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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7281 Postby hriverajr » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:21 am

Over 6 inches in Del Rio already
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7282 Postby Portastorm » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:21 am

How It Started
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OMG! It's snowing here in Austin. Moderate snow coming down ... this is awesome!!!

How It's Going
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Ah sh*t, it's snowing again. :-(
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7283 Postby Iceresistance » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:23 am

Portastorm wrote:How It Started
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OMG! It's snowing here in Austin. Moderate snow coming down ... this is awesome!!!

How It's Going
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Ah sh*t, it's snowing again. :-(


Double Trouble Snowstorms for Southern Texas?

Same here too from but it's a few days before! :eek:
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7284 Postby Ntxw » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:28 am

hriverajr wrote:Over 6 inches in Del Rio already


That is amazing! Do you know the snowfall records for Del Rio?
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7285 Postby bubba hotep » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:38 am

Wow, S. Texas folks should frame this loop! Enjoy the snow.

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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7286 Postby Rgv20 » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:41 am

Have had power on and off this past couple of days. Amazing the staying power of this cold snap Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning it was 33 with light rain down here and currently right now is 38 with mist. Tonights forecast low is 28 hopefully power stay on :cold:
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7287 Postby bubba hotep » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:42 am

One last hard freeze warning for DFW, 00z Euro gets the area down to single digits but the 12z GFS/NAMs are much warmer.

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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7288 Postby HockeyTx82 » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:44 am

bubba hotep wrote:One last hard freeze warning for DFW, 00z Euro gets the area down to single digits but the 12z GFS/NAMs are much warmer.

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1362441248179589123/_eIuIaZi?format=jpg&name=small


So now we trust the Euro.......
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7289 Postby bubba hotep » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:45 am

HockeyTx82 wrote:
bubba hotep wrote:One last hard freeze warning for DFW, 00z Euro gets the area down to single digits but the 12z GFS/NAMs are much warmer.

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1362441248179589123/_eIuIaZi?format=jpg&name=small


So now we trust the Euro.......


I didn't say that, I simple stated what the models were showing.
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7290 Postby Ntxw » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:46 am

bubba hotep wrote:Wow, S. Texas folks should frame this loop! Enjoy the snow.

https://i.ibb.co/7RVLLY7/CODNEXLAB-NEXRAD-DFX-N0-Q-20210218-1634-24-100.gif


Probably easily 12+ for someone.
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7291 Postby Ntxw » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:57 am

HockeyTx82 wrote:
bubba hotep wrote:One last hard freeze warning for DFW, 00z Euro gets the area down to single digits but the 12z GFS/NAMs are much warmer.

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1362441248179589123/_eIuIaZi?format=jpg&name=small


So now we trust the Euro.......


It depends! A surge of cold air came through today and you can tell with the Northerly breeze CAA. If skies clear, winds die down, and lingering snow pack the lower projections could verify.
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7292 Postby hriverajr » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:59 am

Ntxw wrote:
hriverajr wrote:Over 6 inches in Del Rio already


That is amazing! Do you know the snowfall records for Del Rio?


I do not, but we are about to hit 8 inches and still coming down
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7293 Postby utpmg » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:06 pm

Very light flurry in east Austin. KATT Mabry *finally* started reporting again.
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7294 Postby fendie » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:07 pm

Some more photos of the ongoing snow in the Hill Country.

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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7295 Postby Portastorm » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:08 pm

hriverajr wrote:
Ntxw wrote:
hriverajr wrote:Over 6 inches in Del Rio already


That is amazing! Do you know the snowfall records for Del Rio?


I do not, but we are about to hit 8 inches and still coming down


I believe the record is 8.6" which occurred in January 1985. Sounds like you're going to break it!
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7296 Postby Ntxw » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:17 pm

Portastorm wrote:
hriverajr wrote:
Ntxw wrote:
That is amazing! Do you know the snowfall records for Del Rio?


I do not, but we are about to hit 8 inches and still coming down


I believe the record is 8.6" which occurred in January 1985. Sounds like you're going to break it!


Based on radar someone between Del Rio and Lake Amistad is going to get 12-15+!
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7297 Postby Haris » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:19 pm

Heavy snow in Austin Texas !!!
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7298 Postby txtwister78 » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:23 pm

Unbelievable snowfall rates now over San Antonio. Picked up over 2.5 inches and it's snowing buckets outside.

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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7299 Postby utweather » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:31 pm

Portastorm wrote:How It Started
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OMG! It's snowing here in Austin. Moderate snow coming down ... this is awesome!!!

How It's Going
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Ah sh*t, it's snowing again. :-(


This is the snow that I'm used to. Looks nice actually.
Power back on, unfortunately furnace/hard wired termostat display out, so temps in 40s. That night it poured snow temp got down to 7.9.
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Re: Texas Winter 2020-2021

#7300 Postby hriverajr » Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:36 pm

9 in now in Del Rio
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