Texas winter weather thread - Cold snap next week

aggiecutter · #481 Postby **aggiecutter** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:04 pm

The new run of the ETA, I hate calling it NAM, has a 1056mb high entering the northern plains on Sunday.

0Z ETA:
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod ... _084.shtml

TexasSam · #482 Postby **TexasSam** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:04 pm

One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

6SpeedTA95 · #483 Postby **6SpeedTA95** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:05 pm

Not in TX, I"m in Northern Okla and its sleeting like crazy right now. 9 to 14 inches of snow is the prediction for my area

JenBayles · #484 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:07 pm

Give it up Extreme! Methinks we'll have to wait for the next system to get our hopes up for Houston. :lol:

Extremeweatherguy · #485 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:08 pm

JenBayles wrote:Give it up Extreme! Methinks we'll have to wait for the next system to get our hopes up for Houston.

As long as we get something (preferably snow) before the winter is over..I will be happy. lol

but I still have hopes that this system will surprise me in some way.

Website · #486 Postby **Brent** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:18 pm

TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

To be fair... the one from Lake Charles is simply a Short Term Forecast. Not a watch or warning.

double D · #487 Postby **double D** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:19 pm

Portastorm wrote:NWS just issued a Tornado Watch for the Austin area!

I don't think I can remember a time when we had a Winter Weather Advisory and Tornado Watch in effect for the same areas.

An amazing storm system for sure ...

There was a tornado warning out for Medina County and it expired at 9:00. I think we will experience every type of weather in a 24 hour period.

Extremeweatherguy · #488 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:21 pm

TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

I think this may have to do with the HGX computer problems this afternoon.

#489 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:21 pm

jeff wrote:Precip processes in the atmosphere could lead to frozen precip. with the surface temp above freezing, although the profiles really do not support this in SE TX...more likely in C TX.

Thank you Jeff, this is what I was trying to say earlier

Extremeweatherguy · #490 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:23 pm

WB39 news just said "a little sleet could mix in north of I-10 as the rain is ending tomorrow".

There is still hope! :lol:

#491 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:26 pm

TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

They do have marine statements out which is all that applies right now. You can see them better on the HGX home page. There is no need for Winter Advisories for us and the T-Storm watches are controlled by the SPC. Just a good old-fashioned front for us....

Extremeweatherguy · #492 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:27 pm

jschlitz wrote:
TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

They do have marine statements out which is all that applies right now. You can see them better on the HGX home page. There is no need for Winter Advisories for us and the T-Storm watches are controlled by the SPC. Just a good old-fashioned front for us....

they should have wind advisories out by now though. Also, I think winter advisories are probably needed in northern areas of the forecast area (so they can be in line with the DFW advisories).

The reason nothing has been issued though is likely because of their computer problems.

TexasSam · #493 Postby **TexasSam** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:28 pm

I will hold my thoughts till the page changes, as we are deep in to page 25 here.
Seems I always have a thought at the end, and it goes into "the cyber bit bucket"
(Kim Kamando)

JenBayles · #494 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:34 pm

TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

That 'donut hole' you're seeing is actually expansion of the Bear Creek Dome. :lol:

For those new to the TX threads, the BC Dome is infamous for deterring any weather event that heads towards west Houston. I've sworn by it for 14 years.

JenBayles · #495 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:37 pm

From Neil Frank's TV affiliate - about as good as anyone can predict at this point...:

It's been very difficult to write these words as there is a difference in opinions with the forecast beginning Friday. The front moves across Southeast Texas Thursday morning and will bring a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Accompanying the front will be a 20 to 30 degree temperature drop. Skies will clear late Thursday and that'll set the stage for near freezing temperatures Friday morning. Then we get into the gray area of the forecast. Several forecast models are showing another upper disturbance that'll cross across Texas Saturday. That system will bring back the clouds to the area. A reinforcement of colder air arrives Sunday and that should help clear the skies Monday. 11/29 5pm

Yankeegirl · #496 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:43 pm

The good ol bear creek dome... I know what your talking about! It sure has grown though... Must have ate its Wheeties!

#497 Postby **wall_cloud** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:43 pm

JenBayles wrote:
TexasSam wrote:One thing that bugs me all the time about the Houston / Galveston Weather service is that they normaly don't put out any watches, and or warnings, when every office around them does. Have a look at the National Watch/Warning map:

The Houston forecast area is totaly blank.
I now step down off my box...

they would look just like shv but they don't have any hazardous weather in their HWO for the day 1 period. That will change at midnight.

#498 Postby **wall_cloud** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:45 pm

we've got around an inch on the ground right so far with some heavier bands of snow still to our west. I swear I just hear some thunder and my wife said she saw the lightning so a little thundersnow for the panhandles.

Extremeweatherguy · #499 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:47 pm

This page now has 18 (19 now) posts and since I have to get up and go somewhere real quick, I am going to start a new one right now.

JenBayles · #500 Postby **JenBayles** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:47 pm

wall cloud - Enjoy! I haven't experienced thundersnow since I lived in Kansas. Is that not too fun? 8-)

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