong.

Calling it a night fellow Texans . . . batten down the hatches and stay warm!

See here's the thing...

My sister lives in Tyler. My cousin teaches in Houston. Both reporting nothing unusual. Performed a google search to see if anybody else is reporting these mysterious happenings besides the few in this thread. It's more probable that because of the hysteria with the date people are attributing a normal occurrence with the end of the world.

The truth is EQs and Volcanoes and Solar Flares have been happening since forever. Doomtards will always say its this or that. The general masses are paying more attention because of the Mayan dates and the media. The beginning of the year we heard people say this year we would have killer weather like record breaking tornadoes and hurricanes. The Frankenstorm was supposed to be this horrible thing that never amounted to much. Yes Sandy was bad but it really wasn't anymore devastating then Katrina in 2005. Has Katrina happened in 2012 people would have attributed that to the Mayan calender and pole shifts.

Stuff happens. Enjoy life. Life is short without having the end of the world looming over us. If there really was something significant enough that was going to happen that a civilization from a very long time ago knew about it...then there's nothing you or I or anybody else can do but make the best of the time we have now.

Getting windy outside of baton Rouge. Big line of storms will be here in a few hours.

Same here, windy, sw houston tx.

Weird winds on the East Coast of Australia!
Am North of Sydney, it's been building up slowly.

Off to the City tomorrow, hope doom doesn't hit seeing the
Dr Who show at the Opera House :D

confirmed! here in austin tx too
the wind sounds LOUD. it woke me up

Wed.local DFW news showed an airial view from Lubbock area. Looked like very long and distinct columns / tubes of dirt. Very strange looking.

Same here. Levelland..Howdy!

We are having strange weather here in southcentral Alaska, when I went to bed a few hours ago it was calm and clear. I woke up a little bit ago don't know why, and we're having very strong winds of around 45 mph and there's a huge circular system in the north pacific. The humidity went from around 80% to 30% now and it's suppose to be this way for days.

Nothing strange here in Taiwan. Had been a sunny day, pretty much cloudless.

Starting up here in TN- I need to go walk the dog; trying to get motivated! Wind has really picked up and we're supposed to have this all day. :(