SE TX/SW LA Winter WX - 2011-2012

[CYCLONE MIKE]

Have to admit though vbhoutex that the chances are pretty high still 3 1/2 days out. Sure they will change but will it be for the worse.? You just posted how the front is stronger and faster than the models showed. If the air is colder and takes longer to modify the chances could really go up. Our office is already talking about mabye putting out some kind of winter statements tomorrow then possibly ugrading to wsw.

[southerngale]

It's already 35° here! 37° at KFDM. Feels much colder with the wind chill. Brrrrrrr

[southerngale]

I thought I'd post some of these. It'll be interesting to see how they change, if they do. We don't get wind chill advisories very often. And they have lowered the wind chill values since this was issued.

Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
815 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

.TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 20S TONIGHT IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DIP TO AROUND 10 DEGREES TONIGHT.

LAZ027-028-030-031-TXZ180>182-201-012215-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WC.Y.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...DERIDDER...
OAKDALE...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
815 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

Hard Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ027>033-041-042-TXZ180>182-201-012100-
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET FROM AROUND 20 FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE THE MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS
OVER INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT AND LAKE CHARLES TO
JENNINGS AND SOUTH TO THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST
36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME
YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND.
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ027>033-041-042-TXZ180>182-201-012100-
/O.UPG.KLCH.HZ.A.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T2000Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.110201T1800Z-110202T0600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
249 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET FROM AROUND 20 FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE THE MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS
OVER INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT AND LAKE CHARLES TO
JENNINGS AND SOUTH TO THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST
36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME
YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND.
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

[vbhoutex]

Have to admit though vbhoutex that the chances are pretty high still 3 1/2 days out. Sure they will change but will it be for the worse.? You just posted how the front is stronger and faster than the models showed. If the air is colder and takes longer to modify the chances could really go up. Our office is already talking about mabye putting out some kind of winter statements tomorrow then possibly ugrading to wsw.

What I was saying in the other post was basically that I had misread the maps.
However, I can find nothing that makes me think that the thur./fri. snowstorm won't happen. Very cold unmodified arctic air is in place and will remain in place for the rest of the week. That arctic air is not just at a few levels, it is at all levels. Thus, if the moisture is available we are probably talking all snow for this event. With several different sources all comparing this to 2004, except saying it is a colder and wetter set up the concern arises as to whether we will see just a dusting(imo very doubtful) or get "pounded" in the Houston metro/SE TX. I am leaning towards the "pounded"(yes that is partially wishful thinking)meaning, attm I think totals may be higher than is currently being progged. I am not going to go with any projections just yet, but I will not be surprised if we have more snow in a wider area than we have seen in a long while. It just seems to me that there are too many parameters coming into play all at the right time for this not to be a significant winter weather event for SE TX.

[Stormcenter]

This is really starting to get interesting.
Below is an excerpt from this afternoon's NWS
discussion out of Lake Charles, LA.

THINGS BEGIN TO GET INTERESTING THURSDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY. FIRST
OFF NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT THURSDAY AT THIS TIME. RAIN CHANCES WILL
BE INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY AND IF RAIN STARTS EARLY
ENOUGH ON THURSDAY...THIS WOULD LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET. BULK OF THE ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON WHEN BUFKIT SOUNDINGS FORECAST THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WARM ENOUGH THROUGH A DEEP LAYER TO SUPPORT MELTING TO MAJORITY RAIN
BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND.

MOST OF MY CONCERN IS IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY TIME FRAME
WHEN PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. IN
ADDITION PROFILES CONTINUE TO COOL SUPPORT A CHANGE TO SNOW AND
SLEET ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...SOUNDING PROFILES ARE
SUPPORTING A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET IN THE MORNING
BECOMING MOSTLY RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO COME IN
A LITTLE MORE COOL AND WET WITH EACH RUN. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY BOTH
THE GFS AND ECMWF. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES ARE IN THE HIGHEST QPF
PLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EVOLVING SITUATION...SO STAY TUNED TO THE
LATEST FORECASTS FOR ADDITIONAL CHANGES.

ANOTHER SHOT AT FREEZING PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO START OUT IN
THE 20S WITH THE START OF A WARM-UP DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER 50S. THE WARM-UP WILL
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH THE FIRST MORNING THAT WILL BE ABOVE
FREEZING... TEMPERATURES THAT AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S
TO NEAR THE 60 DEGREE MARK.

[southerngale]

I was out in this cold for a bit and just got back. It's now 31° here. 33° at KFDM. It's going to be below freezing for a long time!

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
327 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

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CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-
NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON...
ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER...
NEWTON...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
327 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...ARCTIC AIR SPILLING INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...

BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR IS SPILLING INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON...JASPER IS CURRENTLY REPORTING
35 DEGREES...KOUNTZE IS REPORTING 33 DEGREES...KIRBYVILLE IS
REPORTING 32 DEGREES. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA DERIDDER AND FORT
POLK ARE REPORTING 35 DEGREES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
WITH TEMPERATURES BY 9 PM EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID 20S.

PERSONS SHOULD PROTECT PIPES...PLANTS AND PETS FROM THE BITTERLY
COLD AIR. IN ADDITION TEMPERATURES TOMORROW MORNING WILL RANGE
FROM THE LOW TO MID 20S...CHILDREN SHOULD BE DRESSES WARMLY FOR
SCHOOL.

$$

Wind Chill Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
208 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON...

.TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 20S TONIGHT IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT COMBINED WITH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE
WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DIP TO AROUND 10 DEGREES TONIGHT.

LAZ027-028-030-031-TXZ180>182-201-020415-
/O.CON.KLCH.WC.Y.0001.110202T0600Z-110202T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...DERIDDER...
OAKDALE...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
208 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

Hard Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH
WILL BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT
HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE LOW TO MID
20S FOR EARLY MORNING LOWS OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG THE INTERSTATE
10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.

LAZ027>033-041-042-051-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-020400-
/O.EXT.KLCH.HZ.W.0006.110202T0200Z-110202T1600Z/
/O.CON.KLCH.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-CAMERON-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CAMERON...WOODVILLE...JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE
152 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY ADVANCE ACROSS THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL
BE COMMON IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...ALONG WITH FREQUENT HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PLUMMET FROM AROUND 20 FOR
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO THE THE MID 20S FOR EARLY MORNING
LOWS OVER INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT AND LAKE CHARLES
TO JENNINGS AND SOUTH TO THE COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST
36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME
YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 34 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

WINDS OVER LOCAL WATERWAYS COULD BE 5 MPH HIGHER THAN OVER LAND.
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

[Hurricane]

WAS THERE A TORNADO IN BRIDGE CITY TODAY? I HEARD ONE HIT MARKET BASKET TODAY MANY TIMES?

[Ntxw]

For BigB

[BigB0882]

Thanks, not what I want to see but there it is...

[PTrackerLA]

Well the good news is if we miss out on these seemingly good chances of frozen precip this week we have another shot Tuesday according to the GFS . I'm just hoping for at least a trace of snow so we can officially make it 3 years in a row with measurable snow.

[Ntxw]

Take the map with a grain of salt really. It will move/shift/change many times until then. Even showing something like that alone within a few days is impressive.

[southerngale]

I just watched Greg Bostwick on KFDM. Their forecast is currently 40% snow/sleet Thursday and 70% snow/sleet Friday! He said it's too early to tell about accumulations, but they think we have a pretty good chance at seeing that.

He thinks our primary chance will be around daybreak Friday until early afternoon. Normally, we get snow at night, so if this actually happens, it will be quite the unusual event.

("normally, we get snow at night" haha that I can even say that!)

He also mentioned the very cold blast coming again next week, after a brief warm-up this weekend.

He mentioned over 50 mph gusts in the area this morning as well. I believe it!

My oh my.

[Hurricane]

Gotta love Greg

[KatDaddy]

Just had 3 gusts over 25mph in the last few minutes with a wind chill of 24F. We tend to get strong wind gusts during the night time in Galveston County when strong fronts move offshore. Setting at 33.0F.....32F any minute.

Setting at 32.1F

[pwrdog]

Things are certainly coming together instead of the surprise type storms of the past.. Most interesting setup I've ever seen..

That trough out west is so impressive looking and sharp turning.. NNE motion instead of NE motion looks very possible... That can make a huge difference depending on if and where that coastal low sets up shop..

I'm going with the widespread 2004 type storm... with a touch of -removed-..

[vbhoutex]

25.3f and falling here. We went below freezing for the second time today at 5pm. At this current rate we may easily make the mid to upper teens tonight even here in the city.
Jeff I notice you on the site right now. Can you add anything to your previous statements?

[Yankeegirl]

26.2 here on the west side, the wind is terrible, lights are trying to stay on...going to be a cold, long night....and then all this weather is going up to NE where i am going to saturday!!

[CajunMama]

With lake charles nws having trouble updating i've been using accuweather today to get accurate temps. I just checked in on my lafayette page and they've changed their layout. Totally suprised me. I like it!

Not freezing here yet. 33.2

[jasons2k]

I can't believe it's only 10PM and down to 24F here with the wind - wow!

[Yankeegirl]

25.5 here now... lights still flickering...