Texas Winter 2013-2014

[gboudx]

Strange, here at my house the temp is down to 29, but the pavements and the cars are wet...no icing yet.

Here the pavement is wet but the patio furniture is partially frozen. Some wet, some frozen.

[ColdFusion]

Strange, here at my house the temp is down to 29, but the pavements and the cars are wet...no icing yet.

28 degrees seems to be that magic number point where I notice the icing really starts to kick in, assuming of course, the surfaces were not very warm to begin with. You should see that wet turn to ice before too long.

So many unnecessary accidents this evening. Pants on the ground again. DFW drivers were under-warned and unprepared. Be safe everyone.

[Tejas89]

Getting dangerous across all of the metroplex. Stay home if you can.

One person was killed and two others were injured Monday evening in a single-vehicle accident near Northwest High School in Justin.
MedStar reported that the vehicle rolled over in the 2300 block of Texan Drive as ice was beginning to form on area roads and highways around 5:30 p.m.

[TrekkerCC]

Strange, here at my house the temp is down to 29, but the pavements and the cars are wet...no icing yet.

I can confirm that this is in the case. I had to venture home in the evening. It was icy on my car and there was some ice forming in occasional spots (most on a bridge), but it was still mostly wet. However, it's very foggy out and drizzling. I can't see it remaining wet for long with temps in the 20s, especially, if it continues drizzling and the precipitation increases tomorrow. However, people were driving normal daytime speed, which I thought was not advised.

[SouthernMet]

And to top it all off, the "freezing rain advisory" isn't scheduled to start until midnight tonight. With all of the accidents piling up, what am I missing here ? Who is leading the charge in the Fort Worth office at this time ?

Yeah I totally agree with orangeblood .. They've had 6+ hours of the rap & hrrr showing this scenario, so why is it taking so long to update the warning..

[longhornweather]

Down to 32 here. Seems like Portastorm doesn't expect it to drop much further but if it does things could get interesting.

[TheProfessor]

Strange, here at my house the temp is down to 29, but the pavements and the cars are wet...no icing yet.

29 might be the air temperature. The pavement may not be at or below freezing yet. I don't know about the cars though, have they been turned on recently?

[TheProfessor]

Getting dangerous across all of the metroplex. Stay home if you can.

One person was killed and two others were injured Monday evening in a single-vehicle accident near Northwest High School in Justin.
MedStar reported that the vehicle rolled over in the 2300 block of Texan Drive as ice was beginning to form on area roads and highways around 5:30 p.m.

I think they were students, my sister said two of them died, but that was what people were saying on twitter not a confirmation.

[DougNTexas]

Guys I live 12 miles west of Henderson. I am having major surgery early Wednesday (5am) Morning @ LSU Hospital in Shreveport.That is about 100 minutes away. I am probably going to have to leave around 3am to get there. My question is will the roads be bad Tuesday night making that trip hard to make in 100 minutes or at all? If so I am thinking of going Tuesday afternoon and getting a room near the Hospital. What say Ye?

[Portastorm]

Down to 32 here. Seems like Portastorm doesn't expect it to drop much further but if it does things could get interesting.

Keep in mind I don't know what I'm talking about ... ... but it's certainly possible that areas/stations in the northern and western parts of Travis County and most of Williamson County could get down to 30 degrees or so. My comments about not much impact involve the Austin metro area bounded by Mopac/183 to the north/I-35/290 to the south. You folks in Georgetown definitely might wake up to some patchy ice.

[ludosc]

Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
954 PM CST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY FOR ALL OF
NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS...

.ON AND OFF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FOR THE
MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS. ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
ALREADY OCCURRING NORTHWEST OF A HAMILTON...TO DALLAS...TO PARIS
LINE WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING ACROSS AREAS
TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE NIGHT. BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL EVOLVE INTO A WINTER MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...
SLEET AND EVEN SNOW FOR COUNTIES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 BY EARLY
AFTERNOON TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL LIKELY BE
IMPACTED THE MOST BY A GLAZE OF ICE...HOWEVER ALL ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS COULD SEE SLICK AREAS DURING BOTH THE MORNING AND LATE
AFTERNOON COMMUTES.

TXZ094-095-105>107-118>123-130>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-111200-
/O.CAN.KFWD.ZR.Y.0002.140211T0600Z-140212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFWD.WW.Y.0006.140211T0354Z-140212T0000Z/
FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-
VAN ZANDT-RAINS-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...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE...
COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...
DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT...
CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT...
EAST TAWAKONI...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY...
OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...
ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN...GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...
COMANCHE...DE LEON...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...
MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...TEAGUE...
FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS...COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...
KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD...WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...
GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...
ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN...CALVERT
954 PM CST MON FEB 10 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE
OVERNIGHT...BECOMING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...AREAS SOUTHEAST OF AN EASTLAND TO WEATHERFORD TO
MCKINNEY LINE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OCCURRING
BETWEEN MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* MAIN WEATHER IMPACTS...FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRODUCE A LIGHT
GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES...BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SOME
AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IMPACTS TO TRAVEL CAN BE
EXPECTED. A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* MAIN IMPACT...VERY SLICK ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED IN SPOTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH FREEZING
DURING THE DAY. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS DURING THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.

[gboudx]

WWA for DFW area. About time.

[katheria]

was watching the traffic cameras for a little bit, wrecks are popping up everywhere....

just search for this

dfwtraffic.dot.state.tx.us

stay home and be safe....

[orangeblood]

And to top it all off, the "freezing rain advisory" isn't scheduled to start until midnight tonight. With all of the accidents piling up, what am I missing here ? Who is leading the charge in the Fort Worth office at this time ?

Yeah I totally agree with orangeblood .. They've had 6+ hours of the rap & hrrr showing this scenario, so why is it taking so long to update the warning..

I'm sorry but hearing all of these accidents on the road and now some taking a tragic turn...it's inexcusable for the FW Office to not get the message out sooner re: this dangerous situation. The RAP guidance clearly showed this latest round of moderate freezing drizzle moving through from very early on this morning and for them to not start the advisory until midnight makes ZERO sense. They are the pretty much the end all be all for advising folks in this region and given the guidance at hand, there is no excuse for not getting the message out sooner.

[ludosc]

this looks like fun (or not)

[TexasF6]

This is turning tragic quick, thoughts and prayers to those lost and the fireman....

[SouthernMet]

Nws "upgrades" freezing rain advisory to a wwa.. Wow, imo that's probably not enough.

[gboudx]

Guys I live 12 miles west of Henderson. I am having major surgery early Wednesday (5am) Morning @ LSU Hospital in Shreveport.That is about 100 minutes away. I am probably going to have to leave around 3am to get there. My question is will the roads be bad Tuesday night making that trip hard to make in 100 minutes or at all? If so I am thinking of going Tuesday afternoon and getting a room near the Hospital. What say Ye?

Solely judging by what the Shreveport NWS is saying, if it were me I'd look into getting a hotel room near the hospital. But obviously you have to decide what's best. Best of luck with your surgery.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/shv/

[Tcu101]

this looks like fun (or not)

Wow, that is a lot of Red on Fort Worth Freeways

[ludosc]

Nws "upgrades" freezing rain advisory to a wwa.. Wow, imo that's probably not enough.

it's a start though. I'll take it at this point. Trying to explain to my mother that the NWS was full of it was fun this afternoon.