Texas Winter 2010-2011

[txagwxman]

Looks I will get dry slotted again. Oh well...enjoy the 80s next week

There's always next winter! Supposed to be colder than this year so you never know! Hard to believe how it could get any colder

I really have to agree with Jeff Master's at Wunderground...the warming on the North Pole may have had an effect on our weather this year.

[Ntxw]

I just learned something new watching the news...the rain on the road is turning to slush from the cold, not from the sleet falling into it

The roads and pavements are a sheet of ice now throughout the metroplex. FW sitting at 15 and DFW is 16 and falling. So many times it's the grassy areas that looks bad, not this year.

[Ntxw]

I really have to agree with Jeff Master's at Wunderground...the warming on the North Pole may have had an effect on our weather this year.

Are you talking about stratospheric warming, adversely cooling over the pole? Or in general?

[BrokenGlass]

Update from the BrokenGlass Weather Center...17.0 degrees, howling winds, and light snow flurries. Patchy ice/sleet on roadways.

[HockeyTx82]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
621 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

TXZ093-094-103-104-117>120-130>134-141-092030-
/O.EXA.KFWD.WC.Y.0002.110209T1300Z-110209T2200Z/
/O.CON.KFWD.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/
GRAYSON-FANNIN-DENTON-COLLIN-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-ERATH-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHERMAN...DENISON...BONHAM...DENTON...
LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY...PLANO...WEATHERFORD...
BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...
STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...
CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...
GLENN HEIGHTS...COMANCHE...DE LEON
621 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS. PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. ALL SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO END QUICKLY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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

What about pants, shirt, jacket, etc...? I mean these days you need to tell people these things otherwise they will take it a face value and wear nothing but a hat and gloves.

[MSUDawg]

Great time to show a special on how to winterize your house...tonight at 10pm on WFAA... when it will be 10 degrees during the last winter storm of the year possibly

[txagwxman]

I really have to agree with Jeff Master's at Wunderground...the warming on the North Pole may have had an effect on our weather this year.

Are you talking about stratospheric warming, adversely cooling over the pole? Or in general?

AO...

[txagwxman]

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL TO BELOW FREEZING BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
LIKELY FREEZE ON CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR ICE TO FORM...MAINLY ON ELEVATED ROADWAYS INCLUDING BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20S.
ACCOMPANYING THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE NORTH WINDS GUSTING
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THIS WIND AND TEMPERATURE COMBINATION WILL
CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND 20S. SOME LOCATIONS
MAY EVEN EXPERIENCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

[Ntxw]

Dallas county is piling up accident reports. Best to just stay home and if you have to leave, go early.

WFAA Traffic Reports

[wxman57]

Looks like there will be very little moisture behind the front across south-central and SE TX. Just a bit of drizzle most areas. Could be a tad of freezing rain AUS-CLL but with the howling NW winds, roads should dry off quickly this afternoon. Nothing in the Houston area but cold rain this morning. I just don't see much or any precip falling once temps drop to 32 and below by mid afternoon.

Up north, the NAM/GFS weren't too bad with the predicted 0.1" of precip across the DFW area. Probably only about an inch of snow up there.

[CaptinCrunch]

wel we got dry slotted, we will only see light snow showers and some flurries for the remainder of the day. I do have a pretty good coating of ice/sleet on my street but the snow is light and dry/grainy

[srainhoutx]

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SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
700 AM CST WED FEB 09 2011

NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATED FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.

* - THESE STATIONS ARE NOT NWS OR FAA STATIONS...AND ARE NOT SUBJECT
    TO NWS AND FAA QUALITY CONTROL.

TXZ171-172-183>190-091400-
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
JUNCTION       FLURRIES  17  15  92 N13G21    30.27R WCI   4
*LLANO         CLOUDY    19  14  79 CALM      30.30R
BURNET         LGT SNOW  16  13  88 NW16G25   30.24R FOG     WCI   1
*HORSESHOE BAY CLOUDY    19  17  89 NW14G26   30.23R WCI   6
*KERRVILLE     CLOUDY    19  15  86 NW23G30   30.18R FOG     WCI   1
*FREDERICKSBRG CLOUDY    16  14  90 N10G23    30.21R WCI   4
*ROCKSPRINGS   CLOUDY    18  14  86 CALM      30.20R FOG
*BOERNE STAGE  CLOUDY    25  22  91 N16G29    30.13R WCI  12
*CASTROVILLE   MIX PCPN  32  29  89 N24G32    30.12R WCI  19
HONDO          CLOUDY    29  24  82 N30G43    30.12R WCI  13
*UVALDE        CLOUDY    29  23  78 NW22G29   30.13R WCI  16
DEL RIO        CLOUDY    26   9  48 NW24G35   30.30R WCI  11
LAUGHLIN AFB   CLOUDY    26  10  49 NW25G31   30.29R WCI  11
$$

TXZ173-191>194-202-209-217>225-228-091400-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
GEORGETOWN     CLOUDY    19  16  86 NW23G35   30.20R WCI   2
AUSTIN/BERGSTM LGT RAIN  31  29  92 NW20G28   30.15R FOG     WCI  19
AUSTIN/MABRY   MIX PCPN  27  23  85 NW12G33   30.19R WCI  17
*AUSTIN/EXEC   CLOUDY    25  23  93 NW29G37   30.18R WCI   8
*LAGO VISTA    FLURRIES  23  19  86 NW20G35   30.18R WCI   8
SAN MARCOS     CLOUDY    30  19  64 N29G36    30.15R WCI  15
NEW BRAUNFELS  LGT RAIN  34  30  86 N22G30    30.12R WCI  22
RANDOLPH AFB   CLOUDY    33  31  90 N25G36    30.09R WCI  21
SAN ANTONIO    CLOUDY    32  28  85 N26G40    30.10R WCI  18
STINSON FIELD  FLURRIES  37  32  82 N24G31    30.08R WCI  26
*PLEASANTON    CLOUDY    51  49  94 N10G20    30.04R
*LA GRANGE     HVY RAIN  47  45  92 N10       30.06R WCI  42
*GIDDINGS      RAIN      44  44 100 N14G21    30.13R WCI  37
$$



[txagwxman]

21F at ACT at 7AM (18F McGregor) , 27F Austin Mabry, and 16F Dallas.

Let's see if CLL can get to 32F by 9AM.

[cheezyWXguy]

currently sleeting again here in plano. I figured it would have changed to snow by now.

[chrisdanger76]

This current "winter weather event" appears to be a serious epic fail for D/FW and NTX as a whole. I, for one, am glad. Bring on Tornado/Severe Weather Season!

[srainhoutx]

Temp has fallen to 34F at College Station per Weather Underground Rapid Fire..

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Observatory, College Station, TX — Current Conditions
 Daily Summary for February 9, 2011 
   

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  Current: High: Low: Average:
Temperature: 33.9 °F  47.0 °F  35.1 °F  44.7 °F 
Dew Point: 31.6 °F  42.5 °F  31.6 °F  40.7 °F 
Humidity: 80% 83% 63% 76%
Wind Speed: 25.0mph  29.0mph  - 5.5mph 
Wind Gust: 35.0mph  35.0mph  - -
Wind: NW - - NE
Pressure: 30.20in  30.20in  30.00in  -
Precipitation: 0.20in       
Solar Radiation: 9.0 watts/m^2       
UV Index:
 


[Ntxw]

This current "winter weather event" appears to be a serious epic fail for D/FW and NTX as a whole. I, for one, am glad. Bring on Tornado/Severe Weather Season!

The roads are a sheet of ice and all of the schools are canceled. How is that epic fail lol? Ice rinks look more drivable than this!

[MSUDawg]

VERY light dusting of snow coming down over last 15 minutes or so here south of DFW intl

[brewskymc]

This current "winter weather event" appears to be a serious epic fail for D/FW and NTX as a whole. I, for one, am glad. Bring on Tornado/Severe Weather Season!

The roads are a sheet of ice and all of the schools are canceled. How is that epic fail lol? Ice rinks look more drivable than this!

Right? This winter and last have spoiled a lot of folks... A few years back, during the warm phase of the PDO - when the AWG folks were saying that by now snow would be a rarity, this would have been a big time weather event .
Heck, even in the 70's when folks were saying that we were headed for another ice age... it was pretty hard to get it to snow a whole lot here in DFW.

[gboudx]

This current "winter weather event" appears to be a serious epic fail for D/FW and NTX as a whole. I, for one, am glad. Bring on Tornado/Severe Weather Season!

The roads are a sheet of ice and all of the schools are canceled. How is that epic fail lol? Ice rinks look more drivable than this!

I'm guessing because the 2-4" of snow isn't happening. And the roads are better out here in Rockwall than last week. It's icy, but there's some traction. That said, I'm not driving on it.