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tazdevil · #1 Postby **tazdevil** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:01 pm

The old timers here on the ES of VA are saying get ready for a bad cane. The animals are the indicator. The horses are staying close to the barn. The cows are eating non stop, and all of the barn cats have come home. We see this often before a large winter storm. This is my first time seeing these actions before a hurricane. Before modern technology, the animals were often the first sign of bad weather coming. I am very worried.

GalvestonDuck · #2 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:07 pm

Don't be surprised when the smaller creatures (snakes, mice, bugs) start heading "home" also...into your house.

Agua · #3 Postby **Agua** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:07 pm

That's very interesting. I'd read earlier this morning on another forum of pre-storm animal behavior, though some of it sounded like an exaggeration (i.e., horses forming a circle with their rear pointed outwards with older horses, sick horses and foals in the center?????!?!? - who knows).

#4 Postby **Lowpressure** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:07 pm

Very interesting observation. With all of todays technology, nature may still be our best indicator.

SolakNC · #5 Postby **SolakNC** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:07 pm

Next thing you will notice is that the birds will become suddenly silent tomorrow morning...it gets eerie.

#6 Postby **Lowpressure** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:11 pm

Yeah, and the flies all try to get in your house too.

tazdevil · #7 Postby **tazdevil** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:12 pm

GalvestonDuck wrote:Don't be surprised when the smaller creatures (snakes, mice, bugs) start heading "home" also...into your house.

Thanks alot! Something to look foreward to. :o :o

BaltimoreGirl · #8 Postby **BaltimoreGirl** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:12 pm

what about squirrels? I have 2 that have been going crazy storing nuts today. They have run across my deck at least 50 times in the last couple of hours. Don't know wheter to worry about it being storm related, or if it's simply the time of year for them to do this.

Stormsfury · #9 Postby **Stormsfury** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:17 pm

It's not crazy ... Animals did the same thing before Hugo ...

Animals are mega sensitive to the Earth's changes, whether on a change in significant weather or changes in the magnetic field (often observed during earthquakes) ...

SF

#10 Postby **alicia-w** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:20 pm

http://www.cyberpet.com/cybercat/articles/general/artad3c.htm

azsnowman · #11 Postby **azsnowman** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:20 pm

By all means, animals KNOW a whole heck of a lot more than we will ever! I have based my winter weather predictions on watching our furry friends out west here for years now, 99.99%.......THEY are right on the money!

Dennis

tazdevil · #12 Postby **tazdevil** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 3:21 pm

Agua wrote:That's very interesting. I'd read earlier this morning on another forum of pre-storm animal behavior, though some of it sounded like an exaggeration (i.e., horses forming a circle with their rear pointed outwards with older horses, sick horses and foals in the center?????!?!? - who knows).

Not an exaggeration. This does happen often in the winter or before a bad North Easter. But, I have never seen my animals act like this in the summer. Working with farm animals day in and out, I observe their behavior daily. This time I am really worried. The animals are extremely uneasy. I hope they can look out for themselves because as of Thursday, they are on their own. I am leaving. Don't worry folks. I'll be be back to the animals ASAP.

Lindaloo · #13 Postby **Lindaloo** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:59 pm

When Isidore was coming close to the Gulf Coast last year my pomeranian was very nervous and kept hiding. I could tell something was wrong. My horses also get weird before right before a severe thunderstorm. My pommie gets upset during a storm.

huricanwatcher · #14 Postby **huricanwatcher** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:02 pm

Lindaloo wrote:When Isidore was coming close to the Gulf Coast last year my pomeranian was very nervous and kept hiding. I could tell something was wrong. My horses also get weird before right before a severe thunderstorm. My pommie gets upset during a storm.

Just was out to store and on way back there is a field with around 50 cows.. they most of the time are all over the place. Tonight they are all close together and looked like everyone of them were eating away on the grass..... never seen em do that before...... :roll:

North Georgia · #15 Postby **North Georgia** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:00 pm

animal behavior may be unusual before a storm :31:

http://www.code7r.org/inquiz/images/nip2.gif

Nature's Fury · #16 Postby **Nature's Fury** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:26 pm

Where does the seagulls uselly go before a storm? Just curious as I have been seeing a few this week out my way, 100 miles inland.

Angela

#17 Postby **abajan** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:02 pm

Animals (and nature as a whole) can be a very good indicator of pending weather. Here in Barbados, there's a certain bird that whistles a particular way when rain's on the way. I remember reading somewhere that birds can hear thunder hundreds of miles away.

Sometimes I feel that meteorologists would do a better job at forecasting if they would blend the various clues that nature give with the scientific gadgetry they normally use.

Lindaloo · #18 Postby **Lindaloo** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:02 pm

huricanwatcher... sometimes cows will bunch together and lay down when it is going to rain. Sounds to me like they are basically telling you of some bad weather coming.

#19 Postby **abajan** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:10 pm

Stormsfury wrote:Animals are mega sensitive to the Earth's changes, whether on a change in significant weather or changes in the magnetic field (often observed during earthquakes) ...

SF

I've heard that before an earthquake occurs, rocks in the area emit a gas (ozone I believe) that horses can smell which alerts them to the impending danger.

DelStormLover · #20 Postby **DelStormLover** » Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:10 pm

I Can Belive it.
Our cat has been acting unusally hyper today..........He HATES wind.
Our local bird community hasnt visted our feeders much today either.

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