My (Wet) Fort Worth Zoo Trip

Earlier today, I was going to the Fort Worth Zoo with family and friends after a 2 month delay, knowing the risk of severe weather would be in place for the North Texas region. It first started out as a lightning show in Irving while we were waiting on the train to Fort Worth. One lightning strike was so close, that I could see a puff of smoke blowing north (that lightning had to have charred something). When the train finally came in after a few signal glitches, it was off to the FW Zoo. Everything was going well and while the ladies went one way, we went another while waiting for the "Boo at the Zoo" exhibit. By the time we regrouped in the cafeteria, the rain started falling at 12:30PM. Only a few lightning strikes and heavy rain was seen. Just when we thought the rain was gonna let up after lunch, another round of rain soon follows. Then another, then another then another. The "Boo at the Zoo" exhibit was cancelled for the day as well as the train rides from the Texas Wild section to the front enterance/exit. While severe weather happened elsewhere, none of the storms at the Fort Worth Zoo were severe. We just got rained on, that's all. Some more than others as they were caught off guard hoping it would be a nice (even if it's a cloudy) day. The good news is that we felt the cool breeze that came with the stormy event.

What's ironic is that I was showing my friends the artificial severe weather the Texas Hall of Wonders had to offer.

The chance of thunderstorms continues through Sunday.