rain

For decades, ranchers have sworn by the saying, "When cows lie down, rain is coming." While some see it as folklore, others believe it’s grounded in observation. But is there science behind the belief that cows can predict rain?

In 1891, Robert St. George Dyrenforth attempted to make it rain in West Texas by detonating explosives in the sky. Though his efforts were unsuccessful, they highlight the innovative—and sometimes eccentric—approaches to weather modification in the face of drought.

We are all looking forward to fall right? But could it actually be cooler or will it still feel like we're stuck in an oven here in the Lone Star State?

Over the last few months, my life has been high gear. Between work, volunteering, family, weddings and moving, there has been no rest for the weary. Now that it's raining, all I want to do is sleep.

I had to make a quick trip up to Lubbock Monday afternoon and ran into some weather. Check out this time-lapse video of the rainstorm.

Icy driving conditions are about to make an appearance in West Texas again. Make sure that you're prepared and are driving defensively.

A line of thunderstorms roared through Midland/Odessa this morning knocking our power in some areas.

West Texas and many parts of the Southwest continue to be gripped in a drought of biblical proportions, so there may be only solution along those same lines.