Texas winter wx thread (2009-2010)

[Tireman4]

Too bad the schools don't have a meteorology degree program for those who just love the weather and don't want to do anything that might actually require knowledge of all that math. It's been 30 years after leaving A&M and I haven't once had to solve a differential equation or integrate anything.

I think they do ( or I am extremely way off base)....the Mississippi State Program...Broadcast Meteorology....I think I am right. Unless I am missing something...not math intensive...:

http://www.distance.msstate.edu/geoscie ... cture.html

[jasons2k]

Hallelujah! For the first time in a LONG time, there are no freezing temps in any forecast I can find for my location. Maybe, finally (please please?) I can think about trimming out the horrific carnage from my garden.

As a reminder to all - we have the USA Weather forum, which is usually pretty active in the spring/summer for tracking severe weather and the upcoming summer heat, as well as the "world famous" Tropical Forums

[DFW Stormwatcher]

Looks like outside of channel 11 in Dallas, Every tv meteorologist, with the exception of Pete Delkus, at the main 4 stations in Dallas has a meteorology degree. Half the staff at channel 11 and Delkus the lead meteorologist at channel 8 got the Mississippi State certificate. Thats interesting, Dan Henry on Fox 4 used to work for the NWS which is not suprising considering how accurate his forecasts generally are.

[HockeyTx82]

Looks like outside of channel 11 in Dallas, Every tv meteorologist, with the exception of Pete Delkus, at the main 4 stations in Dallas has a meteorology degree. Half the staff at channel 11 and Delkus the lead meteorologist at channel 8 got the Mississippi State certificate. Thats interesting, Dan Henry on Fox 4 used to work for the NWS which is not suprising considering how accurate his forecasts generally are.

I of late have been following Dan Henry. Makes perfect sense.

[Portastorm]

I am very new to STORM2K. Quite a lot of good information out here that is both educational and informative. I am 10 classes deep into the Distance Learning Broadcast Met program at MSU. My plan is to transfer out to the MSU campus full time and complete my Bachelors in Geoscience with the professional broadcast emphasis. They have three tracks of classes you can take with the AMS certificate route being the most challenging. I have my Bachelors and MBA from the UT in Austin. I am located in Dallas and look forward to more interaction on this site.

Welcome to Storm 2K, Bryant44! We look forward to your posts and insights and glad to have you!

[Ntxw]

For not being much, the current storm over the southern plains is lighting up the radar, though looks like most of it isn't reaching the ground. The storm over the northeast is absolutely massive. Snowicane for sure.

[Peanut432]

The GFS on twisterdata has good rain for the Texas panhandle and NW Texas (sunday and monday)but has almost removed the snow. Is there any reason to think it will be colder than the models are showing at this time?

[txagwxman]

Too bad the schools don't have a meteorology degree program for those who just love the weather and don't want to do anything that might actually require knowledge of all that math. It's been 30 years after leaving A&M and I haven't once had to solve a differential equation or integrate anything.

I think they do ( or I am extremely way off base)....the Mississippi State Program...Broadcast Meteorology....I think I am right. Unless I am missing something...not math intensive...:

http://www.distance.msstate.edu/geoscie ... cture.html

I think it is good the way they have it...you come out of it basically having an atmospheric engineering degree.

But you don't need a degree to be a good forecaster...

[Ntxw]

Just a run, but tonight's 0z GFS is not so dry and not so far south into the gulf with early next week's system. The main difference as to previous was the energy coming down from Canada into the midwest earlier. The GFS had this feature becoming dominant and sinking into the south, however 0z is starting to look like the EC and Canadian keeping them seperate.

[jeff]

Travis Herzog - Has a Bachelors degree in meteorology from Texas A&M (also graduated with a 4.0 GPA).

Not bad Travis Herzog...and meteorology at A&M is very tough.

I graduated with Travis...he is extremely bright and loves TV met.

[jeff]

Yeah I'm a freshman meteorology major at A&M right now and it is pretty tough.

The freshman year is the easiest. The only hard class is Biology 101 with the pre-med students. Do they still require that course? I had a job in the weather station working for Charlie Brenton plotting synoptic maps and Skew-Ts for the advanced classes. Learned a lot from him, too.

I'd say that if it is a degree you really want to pursue, then go for it. What's the worst that will happen? You may need to switch majors after a while and decide to pursue another degree. Or you could go after a broadcast degree like some of the TV personalities and be an on-air person. That doesn't require the math.

Too bad the schools don't have a meteorology degree program for those who just love the weather and don't want to do anything that might actually require knowledge of all that math. It's been 30 years after leaving A&M and I haven't once had to solve a differential equation or integrate anything.

The math and physics classes were the hardest for me and then the Dyanmics classes although I think that was becasue of Panetta more than anything else. I loved the severe weather class, but I believe Dr Carey is now gone, TC was interesting but as usual for A&M more theory than anything else. I sometimes wonder if the profs there could forecast their way out of a box. It was all theory and no real time forecasting, which many complained about. I was never required to look at a one forecast model the whole time at A&M, except in Severe...not even in NWP...it was all theory.


I fully agree with wxman...all that math for the 6 hours of Dyanmics and then you never really ever use it again. When I left A&M in 04, I believe they changed that you were only required to have 3 hours of dynamics (the first class) and the second round was optional. Do note that if you ever want to work in the NWS, 6 hours of dynamics is required....and it is painful at A&M.

[txagwxman]

I sometimes wonder if the profs there could forecast their way out of a box. It was all theory and no real time forecasting, which many complained about. I was never required to look at a one forecast model the whole time at A&M, except in Severe...not even in NWP...it was all theory.


I fully agree with wxman...all that math for the 6 hours of Dyanmics and then you never really ever use it again. When I left A&M in 04, I believe they changed that you were only required to have 3 hours of dynamics (the first class) and the second round was optional. Do note that if you ever want to work in the NWS, 6 hours of dynamics is required....and it is painful at A&M.

N-G could out forecast anyone...he won the NCFC 3 times at MIT. The graduate program was much more enjoyable than undergrad. In the mid 90s we were very competitive in the NCFC (national collegiate forecast contest), we came in 2nd in 1995-1996 behind PSU.

I think that slowly cooled off when I left.

Sounding data suggest no snow today Denton...thickness are < 540, but boundary layer temps are almost dry adiabatic...bummer.

I have lost faith in the snow on Monday in Dallas, looks like a rain event.

[orangeblood]

Looking over last nights EC and Canadian runs, I believe there will be snow flakes in the air all the way down to the surface on Monday across North Texas. Now getting them to stick is going to be a problem.

[DentonGal]

Looking over last nights EC and Canadian runs, I believe there will be snow flakes in the air all the way down to the surface on Monday across North Texas. Now getting them to stick is going to be a problem.

Thanks orangeblood. It's nice to see a weather post again on this forum.

[txagwxman]

GFS has a little bit of snow near Abilene Monday.

[txagwxman]

Lots of lightning/thunder NW Houston...geez...all elevated t-storms.

[DentonGal]

Lots of lightning/thunder NW Houston...geez...all elevated t-storms.

Is that headed your way txagwxman?

[txagwxman]

Lots of lightning/thunder NW Houston...geez...all elevated t-storms.

Is that headed your way txagwxman?

Already passed.

[Ntxw]

After Monday's storm looks like the cold air and storm track shifts north into the central plains. Could be winter cancel in Texas outside of the panhandle.

[DentonGal]

After Monday's storm looks like the cold air and storm track shifts north into the central plains. Could be winter cancel in Texas outside of the panhandle.

Well, POOH! That makes me sad....