Southeast, Texas, winter is over so......

[Guest]

Bring on the storms.

Severe Weather week in Nebraska/Iowa occurs in April. Usually, we have snow during the week, and no severe weather occurs.

[ColdFront77]

It is Severe Weather Awareness Week, when the National Weather Service gives daily weather information about the severe weather season.

[Anonymous]

The NAO and AO is forecast to go into the tank once again during the next two weeks. So we'll probably see some more arctic outbreaks in early March still. Although for SE Texas it's probably over. Spring is coming yes, but look out - I wouldn't say it's over yet. Remember the March '93 superstorm ? Just when you think it's over - it isn't over !

[ColdFront77]

It is nice to see you here, Ken.


I sure do remember SuperStorm '93 in Massachusetts.




I always think of the storm three months earlier, to the day, December 13th, 1992, too.

[Anonymous]

Yes, superstorm '93 was amazing indeed ! I remember windgusts to 70mph in the coastal plain of SC and temperatures plummeting to the low 30's by evening from near 50 in the morning with lite snow and flurries by evening. No accumulation here but it was followed by two very cold days here - highs in the mid to upper 30's and lows about 20-22 for the two consecutive nights in question following the storm. It was a big one - with high winds continuing here during the arctic outbreak behind the storm - NW winds gusts to 50mph still the next day with very cold wind chill values. We had fire in our fireplace plus the heat on !! Nobody was used to this in March ! Actually though, the best March storm I recall down here was March 2, 1980 as an arctic airmass discharged directly into the deep south and we received 4 inches of snow right on the coast and temps 24/15. This was A TOTAL MIRACLE what happened here ! Could this happen this March again ?? Well, I wouldn't count on it ! Although with the upcoming -NAO/AO it's something to possibly watch out for as for chances of major arctic outbreaks in first half of March. I guess the big question will be how far south the cold air (thickness values) will penetrate. This has been the delemna this whole winter so far. No severe arctic coldspells YET in the deep south, including Florida. I think the pattern this winter has been a little too progressive with insufficient blocking over Greenland. Plus the dreaded Pacific jet has been screaming onto the west coast from the Pacific over half the time this winter. And that's no good because it prevents blocking in the west and strong trough amplification downstream from the arctic. Hopefully we'll see one big wrap-up to close off the winter