Texas Winter 2010-2011

[txagwxman]

Porta if you get missed this week---no worries Euro has another more potent storm next week.

[Kelarie]

Well just ducky, it looks like I am gonna get left out of the fun for the end of the week. Maybe next week I might be able to join y'all in the hunt. Oh well, back to lurking

[srainhoutx]

Porta if you get missed this week---no worries Euro has another more potent storm next week.

Portastorm just lost power in Austin. Just got an e-mail from him...

[txagwxman]

Porta if you get missed this week---no worries Euro has another more potent storm next week.

Portastorm just lost power in Austin. Just got an e-mail from him...

Power out in West U, in Houston.

[benrayrog]

NWS is saying 1-2 inches of snow is possible here in East Texas on Friday morning.

[txagwxman]

Euro is showing about 0.22 qpf for IAH Houston Friday. Surface and 850c are very very close. Probably a wet slushy 1.5-2 inches Verbatim on it.

That's up from earlier. What is it saying for SA and KCLL?

0.01 SAT
0.18 CLL - all snow.

GFS has 2m below 32F Fri morning IAH.

[srainhoutx]

Officials: Statewide rolling power outages ordered to conserve energy
by khou.com staff
khou.com
Posted on February 2, 2011 at 7:06 AM
Updated today at 7:11 AM

HOUSTON—The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has instructed utilities to begin rotating outages to compensate for a generation shortage due to numerous plant trips that occurred because of the extreme weather.
Rotating outages are controlled, temporary interruptions of electric service, typically lasting 10-45 minutes per neighborhood. The locations and durations are determined by the local utilities. Critical need customers such as hospitals and nursing homes are generally not included.

It is not known at this time how long the need for rotating outages will last.
Consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity use to the lowest level possible, including these steps:
Limit electricity usage to only that consumption which is absolutely necessary. Turn off all unnecessary lights, appliances, and electronic equipment.

Businesses should minimize the use of electric lighting and electricity-consuming equipment as much as possible.
Large consumers of electricity should consider shutting down or reducing non-essential production processes.

[southerngale]

Sitting at my low of 18° - just wow. Brrrr

Oh and yesterday's leftover standing water from all the rain is today's slip sliding fun.

[txagwxman]

I got to 19F in Tomball.

[TeamPlayersBlue]

I had 21 in Sugar Land, will the cloud cover keep us below freezing now? What kind of cloud cover were they expecting today?

[Brandon8181]

Emergency mgmt and oncor is doing managed power outages every so often. Power out atfor 15 minutes everytine they Dobruja to consereve electricity

[Cuda17]

nice graphic out of HGX!

[GRAYSONCO.WX]

Light snow in Grayson County!
Flurries.

[pwrdog]

nice graphic out of HGX!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/fxc/hgx/ ... _full2.gif

I'd be happy with that... but some banding would be cool..




*edited by sg to remove IMG tags

[TeamPlayersBlue]

nice graphic out of HGX!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/fxc/hgx/ ... _full2.gif

I'd be happy with that... but some banding would be cool..

I would love banding with that graphic, i would be very close to it.
Nothing will make my winter year then to wake up to all white Friday morning.




*edited by sg to remove IMG tags

[southerngale]

Some current temps in SE TX, as of 8:22am. Wind chills make it brutal. I know it's early, but it's been 18° since I got up 1 1/2 hours ago. No hurry to go up, I see!

Weather Stations within the KFDM Coverage Area
24.6 °F Oil Rig : 30 mi SE High Island, TX
24.6 °F Oil Rig 30 miles SE of Sabine Pass : 30 SE Sabine Pass, TX
17.8 °F Anahuac ES : Anahuac, TX
20.1 °F Central HS : Beaumont, TX
18.5 °F Field ES : Beaumont, TX
19.5 °F KFDM-TV : Beaumont, TX
19.5 °F Lamar University : Beaumont, TX
18.3 °F Marshall MS : Beaumont, TX
18.5 °F Monsignor Kelly High School : Beaumont, TX
19.0 °F Odom Academy : Beaumont, TX
21.3 °F St. Anne Catholic School : Beaumont, TX
19.0 °F St. Anthony Cathedral School : Beaumont, TX
21.5 °F Bridge City MS : Bridge City, TX
18.2 °F Buna ES : Buna, TX
14.6 °F Colmesneil ISD : Colmesneil, TX
19.3 °F Kimmie M. Brown ES : Dayton, TX
20.9 °F Evadale ES/JHS : Evadale, TX
15.9 °F Fred ES : Fred, TX
18.0 °F High Island ISD : High Island, TX
15.0 °F Rowe Intermediate : Jasper, TX
19.6 °F Kirbyville ES : Kirbyville, TX
17.3 °F Kountze ES : Kountze, TX
19.6 °F Sam Houston HS : Lake Charles, LA
19.7 °F Pine Ridge ES : Livingston, TX
18.4 °F Helena Park ES : Nederland, TX
19.8 °F Hillcrest ES : Nederland, TX
16.6 °F Newton ES : Newton, TX
21.3 °F Anderson ES : Orange, TX
19.4 °F Community Christian School : Orange, TX
18.7 °F Deweyville HS : Orange, TX
19.9 °F Little Cypress JHS : Orange, TX
19.8 °F Little Cypress-Mauriceville HS : Orange, TX
19.3 °F St. Mary Catholic School : Orange, TX
20.4 °F Lamar State College : Port Arthur, TX
19.7 °F Stephen Austin MS/HS : Port Arthur, TX
21.3 °F Sabine Pass School : Sabine Pass, TX
18.6 °F Laura Reeves ES : Silsbee, TX
18.4 °F Sour Lake ES : Sour Lake, TX
17.1 °F Spurger ISD : Spurger, TX
19.3 °F Pine Forest ES : Vidor, TX
19.6 °F Vidor JHS : Vidor, TX
16.9 °F Warren ES : Warren, TX
19.7 °F East Chambers Media Center : Winnie, TX
16.5 °F Woodville MS : Woodville, TX
22.3 °F Sea Rim State Park - NDBC : Sabine Pass, TX

[Kelarie]

Report from friend in Austin, "rolling blackouts up to 45 minutes in City of Austin".

[southerngale]

Report from friend in Austin, "rolling blackouts up to 45 minutes in City of Austin".

I hope Portastorm and Shoshana are near a fireplace!

[DentonGal]

Been without power In Denton for an hour and a half. Don't think it's part of the rolling blackout plan.... Getting really cold inside the house. Called it in an hour ago, and nada....

[lrak]

Its been the same question from everybody, but you guys think snow and ice this far south. I have lots of critters outside in water with heater at max and I'm afraid to plug in a heater outside in our shed Thursday and Friday for the rest of them. Some are farel and will only let me feed them, goofy cats.

Thanks