I live in a small town about 60 miles southwest of the center of WFAA. The state university I work for is about 30 miles southwest of that. I grew up in Texas but lived in the Seattle area for about 21 years, and am now (thankfully) back home. I might have ended up in Wichita Falls myself as I had a phone interview with a state university there, but was offered my current job before that progressed any further.
Re: ugh is right...
Thanks for the pollen forecast link!