Texas Winter 2013-2014

[JDawg512]

My thoughts are with everyone up in North Texas. Stay safe. Austin has been lucky to mostly escape the icy conditions but as others have reported I was just looking outside and there is a mist falling. Currently here at my house its 28 degrees.

[ludosc]

some tweets recently from Fort Worth PD

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 20s
*TRAFFIC UPDATE*
I20 East Bound into Fort Worth will be shut down immediately
@fwpdpolicia

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 8m
TX DPS, FWPD & other local agencies are currently monitoring all vehicular traffic from the Joint Emergency Ops Center in FW

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 17m
Texas DPS goal is to bring to halt all 18 Wheeler traffic beginning today Saturday - until 6am on Monday Dec 9th @fwpdpolicia

Chris Van Horne ‏@CVHReports 16m
Huge news in Fort Worth @FWOEM @fortworthpd asking for all 18-wheelers and drivers to be off highways from now until Monday to clear ice

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 20m
At 6am Dec 8, a State Task Force will deploy w/ heavy duty equipment to address the Cobblestone Ice issues. @fwpdpolicia

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 51m
*TRAFFIC UPDATE*
East bound I-20 between Weatherford and Loop 820 will be closed due to icy conditions @fwpdpolicia

[srainhoutx]

Reports coming in of light freezing drizzle in Sealy and near the Bryan/College Station and Madisonville areas of SE Texas.

[ludosc]

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 3m
*TRAFFIC UPDATE*
At 6am on Sunday ALL Freeways in FW will be shut down to enable Task Force to clear roads

[vbhoutex]

Water vapor imagery is suggesting a developing baroclinic leaf and strengthening over Mexico as Iift increases ahead of the short wave over Nevada. Some light precip is reaching the ground here in SE Texas as upglide is increasing from the Gulf.

I guess I wasn't imagining it then. I couldn't even see it, but "felt" it and thought it was just the wind. Can definitely tell we have a good deal more moisture in the air than we did early this morning. This "conversation" almost sounds familiar doesn't it Steve? Deja vu?

We had some 'sprinkles' up here this morning when those heavier returns were passing by, David. What catches my eye is the amount of moisture excepted Monday night/early Tuesday after the next re enforcing shot of 'colder air passes. Clearly the models have under estimated the strength of the surfaces temps. I struggled to make it to a toasty 35F here today.

Yep, we got to a toasty 34.9f at my place today. Can tell there is more moisture in the air than earlier and now have multiple reports out of Austin area of freezing mist falling and glazing some surfaces. Radar returns stretching from the Mexican border NE towards Austin and DFW appear to be starting to fill in and also may have a slightly more East than N component to them. Will be keeping tabs on that for hours this evening.
Edit at 8:17pm-a VERY LIGHT mist is falling at my house. It looks like tiny snowflakes fluttering down, but it is 35f so it has to be mist.
Best advice for anyone in TX tonight? STAY HOME!!!

[ndale]

Local storm report on EWX says according to law enforcement the Colorado River bridge in Bastrop is being closed for icing.

[katheria]

Fort Worth Police ‏@fortworthpd 3m
*TRAFFIC UPDATE*
At 6am on Sunday ALL Freeways in FW will be shut down to enable Task Force to clear roads

never thought i would see that.......but i completely understand, its just not possible to drive on pure ice..... im sure they want to clear the road as much as possible before monday rush hour

[somethingfunny]

It's not everyday that you see the NWS tell people DO NOT TRAVEL.


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
405 PM CST SAT DEC 7 2013

TXZ100-101-115>120-129>134-141-080515-
YOUNG-JACK-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-
EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-COMANCHE-
405 PM CST SAT DEC 7 2013

...VERY TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...

...TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED...

VERY COLD WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. SKIES HAVE BEEN
CLOUDY TODAY AND HIGHS HAVE ONLY BEEN IN THE 20S SO THERE HAS
BEEN LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT ON THE ROADWAYS.

ANY PARTIAL THAWING THAT MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO TRAFFIC TODAY
WILL REFREEZE THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING
FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SOME SUN BREAKS THROUGH THE
CLOUDS. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A LITTLE MELTING...BUT AFTER SUNSET
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20S AND ANY LIQUID ON THE
ROADS WILL REFREEZE.

ICY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FROM DRIVING. IF YOU
MUST DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WITH ICY ROADS...BE PREPARED. MAKE SURE
THAT YOU HAVE A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT WITH THINGS SUCH AS
BLANKETS...A FLASH LIGHT...AND EXTRA FOOD AND WATER JUST IN CASE
YOU GET STUCK. A SHOVEL AND SOME SAND OR KITTY LITTER MAY HELP IF
YOU GET STRANDED.

[Ntxw]

Amazing what a little mist can do. Some stuff did have some melting today but now there's a new glaze, insult to injury.

[downsouthman1]

Amazing what a little mist can do. Some stuff did have some melting today but now there's a new glaze, insult to injury.

The real problem is now occurring in Central/South/East TX where we came out of the ice storm the other day virtually unscathed, only to be getting freezing drizzle right now. I see it outside right now. I can't see it coating stuff yet, but I know it has to be happening because it's thick & it's 25 degrees outside.

Just stepped out again a second ago, only to see a glaze forming on cars.

[srainhoutx]

Ice coating cars now in College Station. Also reports of I-10 in Flatonia icing as well as the Colorado River Bridge on HWY 71 in Bastrop.

[TeamPlayersBlue]

Hey guys I have not read the thread in about five hours, but I am leaving Austin right now and there is a heavy foggy mist and it is freezing. It's freezing to my windshield currently it's 29° and I'm on 71 is not tomorrow is outside of Austin. One of the overpasses that I just passed up looked a bit shiny as the light reflected off of it

[Portastorm]

Interesting developments down here in south central and southeast Texas tonight. Overrunning has developed in earnest and we're seeing freezing drizzle/mist creating rough travel conditions in places. Heaviest overrunning appears to be happening in southeast Texas but it's coming down here (Austin) too. About an hour ago I had to drive my youngest son to an event in far northwest Austin (Cedar Park) and freezing drizzle/mist was coming down. I imagine things will deteriorate tonight and, once again. we find ourselves in a developing weather situation not anticipated by some.

I see that EWX just expanded the Winter Weather Advisory for the Austin metro area. Good call.

[gboudx]

I put together a slideshow of some pics me and my youngest son took on Friday when we walked down to the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard in northern Rockwall County. I hope the slideshow works. It doesn't work on Apple devices since I think it uses Flash.

http://img856.imageshack.us/slideshow/p ... 38vqo.smil

[Portastorm]

Hey guys I have not read the thread in about five hours, but I am leaving Austin right now and there is a heavy foggy mist and it is freezing. It's freezing to my windshield currently it's 29° and I'm on 71 is not tomorrow is outside of Austin. One of the overpasses that I just passed up looked a bit shiny as the light reflected off of it

Be very careful ... don't mean to scare ya, pal, but you're actually heading into some treacherous road conditions. See earlier post. The Hwy 71 bridge in Bastrop over the Colorado has been closed due to icing.

[Ntxw]

I'm pretty sure you were saying to watch out for something like this a few days ago. Very good job on your part! EWX catching up to you, stay safe down there guys none of the putting yourself in danger like we did.

[gpsnowman]

Iorange mentioned it but here in Grand Prairie heavy mist has put a glaze on just about everthing here including my once clear windshield.

[somethingfunny]

Here's I-35 in Denton County near Sanger...

[TeamPlayersBlue]

I'm using Siri to speak with you guys so no worries, I saw that I just now read the post about 71 at bass drop I'll let you know as of now the roads are okay they seem moist but not kicking up any missed if you know what I mean. I appreciate it I'm using a car in front of me

[Portastorm]

:uarrow: I'm pretty sure you were saying to watch out for something like this a few days ago. Very good job on your part! EWX catching up to you, stay safe down there guys none of the putting yourself in danger like we did.

Yeah, I haven't looked at the short term models or current synoptics but I gotta believe the overrunning is a result of coastal troughing in response to the shortwave out to our west. Initially EWX felt the moisture would stay to the east but obviously it's a lot more aggressive than they thought. Some of the models did show this yesterday.