TX Winter Wx Threat # 11-- sleet and snow in a lot of Tx/La

[Johnny]

It looks like we have a good break in the precip. Is that going to be it?

[Extremeweatherguy]

It looks like we have a good break in the precip. Is that going to be it?

I don't think so. Looks like we have more activity building to the west right now.

[Kelarie]

Weather update from Groesbeck (central Texas) and big, fat flakes are coming down. Real pretty to see.

[Extremeweatherguy]

These cells out west showing up as "storms" are actually more likely pockets of sleet. Could get interesting within the next hour...

[web]http://www.weatherunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=15&rbscale=0.4369565217391304&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=HGX&type=N0R&lat=0&lon=0&label=you&showstorms=31&map.x=358.5&map.y=211&centerx=400&centery=240&lightning=1&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0[/web]

[Extremeweatherguy]

A few pieces of sleet are mixing with the rain right now in northern Harris county! This is crazy for April!

[Johnny]

It looks like some heavier precip is moving in from the west into Montgomery County. I bet ya this has some sleet and hopefully a few flakes in it.

[cajungal]

It is sleeting here at my house. Pretty steadily. Sleet pellets are hitting my window and are falling all over my driveway. It is 43 degrees here. I live just south of Thibodaux.

[Extremeweatherguy]

The NWS just updated my forecast! Looks like they expect sleet to continue tonight!

This Afternoon: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 43. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Periods of rain possibly mixed with sleet. Low around 37. North wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Also...a 100% precip. chance? Wow.

BTW: The sleet forecast extends all the way south to IAH!

**Also. Jhonny, you may be in luck! The forecast for Conroe is snow/sleet.***

[Extremeweatherguy]

check out the latest AFD!!!!

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
332 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2007

.DISCUSSION...
WHAT A MESS...EXTREME EARLY APRIL WEATHER EVENT ONGOING FOR
SETX WITH A VERY CHILLY AIRMASS OVER THE AREA...AND MIXED
PRECIPITATION!!! AS FAR AS WE HAVE DISCOVERED IN THE RECORDS THIS
IS A REAL RARITY FOR SETX (SINCE 1938) THAT WE HAVE HAD MIXED
PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY IN IN APRIL.

AS FOR THE FORECAST--MORE OF THE SAME! MAIN UPPER LOW TO CRUISE
INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING BETTER LIFT WITH SOUNDINGS THAT ARE
SNOW/RAIN/SLEET PROFILES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES AND MIXED
RAIN/SLEET SOUTH...EXCEPT RAIN COAST...AND AMAZINGLY PW VALUES ARE
HOVERING IN THE 0.9 TO 1.1" PW RANGE WITH THAT COLD OF A SOUNDING.
HAVE LOWERED TEMPS TONIGHT ABOUT A DEGREE OR 2 FROM THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST BUT WE SHOULD NOT SEE ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF THE FROZEN
SPECIES. THUNDERSNOW/SLEET IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION EITHER.
ACARS SOUNDINGS HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE IN FORECASTING PRECIP TYPES
THIS AFTERNOON. RECEIVED A GREAT PHOTE VIA EMAIL FROM A SPOTTER
IN HUNTSVILLE OF SNOW FALLING. I CAN`T BELIEVE I AM WRITING A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN APRIL! HEAVIER PRECIP AMOUNTS SHOULD BE
OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA BUT NOT
EXPECTING ANYTHING TO EXCEED AN INCH ALONG THE TAIL END OF THE
UPPER JETS RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION. WILL TRY TO UPDATE THE SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT BEFORE 4 PM. IN ADDITION THE GRADIENT AND STRONG
AIR/SEA THERMAL CONTRAST AND FALLING PRESSURES (RELATIVE TO SETX)
ALONG THE LOWER COAST SHOULD KEEP THE BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS IN
PLAY ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO FAR
AND AM EXPECTING THEM TO CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE NNE/NE WIND
DIRECTION THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED TIDE LEVELS BY 2-3 FEET BUT
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW CFW ISSUES AT 4.5 FEET MLLW. MWS FOR HIGHER
TIDES WAS JUST UPDATED TO NUDGE DOWN THE EXPECTED TIDE LEVELS. IN
THE EVENT THAT THE COASTAL TROUGH GETS STRONGER OR TUCKED UP IN
CLOSER TO COASTAL BEND REGION THEN WINDS WOULD LIKELY VEER MORE TO
THE ENE-E ALONG THE COAST AND WOULD RAMP UP THE TIDE LEVELS.
FOLLOWING FORECASTS WILL NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THIS.

AFTER THE UPPER WAVE EXITS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING THE PRECIP-RAIN
SHOULD COME TO AN END BUT SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY FOR A GOOD
PORTION OF THE DAY COURTESY OF THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE ABOVE THE STRONG
FRONTAL INVERSION. THIS WILL HELP TO BLANKET THE AREA FROM A
PRECIPITOUS DROP IN TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING. STRONG WAA GETS
UNDERWAY MONDAY AND TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE SHOULD BOUNCE BACK.
WILL BE KEEPING 20-30 POPS IN FOR THE WARM FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT THEN A FAST MOVING WEAK PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM
SLIPS INTO THE STATE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY. AN IMPRESSIVE STORM SYSTEM
TO CRANK UP AS IT TRANSITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE
FRIDAY (ECMWF HAS IT STRONGER AND FARTHER SOUTH THAN GFS) DRIVING
A FRONT WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO SETX FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...CURRENT PROGS INDICATE A LOT OF WIND ENERGY WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND COULD BE A SEVERE EVENT FOR SETX. MORE ON THIS
OBVIOUSLY AS THE SYSTEM NEARS IN TIME.

Thundersnow/sleet...in Texas...in April!!! Is the world ending or what???

[TexasStooge]

[font=Arial]There were already a few snow flakes falling in Irving and Burleson, but this event still isn't over. It's expected to taper off by Midday Sunday.

DALLAS/FORT WORTH

Tonight: 35°F
Easter: 51°F | 41°F
[hr]
WICHITA FALLS

Tonight: 30°F
Easter: 47°F | 37°F
[hr]
ABILENE

Tonight: 29°F
Easter: 43°F | 35°F
[hr]
LUBBOCK

Tonight: 25°F
Easter: 44°F | 36°F
[hr]
AMARILLO

Tonight: 23°F
Easter: 37°F | 32°F[/font]

[Portastorm]

Heavy sleet now falling at my house here in north Austin. Unbelievable! Air temp is 35.4 degrees!

[Johnny]

Great forecast! I'll take a little bit of that thundersnow!! It's sleeting pretty good here at my house at the present time. Wow!

[double D]

Heavy sleet now falling at my house here in north Austin. Unbelievable! Air temp is 35.4 degrees!

It has been sleeting on and off all day here in Fredericksburg with ice starting to accumalate on the trees.

Could you imagine what the temperatures would be like if this same storm system came in two months ago?

Edit: Just looked out the window at 4:15 and it's now snowing outside! I'm speechless.

[Extremeweatherguy]

just hit 32 with snow in Waco. Their low tonight was only supposed to be 35.

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

Officially 43 degrees and overcast at DFW. Must be a warm pocket. Did see some flurries falling earlier this afternoon - still have hopes for at least a brief white coating tonight!

This is crazy...we've had wintry precip in North Texas from Thanksgiving through Easter...when I lived in New Jersey I saw winters that were milder!

[wxman22]

Look at the forcast for tonight....




Heres local city forcasts from the NWS:

Houston (PROPER) :

Cypress/Cyfair:

Spring/Bush:


Katy:


The Woodlands/Conroe/Tomball(Northern Harris/Montgomery county border):



(Sleet/Snow)

[Extremeweatherguy]

wxman22, you should replace your avatar with one of the new "100%" chance rain/sleet or sleet/snow icons.

[wxman22]

wxman22, you should replace your avatar with one of the new "100%" chance rain/sleet or sleet/snow icons.

Good Idea!!

[HarlequinBoy]

Wow! This is amazing.

I can't believe places like Waco are actually under a Snow Advisory in April!!

Enjoy it!

[Tireman4]

On my way home from running 5 miles at 24 Hour Fitness ( I am not running in this!!!), I believe I saw snow flurries mixed in with the rain. Goodness it is April. Will this year be this wacky?