Texas Winter 2013-2014

[Annie Oakley]

Now, we're taking a walk through Texas from the (almost) top down.

[Ellsey]

30 in Mckinney and with sleet only, and is collecting on the deck.

I'm in McKinney also, but I'm getting a rain/sleet mix....leaning heavily toward the sleet side though.

[downsouthman1]

Has there been any changes as far as what to expect in South Central Texas?

Yes, something has changed. I'm not convinced this moisture axis will move south. Making me think we won't get hardly any precip.

I take that back. Look at Mexico just west of Big Bend. Moisture is being forced over the top of the Mexico mountains & is condensing. This is beginning of the main event.

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo/index ... thod=flash

[CaptinCrunch]

Based on the Temp reading from weather underground the freezing (32) line stretches from McKinney northern Dallas Co down through eastern Tarrant and NW Johnson Co. At this rate the Freeze line should be all the through the D/FW Metro area by 6pm.

[opticsguy]

I just drove 3 miles from N. Dallas to Addison. The parts of my windshield that weren't covered by wipers built up a 1/16" of ice in about 5 minutes.

[TheProfessor]

Will the radar fill out even more or is this event going to end early in Denton county

[Longhornmaniac8]

Has there been any changes as far as what to expect in South Central Texas?

Yes, something has changed. I'm not convinced this moisture axis will move south. Making me think we won't get hardly any precip.

My understanding based is that our precip likely wouldn't come from this. GFS has it peaking tomorrow around 9 am.

[downsouthman1]

Will the radar fill out even more or is this event going to end early in Denton county

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/geo/index ... thod=flash

[newtotex]

All sleet, and coming down pretty hard, in Argyle

[texas1836]

30 in Mckinney and with sleet only, and is collecting on the deck.

I'm in McKinney also, but I'm getting a rain/sleet mix....leaning heavily toward the sleet side though.

I'm close to the square. It's for sure all sleet.....deck, raised garden bins are sure getting white.

[Portastorm]

I certainly believe you guys ... I'm seeing reports coming into NWS Dallas/Fort Worth which indicate freezing rain/sleet is coming down pretty good in Grayson and Cooke counties. Be safe!

[TexasStorm]

30 in Mckinney and with sleet only, and is collecting on the deck.

I'm in McKinney also, but I'm getting a rain/sleet mix....leaning heavily toward the sleet side though.

I'm close to the square. It's for sure all sleet.....deck, raised garden bins are sure getting white.

Anyone have a more current sounding than the one from NWS FW earlier in the morning? Sounds odd to me that it is falling as all sleet. Would mean there is not as much of a warm nose as we first thought.

[wxman57]

By the way, College Station will be launching a special sounding at 12Z tomorrow. I'll have the data by 7am.

[WeatherNewbie]

Will the radar fill out even more or is this event going to end early in Denton county

The event hasn't even started yet. This is the opening act.

[wxman57]

Anyone have a more current sounding than the one from NWS FW earlier in the morning? Sounds odd to me that it is falling as all sleet. Would mean there is not as much of a warm nose as we first thought.

You can generate one at the Ohio State site:
http://www.twisterdata.com/

Click the "RAP" tab then click anywhere you want a sounding for on the map. Once it makes the first sounding you can use the map that appears on the right side of the page to adjust the plot location. You can advance the sounding forward if you like. Here's a current model sounding for the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Looks like the sub-freezing layer is about 4000 ft thick, which is why sleet is being reported. But look at that warm nose above! Up to 50 degrees at about 6000 ft.

[ndale]

Again EWX is taking its time to update the area forecast. My temp still shows 39 here but the winds are stronger and it feels much colder than it did around noon.

[Ntxwx]

Moderate-Heavy precip (mostly sleet) falling in Decatur

[texas1836]

Anyone have a more current sounding than the one from NWS FW earlier in the morning? Sounds odd to me that it is falling as all sleet. Would mean there is not as much of a warm nose as we first thought.

You can generate one at the Ohio State site:
http://www.twisterdata.com/

Click the "RAP" tab then click anywhere you want a sounding for on the map. Once it makes the first sounding you can use the map that appears on the right side of the page to adjust the plot location. You can advance the sounding forward if you like. Here's a current model sounding for the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. Looks like the sub-freezing layer is about 4000 ft thick, which is why sleet is being reported. But look at that warm nose above! Up to 50 degrees at about 6000 ft.

http://www.twisterdata.com/data/tmp/scr ... .0000W.png

I have a picture, I just don't know how to upload it for you to see.

[Ntxwx]

Highways getting very dicey in Wichita Falls & this is just the beginning : http://its.txdot.gov/ITS_WEB/FrontEnd/d ... lls&t=cctv

[Portastorm]

Again EWX is taking its time to update the area forecast. My temp still shows 39 here but the winds are stronger and it feels much colder than it did around noon.

Did you expect something different?!

Temps/winds have been fairly consistent here in Austin since this morning but the dewpoint is dropping. That could make one feel "colder." We're holding in the low 40s in the immediate metro area and upper 30s in the north/northwest/west outskirts.