Texas winter wx thread (2009-2010)

[gboudx]

of liquid or snow and no comments about the 18z gfs.

I'm watching the Cowboys annihilate the Eagles and loving every second of it!!

Good luck with Philly at home again next weekend. I'd like to see a Saints/Dallas rematch. I know the Saints would show up for that one.

[attallaman]

of liquid or snow and no comments about the 18z gfs.

I'm watching the Cowboys annihilate the Eagles and loving every second of it!!


I did see where the 18z came in much colder and with a little more moisture I believe, but it's the 18z.

I bet you are loving it. My Saints didn't geaux so good today against Carolina.

[txagwxman]

18z 2m temp 18F IAH Sat morning...crap.

[srainhoutx]

18z 2m temp 18F IAH Sat morning...crap.

I know! ~Sigh~ Spent the afternoon getting pool and outdoor fish pond ready. Going to be a long week.

[txagwxman]

I don't have any tropical plants...more worried about pipes.

[srainhoutx]

I don't have any tropical plants...more worried about pipes.

Wrap the exterior pipes as best you can with towels and duct tape as I'm sure you know. Interior should be fine as long the teens don't last too long. Thankfully we have an auto freeze protection on the pool that cycles every 5 minutes once water temp gets below 38. A bit worried about the water feature though. May have a sheet of ice off the waterfall and weeping rocks. Arghhh

[serenata09]

Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
644 PM CST SUN JAN 3 2010

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-041200-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-
LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
644 PM CST SUN JAN 3 2010

...ARCTIC AIRMASS TO BRING MUCH COLDER WEATHER TO NORTH TEXAS LATE THIS
WEEK...

A FRIGID AIRMASS WILL MOVE SOUTH OUT OF NORTHWESTERN CANADA AND
INTO THE GREAT PLAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS AIRMASS WILL
CONTINUE SOUTH AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH NORTH TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT BRINGING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING AFTER
MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN NORTH TEXAS.

WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES LOOKING LIKELY
AT THIS TIME RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS TO
MITIGATE SUB FREEZING WEATHER. A HARD FREEZE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO
EXPOSED WATER PIPES AND CAN DAMAGE SENSITIVE VEGETATION. OUTDOOR
PETS WILL ALSO REQUIRE PROTECTION FROM THIS ARCTIC OUTBREAK. WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OR BELOW
THURSDAY MORNING...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. EXTRA
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WILL BE NEEDED FOR ANYONE EXPECTED TO BE
OUTDOORS AT THESE TIMES...ESPECIALLY CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL.

THERE IS ALSO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AT THIS TIME MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO FALL AS RAIN BEFORE THE DEEPER ARCTIC
AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING DRIZZLE OR SNOW
FLURRIES BEFORE ENDING THURSDAY MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANY ROADWAYS THAT REMAIN
WET AS THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES IN WILL LIKELY FREEZE OVER CAUSING
SLICK SPOTS ON THE ROADS EVEN THOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS FALLING.

FURTHER DETAILS ON ANY POTENTIAL FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND THE
DURATION OF THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE PROVIDED AS THE
EVENT NEARS AND THE FORECAST BECOMES MORE CLEAR. STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...OR VISIT US ON THE WEB
AT WEATHER.GOV/FORTWORTH FOR THE LATEST FORECAST DETAILS.

$$

CAVANAUGH

[iorange55]

That's a long time below freezing! This is definitely the coldest winter in a long while.

[southerngale]

gboudx: Thanks. I know they would too!

attallaman: It's not that surprising, though. You weren't playing with a lot of your starters.


As of now, my NWS forecast calls for 20% chance of sleet on Thursday. I'd love to see that later tweaked into a chance of snow.

[Ntxw]

No doubt anything that falls or remains on the ground will be frozen for an extended period of time

[CaptinCrunch]

That's a long time below freezing! This is definitely the coldest winter in a long while.

Most consecutive hours below freezing: 295 (7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983) DFW record

[TrekkerCC]

Most consecutive hours below freezing: 295 (7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983) DFW record

Wow. Very fascinating. Does anyone have an analysis of the 1983 and 1989 events anywhere? I know from my reading that these two arctic outbreaks have been cited as the major Texas arctic outbreaks of the recent past decades. I know that the Ft Worth record of -8 from the 1899 arctic outbreak has not been broken yet.

[txagwxman]

Most consecutive hours below freezing: 295 (7 am Dec 18 - 2 pm Dec 30, 1983) DFW record

Wow. Very fascinating. Does anyone have an analysis of the 1983 and 1989 events anywhere? I know from my reading that these two arctic outbreaks have been cited as the major Texas arctic outbreaks of the recent past decades. I know that the Ft Worth record of -8 from the 1899 arctic outbreak has not been broken yet.

And will probably never be broken...not with urbanization.

1989 --- 7F IAH, 2F CLL, -4F ACT, -2 to 0F DFW.
1983 ---- 11F IAH, unsure about DFW.

[iorange55]

I think anyone who has ever watched the day after tomorrow knows that -8 will be broken easily...like duh.

[Ntxw]

should that happen it's global warming...clearly!

Edit: My mistake politically correct term now is Climate Change. Darn it why can't mother nature be still!

[txagwxman]

Interesting the record low for Houston this Friday is 19F made back in 1996. For Saturday it is 19F made back in 1976.

[gofrogs]

Heres the sitatruion that i like. rain and maybe some snow but when the temps start to fall well below freezing we all know what that means with precip sitting on the raodways. ICE, and hopefully no school.

[LaBreeze]

Heres the sitatruion that i like. rain and maybe some snow but when the temps start to fall well below freezing we all know what that means with precip sitting on the raodways. ICE, and hopefully no school.

Where are you located gofrogs?

[gofrogs]

Fort wroth eright by the tcu campus.

[Ntxw]

Heres the sitatruion that i like. rain and maybe some snow but when the temps start to fall well below freezing we all know what that means with precip sitting on the raodways. ICE, and hopefully no school.

Unless something drastic changes with snow\ice, I don't think you'll miss school. Do bundle up as wind chills will be quite cold. Still too far out to call it quits though.