Texas Winter 2020-2021

[bubba hotep]

The 12z FWD sounding showed a dry layer near the surface but it looks like the 12z models were initialized even dryer. This might help get snow to the ground faster (see post above from Arlington). Also, precipitation looks to be several hours ahead of schedule for DFW, once again maybe b/c models had the lower levels too dry. Also, this appears to be keeping temps in check across DFW as the models had more time without precipitation this morning with temps slowly warming.

[utpmg]

Sleeting about 15 minutes ago. Now SNOWING!!

Still just rain here on the east side. Hardest rain yet, at around 9:00.

[gpsnowman]

TWC just showed some video of Stephenville earlier. Holy moly.

They got lucky last event too

I'm a little encouraged watching the radar I gotta say that stuff near Arlington should push NE

Me too. Returns all around DFW but radar will fill in soon.

[SouthernMet]

Burleson already with a quick dusting accumulated, down to 32 with heavy snow. Mansfield, Arlington and Aledo reporting all snow now.

[Ntxw]

Yeah that initial band looks like all snow. Northern edge should be on the doorstep of the big airport.

[Cerlin]

Looking at Radarscope and it seems like DFW is close to overcoming dry air. Looks like it’s ever so slightly starting to fill in the radar.

[TropicalTundra]

Snow is starting to stick, extremely heavy right now. Very beautiful!

[Cerlin]

AND models weren’t forecasting anything before noon really, so even if it takes the next 2 hours for DFW to overcome some dry air, it’s still ahead of schedule and might lead to somehow getting some snow.

[funster]

Looking good early. If the white on the radar was zombies we would all be about to die.

[Brent]

AND models weren’t forecasting anything before noon really, so even if it takes the next 2 hours for DFW to overcome some dry air, it’s still ahead of schedule and might lead to somehow getting some snow.

I'm really encouraged it seems to be starting as snow

[orangeblood]

Moderate snow on southwest side of Fort Worth

[Ntxw]

AND models weren’t forecasting anything before noon really, so even if it takes the next 2 hours for DFW to overcome some dry air, it’s still ahead of schedule and might lead to somehow getting some snow.

I'm really encouraged it seems to be starting as snow

DFW dewpoints have been sitting in the upper 20s (dry air) and that may end up being the saving grace! Cooling.

[rwfromkansas]

Wtf?!!! So it’s dry as a bone here in N FW but now snowing east in Arlington. Sounds about right. Sickening.

Radar keeps literally evaporating. I don’t get the hope.

Seeing pics from my wife’s family in Abilene. Very deep snow.

[ATCcane]

Here in Bryan the rain started mixing with sleet about 30-40 minutes ago, now big snowflakes starting to mix in.. I'm down to 35 on my WeatherFlow station. Wasn't expecting the changeover until early afternoon.

[TropicalTundra]

[Captmorg70]

Wtf?!!! So it’s dry as a bone here in N FW but now snowing east in Arlington. Sounds about right. Sickening.

Radar keeps literally evaporating. I don’t get the hope.

Seeing pics from my wife’s family in Abilene. Very deep snow.

The radar can be a little misleading sometimes. There are heavier returns from mineral wells to Aledo heading to northwest FW atm. Those have to make it into the metro before seeing anything coming down.

[rwfromkansas]

My dew point has gone from 27 to 29, so cautiously hopeful.

[TropicalTundra]

Fort Worth is covered in blue on the radar.

[HockeyTx82]

Temp of 36, dewpoint 28. The blue radar returns are right on my doorstep. Here we go

[utpmg]

just switched over to nearly all frozen precip; sleet + some flakes.