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#241 Postby Shoshana » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:22 pm

I ventured out and took some photos. It's COLD out there! I wound up taking the pics with gloves on. That was quite the experience. My fingers were so cold I decided not to chance dropping a lens so I didn't change 'em up.

I walked in the street because it was slushy. The sidewalk looked treacherous - I didn't test it. It started sleeting again while I was outside. But it's kinda hard to photo sleet unless it's pouring sleet :)

Let me know if you have problems seeing this slideshow (click on the link).

Jan 16th Austin TXice pictures

Enjoy :)

'shana
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#242 Postby Yankeegirl » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:26 pm

What awsome pics!! and a great slide show as well!! Thanks for posting them... I think Houston is in store for this next!!
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#243 Postby Stratosphere747 » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:28 pm

Go figure...

Snowing at I-10 and Pin Oak East, per Ch. 2
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#244 Postby WhiteShirt » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:29 pm

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/radar-large ... te&large=1
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#245 Postby Extremeweatherguy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:31 pm

WhiteShirt wrote:http://wwwa.accuweather.com/radar-large.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&site=TXE&type=SIR&anim=1&level=state&large=1
this looks BAD! We may see freezing rain and sleet (heavy at times) all night by the look of that radar loop. I am not very thrilled about what it may look like in the morning. :roll:
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#246 Postby Johnny » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:32 pm

I just saw that on ch. 2 myself. If I don't see any snow out of this (even a stray flake) I'm gonna slap my office manager when I get into the office tomorrow. :cheesy:
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#247 Postby Shoshana » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:33 pm

Yankeegirl wrote:What awsome pics!! and a great slide show as well!! Thanks for posting them... I think Houston is in store for this next!!


Thank you :)

We're east of I-35, so we didn't really get the snow. One short burst of snow and the rest has been sleet. So it doesn't *look* all that bad out ... especially from what I've seen in the past living in Dallas, but it's all the more dangerous just because it doesn't look like much.
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#248 Postby Johnny » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:34 pm

Oh, I'd like to give a shout out to Jeff and wxman57 for a job WELL done on forecasting this event. I appreciate the knowledge that y'all have brought to this board. Good going guys!
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#249 Postby jasons2k » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:38 pm

Stratosphere747 wrote:Go figure...

Snowing at I-10 and Pin Oak East, per Ch. 2


Yeah, I was really surprised when I saw that!!
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#250 Postby Extremeweatherguy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:39 pm

did they show video of it or was it just an announcement?
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#251 Postby Stratosphere747 » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:42 pm

jschlitz wrote:
Stratosphere747 wrote:Go figure...

Snowing at I-10 and Pin Oak East, per Ch. 2


Yeah, I was really surprised when I saw that!!



Frank was excited and perplexed at the same time. About ready to throw his hands up.

I'll trust him on the snow, as it looked like a driving rainstorm to me...
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#252 Postby jasons2k » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:44 pm

Extremeweatherguy wrote:did they show video of it or was it just an announcement?


They showed video, and it looked like heavy snow to me.
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#253 Postby TexasSam » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:44 pm

Here is the link to the Houston traffic cameras:

http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/cctv/transtar/
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#254 Postby KatDaddy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:44 pm

You know Ch2 that would report something so inaccurate..............tabloid 2 lives on.


35F now in League City.
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#255 Postby Extremeweatherguy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:44 pm

jschlitz wrote:
Extremeweatherguy wrote:did they show video of it or was it just an announcement?


They showed video, and it looked like heavy snow to me.
wow. That is exciting! I hope we get some here too.
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#256 Postby jasons2k » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:46 pm

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0075.html

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0075
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0641 PM CST TUE JAN 16 2007

AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTH CNTRL AND SERN TX

CONCERNING...FREEZING RAIN

VALID 170041Z - 170545Z

AREAS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MDT FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING. PORTIONS OF SERN TX WILL CHANGE FROM -RA TO
-FZRA WITH MAXIMUM HRLY ACCUMULATION NEAR 0.05".

SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES FREEZING LINE IS PROGRESSING SLOWLY SWD
ACROSS SRN TX. AREAS OF SERN TX FROM LA WARD TO BUNA COUNTIES WILL
SEE A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN AS BOTH WEAK COLD
ADVECTION AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING CONTINUE. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION RATES SHOULD REMAIN IN MUCH THE SAME AREAS AS THEY ARE
AT 00Z...FROM THE NEW BRAUNFELS AREA ENEWD TO NEAR CUT AND SHOOT.

..JEWELL.. 01/17/2007


...NOTICE...
SPC WINTER WEATHER MESOSCALE DISCUSSIONS WILL BE ISSUED ON A
SCHEDULED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28...FOUR
TIMES A DAY...AROUND 00 UTC...06 UTC...12 UTC...AND 18 UTC
FOR SIGNIFICANT SHORT RANGE WINTER WEATHER EVENTS.

ATTN...WFO...LCH...HGX...FWD...CRP...EWX...
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#257 Postby Air Force Met » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:50 pm

jschlitz wrote:
Extremeweatherguy wrote:did they show video of it or was it just an announcement?


They showed video, and it looked like heavy snow to me.


Yeah...watching it now...looks like snow to me.

Evaporative COOLING works again. It cooled the column down...
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#258 Postby KatDaddy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:53 pm

What? Really. Is the video online at KPRC?
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#259 Postby Stratosphere747 » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:55 pm

KatDaddy wrote:What? Really. Is the video online at KPRC?


Doubt it..

Was on the tail end of the broadcast, but real video.
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#260 Postby Extremeweatherguy » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:55 pm

wow. Norman thinks freezing rain rates of 0.05" an hour are possible? That is bad news right there. That could mean over 0.75" is possible by the time it is all said and done (including what has already fallen).

I really do hope we see a changeover to snow or sleet though.
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