Texas winter wx thread (2009-2010)

[AggieSpirit]

I have only seen snow, with my own eyes, this heavy 1 other time --- during the Valentines day storm in 04. But man --- this thing just keeps going and going here in southern Midlothian. I have 3 and 1/4 inches now -- gained about an inch in the last hour.

[ColdFusion]

Snow becoming to get drier here at 635 and tollway with bigger flakes again.

I was just about to post that! Very impressive again!

[txagwxman]

Can anyone tell me which meteorologist on TV predicting a rain event yesterday?

[BrokenGlass]

34.1 by UTD at Floyd and Lookout. Still all snow, though. Intersting.

[DFW Stormwatcher]

Latest RUC model run shows a moderate to heavy snow band forming from Fort Worth to Decatur around 2 or 3 pm, with 1 to 2 inches of snow/hour.

send it garlands way...as usual we have a umbrella over our heads not even snowing here now.....

What part of Garland is that Katheria, I'm in the firewheel area, snow is coming down at a decent clip, so maybe it will get better for you soon.

[katheria]

Latest RUC model run shows a moderate to heavy snow band forming from Fort Worth to Decatur around 2 or 3 pm, with 1 to 2 inches of snow/hour.

send it garlands way...as usual we have a umbrella over our heads not even snowing here now.....

What part of Garland is that Katheria, I'm in the firewheel area, snow is coming down at a decent clip, so maybe it will get better for you soon.

just started again

[Weatherdude20]

HEAVY HUGE Flakes here, very dry, roads in residential neighborhoods around here have a good inch accumulated except for where the cars have all driven which is in one track...
So far we have 6.4" and I predict we will finish around 10 inches...

Starting to here alot about widespread power outages in Parker County... Could be due to heavy snow.

[WeatherKing]

I wonder how long till we start getting a snow pack on the roads

[txagwxman]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

[Ntxw]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

[katheria]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

it can overachieve all it wants

[WeatherKing]

Heavy convection near Del Rio, man this is something to behold. This will make the 2004 storm look like nothing

[txagwxman]

Baton Rouge 2.5" tomorrow.

[CaptinCrunch]

Huge flakes here as well, 6" in the grassy areas and 3" in the parking lots, still 8 to 10 hours of precip left, temp has dropped to 32 again, was 33.4

[Ntxw]

Heavy convection near Del Rio, man this is something to behold. This will make the 2004 storm look like nothing

As for as depth for a larger area, this storm has already past that one.

[Extremeweatherguy]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

I agree, it is even starting to impress me. It looks like all the negatives from yesterday have been overcome. The cold is there, the moisture is there, and the snow started falling before sunrise (thus allowing for the accumulations to take place more quickly). It really is a great setup for north Texas snow! It is even snowing up here south of OKC now too (and starting to stick), which is kind of surprising. I thought we'd see some flurries at best based on last night's model runs, but I guess mother nature had other plans. lol

[orangeblood]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

Well the GFS had this type of accumulation 3 days ago, lost it, and then came back around to it at the last minute. How many times have we seen that model do that?

[Texas Snowman]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

it can overachieve all it wants

Looks like the crazy uncle model run (wasn't it the GFS?) earlier this week depicting close to 12" of snow around D/FW might not have been so crazy after all...

[katheria]

5" in Grand Prairie, TX ... .lights flickering.

Looks like 8-10" likely there.

Most of the area including DFW airport is sitting around 4-6. This storm is overachieving

Well the GFS had this type of accumulation 3 days ago, lost it, and then came back around to it at the last minute. How many times have we seen that model do that?

humm lets see 12345678910 opps ran out of fingers....have to start over...

[Texas Snowman]

I still don't get why FW NWS hasn't updated snowfall accumulation forecasts. Their totals (even the 4-6" to the NW of the Metroplex on the graphic) are being equaled in most places.

And with several hours of more snow to go, not to mention the possibility for some heavier bands developing, those totals could be left in the dust...er, snowdust.

I'd say - unofficially, of course - that at this point 6-8" is likely for most people north of I-20 and 8-12" is not completely out of the realm of possibility for some...