HPacres440p, did your house shake this morning? Prepare for more of the same thru friday

[greybeard]

B52s dropping bombs on Ft Hood impact ranges

Its been many years since I've heard and felt that kind of shock wave and sound.
I'm used to the Army Boys at The Hood playing with high explosives and various artillery, but at 8:10am today, I was awakened by something new. The very loud sound of a different aircraft, followed quickly by shockwaves and sound waves that shook every base facing window in the house and it literally felt like a herd of elk were running on the roof. Fierce dogs cowering, women fainting and babies crying kind of noise... I just sat up in bed and said WTF Was That?? All I could see were big dark grey smoke plumes off in the distance on Ft Hood.
I've been here just over 3 years and have never experienced anything near this. Found out what it was from a news report later in the day.

The rumbling that started being heard — and felt — Monday morning in the Killeen-Fort Hood area is brought to you by the U.S. Air Force, and it will continue through Friday.
The 9th Air Support Operations Group, an Air Force unit out of Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, is using B-52 aircraft to drop 500-pound bombs in Fort Hood’s impact area, according to a Fort Hood spokesman.
Impacts from the bombs caused buildings throughout the Killeen area to rattle, and a Temple resident said she felt her home shake, too.

The training will continue from 8 a.m. to noon each morning through Friday, Fort Hood officials told FME News Service.
Residents in Bertram, a small town about 50 miles southwest of Killeen, felt the shock wave of the bombs, too.
“I live in Bertram Texas and our house shook 6 times,” Sarai Zavala said in an email to FME.

The falling bombs caused a flurry of activity on local social media Monday morning, including a Facebook post from the Killeen city government.
“The city of Killeen and the Killeen Police Department have received multiple calls about loud explosion sounds in the area. These sounds are associated with military training exercises involving B-52 bombers currently taking place at Fort Hood. There is no risk to the public,” the city posted not long after the bombing began.
In a news release, also sent after the bombing began, Fort Hood officials said it’s all part of “routine training.”
The training “supports aircrew proficiency and joint readiness and will take place exclusively within designated training areas on the installation,” according to the release. “Residents on and around Fort Hood may hear increased aircraft noise during the scheduled training window. Fort Hood officials emphasize that all operations are carefully planned and coordinated to ensure the safety of service members and the surrounding community.”
Fort Hood regularly conducts training exercises to maintain readiness while working closely with local communities to minimize disruptions, officials said.

 

[Lucky]

That sounds pretty cool Greybeard. I forgot to let you know we went through Copperas Cove on our way to San Antonio last month. I'm thinking it was you that told the story about the watermelon rolling down the street? Either way I had to try and tell the wife about it . We went through around dark but looked like a nice place.

 

[greybeard]

It's an ok place to live. Relatively low crime and traffic except at the evening when sand crab traffic is coming from Ft Hood.

 

[Hpacres440p]

I was at work in Waco so didn’t hear anything, but we’re drugging the dogs! Our neighbors who were home said it was a tad rattley on Monday. I can’t imagine an actual bombing run in battle
On a side note, the SpaceX crew has been doing so much better with their noise abatement, but decided to do some testing at 10 pm last night…

 

[bird dog]

I was at work in Waco so didn’t hear anything, but we’re drugging the dogs! Our neighbors who were home said it was a tad rattley on Monday. I can’t imagine an actual bombing run in battle
On a side note, the SpaceX crew has been doing so much better with their noise abatement, but decided to do some testing at 1 pm last night…

Years ago when I had a place in Limestone county I would here this noise in the distance and could never figure out what it was. My hearing is bad but I can here low rumbling sounds but can't here the beep when my coffees ready. Anyway I finally found out it was the engine testing at the SpaceX plant in McGregor. Over 35 miles away.

 

[Hpacres440p]

Years ago when I had a place in Limestone county I would here this noise in the distance and could never figure out what it was. My hearing is bad but I can here low rumbling sounds but can't here the beep when my coffees ready. Anyway I finally found out it was the engine testing at the SpaceX plant in McGregor. Over 35 miles away.

The ones heard far away are typically quiet here (we’re about 3 miles away). The tests that shake our house are also felt in Waco (18 miles). Thankfully they’ve reduced use of that stand…

 

[TexasJerseyMilker]

That is so cool. It's the Dept. of War