Texas Snowman wrote:From the Austin American Statesman (as feeder bands and heavy rain move through):
"Firefighters working blaze at Franklin Barbecue
Tom Labinski American-Statesman Staff
5:51 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017 Restaurants
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Firefighters are battling a blaze at Franklin Barbecue restaurant in East Austin.
According to the Austin Fire Department, the second floor is heavily involved, and crews are going into defensive mode.
Check back later for more details."
For those unfamiliar, Franklin's is the state's #1 BBQ restaurant in the eyes of many. An iconic location in Austin where the wait is 2.5 hours and people like President Obama have visited.
Wonder if that's storm related? I've seen several reports of fires (Corpus, Galveston, etc.). If they are storm related, I'd guess lightning strikes, wind getting transformers, power lines getting knocked down, etc.?