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#3321 Postby gboudx » Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:07 pm

"Texas Spring 2012" in the USA and Caribbean Weather forum.
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#3322 Postby Texas Snowman » Wed Mar 14, 2012 4:52 pm

Ok, after having seen THIS, I'm officially waving my white-flag one day before I said I would do it (on March 15). :roll:

Sigh, what a non-winter for those of us who love snow and cold.

@TWCMikeBettes: "Chicago hit 80 today. First time in 22 years it's hit 80 in March."
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#3323 Postby Ntxw » Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:50 pm

Don't worry! We had a bad winter due after two good ones. All signs point to a good winter next one, we'll get our revenge! I'm counting on Sir Nino to take over, and that's after double ninas and a bad second one! That spells fantasmo in cold monger language!

74-75, 01-02, and 08-09 were similar winters that were considered bad for us with similar style weather as this winter. All three were followed by winter apocalypses! (and El ninos) :cheesy:
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#3324 Postby Ptarmigan » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:00 am

Ntxw wrote:Don't worry! We had a bad winter due after two good ones. All signs point to a good winter next one, we'll get our revenge! I'm counting on Sir Nino to take over, and that's after double ninas and a bad second one! That spells fantasmo in cold monger language!

74-75, 01-02, and 08-09 were similar winters that were considered bad for us with similar style weather as this winter. All three were followed by winter apocalypses! (and El ninos) :cheesy:


If we have El Nino by the end of 2012, it would be since 2009 we had La Nina to El Nino in one year. Some of the coldest winters have occurred, like 1972-1973, 1976-1977, and 2009-2010.

National Temperate Ranking December to February 1895-2011
1971-1972 33.17°F 58th La Nina
1972-1973 31.74°F 29th El Nino
1973-1974 33.85°F 79th La Nina
1974-1975 33.61°F 70th La Nina
1975-1976 35.21°F 101st La Nina
1976-1977 30.67°F 11th El Nino
1977-1978 29.68°F 7th El Nino
1978-1979 27.29°F 1st Neutral

1979-1980 33.95°F 84th Neutral

2001-2002 36.35°F 113th Neutral
2002-2003 34.20°F 89th El Nino
2003-2004 33.61°F 71st Neutral
2004-2005 35.91°F 63rd El Nino
2005-2006 36.10°F 109th La Nina
2006-2007 33.88°F 82nd El Nino
2007-2008 33.29°F 63rd La Nina
2008-2009 33.65°F 76th La Nina
2009-2010 31.12°F 15th El Nino
2010-2011 32.15°F 37th La Nina
2011-2012 36.80°F 115th La Nina
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#3325 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:17 am

May be one of the chilliest nights that we have here in the Red River Valley until next fall.

It's 43 in Denison right now.

Doubt we'll get into the upper 30s tonight, but with clear skies and very light winds, it might be close in a few of the colder spots.
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#3326 Postby Ntxw » Fri Mar 23, 2012 1:16 pm

Alright so it's been a wet winter for a lot of Texas. Many of us wonders why that was so in a La Nina. Well I think I've come to a conclusion! The +PNA! La Nina's are supposed to favor -PNA's but reality there was only two of such that really happened this winter (both featured very warm and dry temps in Texas). There's probably other factors as well but this was the biggest sign I saw looking back.

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Of course the AO never truly cooperated therefore most of the storms did nothing winter wise (unless you had elevation cough Midland cough).
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#3327 Postby Texas Snowman » Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:55 pm

Ahhh, to be in Raton, N.M. tonight. Have seen many a good snowstorm passing through that town!

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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...HEAVY SNOW RETURNS TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT HIGHLANDS...

.SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
THE ADJACENT HIGHLANDS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL FAVOR ELEVATED AND GRASSY
SURFACES...HOWEVER...ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SNOW WILL
ACCUMULATE OVER ROADWAYS. BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW IS
LIKELY ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.
ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTER CONDITIONS WILL EXIT THE STATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

NMZ510-512>515-521-527-031100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120404T0000Z/
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
952 PM MDT MON APR 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE SAN
JUAN...SANDIA...AND MANZANO MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF
THE RATON RIDGE. HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES ARE LIKELY
ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS.


* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME SHOWERS LINGERING INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH AND NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH. HOWEVER...HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHER PEAKS OF THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE RATON
RIDGE. SPEEDS WILL BE STRONGEST TONIGHT...DECREASING IN
STRENGTH ON TUESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT ALL
LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON BETWEEN 7500 AND 8000 FEET.

* LOCAL IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE
TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 25 OVER RATON
PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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#3328 Postby Ntxw » Wed May 02, 2012 11:21 am

One last post in this thread, something to look forward to since we had such a boring winter. Next winter (2012-2013) is starting to look eerily similar to 1976-1977, 2002-2003, 2009-2010 with a possible weak to maybe moderate nino after double ninas. Those analogs are some of the best we winter lovers have. I sense revenge coming, now bring on the (wet) hot summer!
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Re: Texas Winter 2011-2012...

#3329 Postby cycloneye » Thu May 03, 2012 3:07 pm

:uarrow: I guess based on the above discussion by our friend Ntxw,I would not be surprised to see someone make soon the Texas Winter 2012-2013 thread :)
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#3330 Postby Portastorm » Sat May 05, 2012 10:27 am

cycloneye wrote::uarrow: I guess based on the above discussion by our friend Ntxw,I would not be surprised to see someone make soon the Texas Winter 2012-2013 thread :)


And it has begun ...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=112723&hilit=
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Re: Texas Winter 2011-2012...

#3331 Postby vbhoutex » Mon May 07, 2012 12:51 pm

Portastorm wrote:
cycloneye wrote::uarrow: I guess based on the above discussion by our friend Ntxw,I would not be surprised to see someone make soon the Texas Winter 2012-2013 thread :)


And it has begun ...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=112723&hilit=

And this thread is now history and locked.
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