Texas Winter 2012-2013

SouthernMet · #2981 Postby **SouthernMet** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:05 am

DFW Nws issued WWA for Mextroplex

Tejas89 · #2982 Postby **Tejas89** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:10 am

Radar is lighting up south of the metroplex.

#2983 Postby **TexasF6** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:11 am

From am ewx fd: LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A COLD ARCTIC OUTBREAK EARLY NEXT WEEK. HAVE TRENDED TEMPERATURES DOWN CONSIDERABLY LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY CLOSER TO ECMWF GUIDANCE. DOES NOT APPEAR THERE WILL BE MUCH CHANCE OF ANY POST FRONTAL PCPN...SO HAVE LEFT FORECAST DRY WITH SILENT 10S AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS MOISTURE WILL BE VERY SHALLOW.

BrokenGlassRepublicn · #2984 Postby **BrokenGlassRepublicn** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:17 am

I never knew I'd get the chance to type these words, but I am reporting thundergraupel in Richardson.

#2985 Postby **angelwing** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:38 am

PTPatrick wrote:
angelwing wrote:Be careful driving down there, if you got chains use them

That's sarcasm right, lol? Nobody south of the mason Dixon that doesn't live in the smokey mountains has chains. Heck, nobody in Denver even owns chains.

LOL! I was going to add if you knew what chains were

#2986 Postby **Ntxw** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:40 am

I'm getting thundersnow near the airport! How crazy!!! Starting to coat the cars, grass, roofs. Woke up to the sound/lightning and thought it was raining at first but it wasn't...

BrokenGlassRepublicn · #2987 Postby **BrokenGlassRepublicn** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:44 am

Ntxw wrote:I'm getting thundersnow near the airport! How crazy!!! Starting to coat the cars, grass, roofs. Woke up to the sound/lightning and thought it was raining at first but it wasn't...

It's funny, I woke up and checked the radar on the iPhone and saw the returns for snow moving over the metroplex, but I thought "that's nice" and stayed in bed. About 5 minutes later, I saw a flash of lightning followed by a rumble of thunder, and I was out of bed like a 5-year old on Christmas morning.

Tejas89 · #2988 Postby **Tejas89** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:44 am

If this blob of heavy sleet holds together just north of Hillsboro Dallas and Collin counties are in for a wild ride.

#2989 Postby **Ntxw** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:47 am

It's not just one flash. It's constantly rumbling still

iorange55 · #2990 Postby **iorange55** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:49 am

Geez, what happened? Lol. I woke up to a heavy sleet shower, everything is pretty much coated now. Crazy.

Now hearing thunder, as well.

#2991 Postby **angelwing** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:52 am

Be careful out there!!!

#2992 Postby **CaptinCrunch** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:54 am

Getting thundersnow here in kennedale, grass and rooftops are covered

#2993 Postby **Ntxw** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:01 am

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
520 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2013

TXZ094-095-104>107-118>123-133>135-148-151600-
/O.CON.KFWD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130115T1600Z/
FANNIN-LAMAR-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-
KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...PLANO...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...
CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...
EAST TAWAKONI...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...
MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...PALESTINE
520 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS OF SNOW AND SLEET HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG
A STEPHENVILLE TO MERIDIAN TO CORSICANA LINE. THIS PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...TEMPERATURES ARE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND FREEZING
FOR MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. THEREFORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION
THAT FALLS ON ROAD SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND IS
LIKELY TO MELT. LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CAUSE SLICK SPOTS TO DEVELOP ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR...WHICH COULD MEAN SIGNIFICANT
DELAYS FOR AREAS THAT SEE ANY LIGHT WINTRY ACCUMULATIONS.

* AMOUNTS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH. ISOLATED AREAS MAY SEE UP
TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS BEFORE 10
AM CST.

AggieSpirit · #2994 Postby **AggieSpirit** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:05 am

My gosh - just was awakened by big loud springtime like thunder. Then looked outside and the grass and and street are all covered with sleet here in Midlothian.

#2995 Postby **orangeblood** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:17 am

Absolutely stunned to wake up to Thundersleet this morning!! In all these years following winter weather religiously, this is towards the top of the list of being completely caught off guard. Most models didn't pick up on this event and still haven't even in real time....incredible!! Now, I have been distracted over the past couple of days so I haven't been following the NWS forecast discussion....were they forecasting this ???

Kelarie · #2996 Postby **Kelarie** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:18 am

Winter Weather Advisory
ARZ060-061-070>072-LAZ001>003-010-011-017>022-TXZ096-097-108>112-
124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-152000-
/O.CON.KSHV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130115T2200Z/
HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-
DE SOTO-RED RIVER-SABINE LA-NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-
LA SALLE-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-
SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-
ANGELINA-SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOPE...PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...
LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...
MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...
COLFAX...COLUMBIA...JENA...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...
MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...
GILMER...JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...
HENDERSON...CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...
SAN AUGUSTINE...HEMPHILL
615 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL COMBINE WITH
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN TODAY.

* TIMING...LIGHT PRECIPITATION...MAINLY SLEET MIXED WITH LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN...IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEAR OR SHORTLY AFTER
DAYBREAK. TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM BY SUFFICIENTLY BY NOON FOR
THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE DAY.

* IMPACT...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY LEAD TO ICE
ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. WHILE NOT
EXCESSIVE...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED
ROADWAYS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...POWER
LINES AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET AND OR
FREEZING RAIN...WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND PERHAPS SOME ROAD WAYS. WATCH
FOR LIMITED VISIBILITIES AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVER ANY
ELEVATED SURFACES.

&&

BrokenGlassRepublicn · #2997 Postby **BrokenGlassRepublicn** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:21 am

Moderate snow and 31 degrees now in Richardson. I am out in the roads. No problems, mostly wet with some accumulation on bridges.

#2998 Postby **Ellsey** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:23 am

It's falling pretty good here in McKinney. I haven't been out in it, but my husband said it was a snow sleet mixture. Since I missed the Christmas snow, I'm excited to see something white falling. Looks beautiful!

#2999 Postby **Lane** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:24 am

Please keep the pictures coming in! Glad you are all getting some winter perception.

#3000 Postby **Ellsey** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:26 am

orangeblood wrote:Absolutely stunned to wake up to Thundersleet this morning!! In all these years following winter weather religiously, this is towards the top of the list of being completely caught off guard. Most models didn't pick up on this event and still haven't even in real time....incredible!! Now, I have been distracted over the past couple of days so I haven't been following the NWS forecast discussion....were they forecasting this ???

Last night we had a 10% chance of sleet in our forecast. So kind of?