Texas Winter 2022-2023

[TexasF6]

Austin is a dangerous place to drive this morning. KVUE is reporting people either jumped off a bridge to avoid sliding vehicles or may have been thrown from vehicles. Don't drive if you don't have to folks! Please!!!

[CaptinCrunch]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
228 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-311630-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230202T1200Z/
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-
Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman,
Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur,
Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano,
McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper,
Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar,
Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman,
Forney, Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van, Edgewood, Emory,
East Tawakoni, Point, Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, Gorman,
Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose,
Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Athens,
Gun Barrel City, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico,
Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Teague,
Fairfield, Wortham, Palestine, Lampasas, Copperas Cove,
Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia,
Groesbeck, Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee, Oakwood,
Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
228 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation, primarily in the form of freezing
rain and/or sleet is expected. Total ice or sleet
accumulations between one quarter and one half of an inch are
possible. Pockets of heavier sleet accumulation will be
possible.

* WHERE...North and Central Texas.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Significant impacts to travel will continue through at
least Wednesday night. Already hazardous road conditions will
continue and likely deteriorate as much of North and Central
Texas will remain near or below freezing through Wednesday
night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, slow down and use extreme caution
particularly when approaching bridges and overpasses. Keep an
extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency.

[orangeblood]

Can confirm that despite radar signatures over here near Weatherford barely anything is reaching the ground.

That’ll change shortly, S/W approaching with plenty of moisture to work with

[Tammie]

Can confirm that despite radar signatures over here near Weatherford barely anything is reaching the ground.

Same for Sherman. Radar is lit, but nothing coming down.

[ColdFusion]

[orangeblood]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
228 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-311630-
/O.EXT.KFWD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230202T1200Z/
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-
Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman,
Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur,
Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano,
McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper,
Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar,
Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, Rockwall, Heath, Terrell, Kaufman,
Forney, Canton, Grand Saline, Wills Point, Van, Edgewood, Emory,
East Tawakoni, Point, Cisco, Eastland, Ranger, Gorman,
Stephenville, Dublin, Granbury, Oak Trail Shores, Glen Rose,
Cleburne, Burleson, Waxahachie, Ennis, Midlothian, Athens,
Gun Barrel City, Comanche, De Leon, Goldthwaite, Hamilton, Hico,
Clifton, Meridian, Valley Mills, Hillsboro, Corsicana, Teague,
Fairfield, Wortham, Palestine, Lampasas, Copperas Cove,
Gatesville, Killeen, Temple, Fort Hood, Waco, Marlin, Mexia,
Groesbeck, Buffalo, Centerville, Jewett, Normangee, Oakwood,
Cameron, Rockdale, Hearne, Franklin, and Calvert
228 AM CST Tue Jan 31 2023

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation, primarily in the form of freezing
rain and/or sleet is expected. Total ice or sleet
accumulations between one quarter and one half of an inch are
possible. Pockets of heavier sleet accumulation will be
possible.

* WHERE...North and Central Texas.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Significant impacts to travel will continue through at
least Wednesday night. Already hazardous road conditions will
continue and likely deteriorate as much of North and Central
Texas will remain near or below freezing through Wednesday
night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, slow down and use extreme caution
particularly when approaching bridges and overpasses. Keep an
extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency.

Doubling accumulations and extending time 24 hrs…I guess in the weather forecasting world, it’s not where you start but how you finish ?

[orangeblood]

Get ready, a large portion of North Texas is about to become encased in ice over the next several hours. Hopefully, all of you got your grocery shopping done!

[Gotwood]

Can now confirm the worst possible news it is raining at 24 degrees.

[Ntxw]

Things are lighting up south/southwest of DFW. Lightning strikes around Stephenville. Moisture stretch across the state back to MX border.

[orangeblood]

Can now confirm the worst possible news it is raining at 24 degrees.

800-850mb level still quite warm (7-8 C) but hopefully will begin to cool the column enough to turn over to sleet

[Gotwood]

Can now confirm the worst possible news it is raining at 24 degrees.

800-850mb level still quite warm (7-8 C) but hopefully will begin to cool the column enough to turn over to sleet

Yeah I was not expecting rain lol praying it turns soon or stuff is really going to get bad.

[losf1981]

anybody have any insight on the wichita falls area. Just got a small band of freezing rain. My weather app doesnt like our chances today or tomorrow for much of anything.

[WacoWx]

Lightning all the way back to Brownwood, also. It’s really picking up on radar. Looks to be a precip train forming, heading for the metroplex

[orangeblood]

anybody have any insight on the wichita falls area. Just got a small band of freezing rain. My weather app doesnt like our chances today or tomorrow for much of anything.

Should stay in the clear until the main ULL reaches the state tomorrow…conditions should start deteriorating in your area starting around noon Wednesday

[serenata09]

Heavy sleet just passed through West Dallas. Looks like another is about to pass through.

[Portastorm]

Here in Texas Hill Country, Comfort to be exact, between Kerrville and Boerne, about 50 mi NW of San Antonio. 1970 ft elevation. Temp hit 30 briefly today after dipping below freezing around 730 AM. Hovered around 29 most of the day and now at 28. Branches are starting to have ice on them but not heavy, mainly from freezing fog. Roads are fairly clear at this point. NWS Aus?SAT indicate anywhere from 0.25" to 0.75" ice accumulation. That would definitely bring down some branches and probably impair power. Our subdivision is on well water and if we lose power, we lose water. Tub is full. We have a 400 ft elevation gain from wells to homes. Wish they had backup generators onsite but they do not. Could be a long two days but at least not as bad as Feb two years ago when the temp got to 2.8F.

Be safe out there! In our part of the start we expect the heaviest precip to occur tomorrow night into Wednesday. If y’all remain at that 28-29 mark, it’s going to be rough out there.

Here in the Austin area, I’m still not convinced this is going to be a bad event for us. In the outlying areas of the county … yes, definitely. But for most of the county we have been holding today around 32-33 degrees. I’ve seen these events so many times over the years and usually when we hit the floor on temps, they don’t budge much further. To really see an ice impact, you’ve got to be in the 30 degree and below range.

Most of the short range models keep us here and even the 18z NAM warms us up a degree or two. The WRF-ARW and RGEM are the only models I’ve seen which drop our temps a few degrees over the next 48 hours.

UPDATE … well, unfortunately, temperatures here did fall into the upper 20s and this morning every elevated roadway of bridge is ice glazed. We’ve already had a traffic fatality and tons of accidents across the area. And this event in terms of QPF is just getting started!

[Gotwood]

Thunder sleet now in progress.

[gboudx]

Thunder sleet now in progress.

Where are you located? Your location isn’t showing.

[txtwister78]

Patches of freezing rain falling north of highway 90 this morning. All major school districts now closed. A few degrees colder. Things will deteriorate tonight into Wednesday morning per latest HRRR.

[orangeblood]

Here in Texas Hill Country, Comfort to be exact, between Kerrville and Boerne, about 50 mi NW of San Antonio. 1970 ft elevation. Temp hit 30 briefly today after dipping below freezing around 730 AM. Hovered around 29 most of the day and now at 28. Branches are starting to have ice on them but not heavy, mainly from freezing fog. Roads are fairly clear at this point. NWS Aus?SAT indicate anywhere from 0.25" to 0.75" ice accumulation. That would definitely bring down some branches and probably impair power. Our subdivision is on well water and if we lose power, we lose water. Tub is full. We have a 400 ft elevation gain from wells to homes. Wish they had backup generators onsite but they do not. Could be a long two days but at least not as bad as Feb two years ago when the temp got to 2.8F.

Be safe out there! In our part of the start we expect the heaviest precip to occur tomorrow night into Wednesday. If y’all remain at that 28-29 mark, it’s going to be rough out there.

Here in the Austin area, I’m still not convinced this is going to be a bad event for us. In the outlying areas of the county … yes, definitely. But for most of the county we have been holding today around 32-33 degrees. I’ve seen these events so many times over the years and usually when we hit the floor on temps, they don’t budge much further. To really see an ice impact, you’ve got to be in the 30 degree and below range.

Most of the short range models keep us here and even the 18z NAM warms us up a degree or two. The WRF-ARW and RGEM are the only models I’ve seen which drop our temps a few degrees over the next 48 hours.

UPDATE … well, unfortunately, temperatures here did fall into the upper 20s and this morning every elevated roadway of bridge is ice glazed. We’ve already had a traffic fatality and tons of accidents across the area. And this event in terms of QPF is just getting started!

This airmass is the real deal and King Canadian model had this from the start. Very unique set of circumstances parked this Siberian HP right over our state…