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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3201 Postby wxman57 » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:50 pm

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Texas Snowman wrote:L.L. Bean heavy shirt with a flannel lining? You're a good man sir, a good man! :D


Are you currently getting any snow right now? Or is it virga on radar?


I'm in south Houston by Hobby airport. All we've seen is cold rain. No sleet, and certainly no snow.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3202 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:53 pm

:uarrow: Ha ha, I got your snow Wxman57!

Wintry lunch hour here in Denison...good bicycle riding weather. :D

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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3203 Postby TheProfessor » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:54 pm

I know everyone is all riled up about today, but next week should be watched. GFS isn't showing anything wintry for Texas yet, but if that high pressure is positioned Southwest of where it is on the 12z GFS parts of Texas could see Wintry weather. I would also prefer this because the 12z looks to have a pretty bad ice storm for me in Ohio(I don't want this, it's hard enough to walk around campus in snow). Of course if the high ended up too far south and east the storm would be suppressed and I wouldn't see anything lol.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3204 Postby WacoWx » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:55 pm

Snowman, how are the roads? I'm leaving for Choctaw in 2 hours
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3205 Postby TarrantWx » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:56 pm

Here's another picture of the snow clumps on my apartment staircase

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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3206 Postby Texas Snowman » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:57 pm

WacoWx wrote:Snowman, how are the roads? I'm leaving for Choctaw in 2 hours


I haven't been out, but my street is pretty solid with snow cover right now. We're at about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch right now I'd say.

Local schools are dismissing at 1:30 p.m.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3207 Postby Ntxw » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:58 pm

It's coming down really good at the airport

Light Snow Small Hail/Snow Pellets
25°F
-4°C
Humidity 66%
Wind Speed N 17 mph
Barometer 30.31 in (1026.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill 12°F (-11°C)
Last update 6 Jan 12:53 pm CST
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3208 Postby CaptinCrunch » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:59 pm

Those are sleet pellets trying to become snow flakes...lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3209 Postby 1900hurricane » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:59 pm

As someone who is putting a lot of hours at a part time job that is mostly outside right now, ugh.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3210 Postby gpsnowman » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:01 pm

I'm in Arlington, I-20 and Cooper. Flurries and graupel currently.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3211 Postby Portastorm » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:03 pm

No snow or sleet or freezing drizzle report here but let me tell ya ... I just walked 10 blocks in downtown Austin and with wind chills near 20 ... it is DAMN cold!! :cold:

And we're not even going to reaching freezing here.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3212 Postby Theepicman116 » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:04 pm

Stuck inside the part of my high school with no windows. People are saying there's snow. Wish i could see it though
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3213 Postby stormlover2013 » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:04 pm

sleeting good now in lumberton, tx
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3214 Postby Brent » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:04 pm

I think we're getting close to an official flizzard here... the flakes have increased to where you don't have to really look hard anymore...
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3215 Postby Ntxw » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:07 pm

Brent wrote:I think we're getting close to an official flizzard here... the flakes have increased to where you don't have to really look hard anymore...


Heavier band is moving towards Wylie. The airport east and west is really in the thick of it. It's pretty much light snow now here
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3216 Postby TheProfessor » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:08 pm

A day like today is one you would expect at least once every 7 days or so in an Average Ohio winter due to clippers and even lake enhanced snow as far south as Columbus. These are some of the best days, in the hear of winter it's not too cold to enjoy the snow.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3217 Postby Tireman4 » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:08 pm

wxman57 wrote:
Ntxw wrote:
Texas Snowman wrote:L.L. Bean heavy shirt with a flannel lining? You're a good man sir, a good man! :D


Are you currently getting any snow right now? Or is it virga on radar?


I'm in south Houston by Hobby airport. All we've seen is cold rain. No sleet, and certainly no snow.


I am about 5 miles from him, yep, cold rain....sigh.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3218 Postby bubba hotep » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:11 pm

TarrantWx wrote:Here's another picture of the snow clumps on my apartment staircase

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Graupel can be a sign of increased instability and is suspected to increase the chance of thundersnow. The graupel might indicate that 700mb frontogenesis is increasing as the base of the trough approaches.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3219 Postby BrokenGlassRepublicn » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:13 pm

Light snow here in Richardson. Actually some large flakes. I'll get a pic soon.
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Re: Texas Winter 2016-2017

#3220 Postby CaptinCrunch » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:19 pm

Nice little snow shower accruing now, looks pretty heavy.
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