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#2321 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:37 am

From Fort Worth this morning...

MEDIUM TO EXTENDED RANGE GUIDANCE STILL POINTS TO A LONG WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPING ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK...POSSIBLY OPENING THE NATION UP TO A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT WOULD PUSH THOUGH SOMETIME AT THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...BRING WELL-BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION NEXT WEEKEND.
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#2322 Postby weatherdude1108 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 7:47 am

Conditions at the Weatherdude Weather Center in south Cedar Park at 6:35 am:

35.8 degrees F; humidity 89%; dewpoint 32.8 degrees F; Wind NNW at 1.1 mph; pressure 30.46 inHg with a rising trend over the past 24 hours, -- with SLEET. Our first Winter precip of the season. :D :froze: :jacket:

Edit: 0.04-inch of rain so far. :rain:
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2323 Postby Parker_County1 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:00 am

We had a few flakes of snow falling here in Weatherford at 6:20 (but not sticking due to temp in mid-30s), but precip has stopped now.
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2324 Postby TexasF6 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:01 am

Inspired by The Portastorm Center, I now have moderate sleet falling at the NW Austin Longhorn WX Center!!!

I still want my snow!!! come on upper air columns!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW, that King Euro Run? scary.....
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#2325 Postby Portastorm » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:05 am

Seeing all of those reports of sleet and snow from you fellas ... brings a tear to my eye. :D

This is how you run a Texas winter!
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#2326 Postby Tireman4 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:10 am

Portastorm wrote:Seeing all of those reports of sleet and snow from you fellas ... brings a tear to my eye. :D

This is how you run a Texas winter!



You and your staff have done a fine job so far this winter providing snow and sleet to the masses. That Grey Goose is really motivating them. Great job.
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2327 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:14 am

Moderate sleet up north at Parmer and 45. :D
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#2328 Postby ndale » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:19 am

Here in Pflugerville we have just a mist of rain, slept thru most of the night so if we ever had sleet I did not know.
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#2329 Postby Ntxw » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:20 am

I am so happy for you guys! So tough getting it to work in Austin, what a novelty.
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#2330 Postby rkbjunior » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:23 am

Sleet at my house in Georgetown when I left for work and at my office near Burnet Road & 183 when I got here.
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#2331 Postby ndale » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:24 am

Looking at radar the any winter precip seems to be turning to rain just as it reaches Austin, however accurate the radar may be that is.
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#2332 Postby Portastorm » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:25 am

ndale wrote:Looking at radar the any winter precip seems to be turning to rain just as it reaches Austin, however accurate the radar may be that is.


Any areas you see on that radar which have heavier returns (i.e. yellow shade), you can bet there is a sleet/rain mix underneath it.
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#2333 Postby ndale » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:27 am

Portastorm wrote:
ndale wrote:Looking at radar the any winter precip seems to be turning to rain just as it reaches Austin, however accurate the radar may be that is.


Any areas you see on that radar which have heavier returns (i.e. yellow shade), you can bet there is a sleet/rain mix underneath it.


Yeah it all looks very light for the Pflugerville area right now.
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#2334 Postby Ntxw » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:29 am

By the way 6z GFS is the first run thus far to generate a 1053 high in Montana to match 5h pattern. Lets see if the coming runs go bigger
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2335 Postby Portastorm » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:29 am

BTW, I'm seeing numerous reports of snow in the last hour or two out in Liberty Hill, Burnet, and Fredericksburg, per local media and Twitter.
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#2336 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:32 am

Portastorm wrote:BTW, I'm seeing numerous reports of snow in the last hour or two out in Liberty Hill, Burnet, and Fredericksburg, per local media and Twitter.


Correct. Local news has been showing quite a few pictures. Looks like Burnet actually got quite a hit. Still gives me a bit of hope, since it's only like 35 miles from Austin, but our window is closing.
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#2337 Postby WeatherDuck » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:32 am

Had a brief period of sleet about ten minutes ago in Taylor.
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2338 Postby Portastorm » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:35 am

Longhornmaniac8 wrote:
Portastorm wrote:BTW, I'm seeing numerous reports of snow in the last hour or two out in Liberty Hill, Burnet, and Fredericksburg, per local media and Twitter.


Correct. Local news has been showing quite a few pictures. Looks like Burnet actually got quite a hit. Still gives me a bit of hope, since it's only like 35 miles from Austin, but our window is closing.


Agreed. Based on what I'm seeing on radar, our "window" is the next 2-3 hours and then it'll be east of us.

Edit update: And FWIW, heavy sleet now (7:40 am) falling at the PWC. Nutjob lead met from PWC walked outside in his PJs to confirm ground truth!
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#2339 Postby Rgv20 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:39 am

Glad you guys in Austin/SA are seeing some winter weather!! Here in my backyard nada just a cold 41F and drizzle :D
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Re: Texas Winter 2012-2013

#2340 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:46 am

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Longhornmaniac8 wrote:
Portastorm wrote:BTW, I'm seeing numerous reports of snow in the last hour or two out in Liberty Hill, Burnet, and Fredericksburg, per local media and Twitter.


Correct. Local news has been showing quite a few pictures. Looks like Burnet actually got quite a hit. Still gives me a bit of hope, since it's only like 35 miles from Austin, but our window is closing.


Agreed. Based on what I'm seeing on radar, our "window" is the next 2-3 hours and then it'll be east of us.

Edit update: And FWIW, heavy sleet now (7:40 am) falling at the PWC. Nutjob lead met from PWC walked outside in his PJs to confirm ground truth!


Looking like it may close even quicker than that. I'd give it about an hour before it starts leaving our area from SW-NE.
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