Yes had quite the good old fashioned storm here! Sirens were wailing in 3 nearby towns and I can hear all of them depending on wind direction. Probably only heard one or two this morning. It turned very dark and after a bit we had a wind driven downpour blowing in sheets with over 50 mph gusts. Had an earlier little storm around 4:30 a.m. and 0.20” of rain. Over 1” total so far. It first looked like it would miss C.R, but they may have ended up with more according to estimates. This storm went for hundreds of miles now.
I find they do this in the DFW area too. They jump the gun.
I’ve lived through a lot of bad Texas storms. I stood directly under a tornado in the air and watched the inner circulation. (Amazing things)
Mets want headlines. It’s great advertising. I don’t know if it’s another form of promotion or the way they’re teaching the science today. .
In DFW we know the drill. We can read and feel the signs. Perhaps it’s for the benefit of the numerous transplants we have now. But it seems somewhat hyped at times for normal spring thunderstorms.