Texas Winter 2022-2023

[WacoWx]

We are an absolute skating rink. Been getting light freezing rain for hours on top of the 1"+ of sleet from yesterday. More forming to the southwest. Im just glad its not 28 or less. We are at least getting some

Temp has been between 29.7-30.4 all day.

Currently 30.0

[DFW Stormwatcher]

I just went for a walk in the neighborhood(n. Fort Worth) and it was a lot slicker than yesterday with the freezing rain. When crossing streets it is literally a skating rink. I actually fell one time when crossing a street even with hiking boots with very good grip…just not made for skating, lol. So the white stuff is definitely disappearing but the ice is more present than before.

[gpsnowman]

This isn't like the freezing mist/drizzle we had last February which pretty much froze on contact. This is some of the heaviest rain I have seen while below freezing. The drops are too big and to numerous to freeze on contact. Like some on here I am worried when the sun goes down.

[iorange55]

This isn't like the freezing mist/drizzle we had last February which pretty much froze on contact. This is some of the heaviest rain I have seen while below freezing. The drops are too big and to numerous to freeze on contact. Like some on here I am worried when the sun goes down.

Yeah, the size of the drops actually make a big difference on how fast it freezes. It will take longer for fat drops to freeze, especially if the temp is around 30.

That being said, it's probably slowly collecting on trees and power lines, and if the temp fails to get closer to 32 before the suns goes down, I think the situation gets a lot worse.

[utweather]

While I know there's a lot going on across the state, things are pretty bad with the ice here in Austin, still getting freezing rain. More tree branches are cracking and falling. I thought maybe the temp was warming but it doesn't look like it as there's more ice building on the trees. I don't like this one bit. Love rain when it doesn't freeze...

Yeah temps at my house have been stuck at 32.0 for several hours. The trees aren't recovering and the power outages across Austin keep increasing. The melting or water dripping is just from the roof.

[Iceresistance]

Power outages in Texas now over 300,000, 24% of Travis County, TX is without power

[Ralph's Weather]

Temp had risen to 32 but seems like it has plateaued or even sunk back down slightly, no rain since morning.

[Ralph's Weather]

28k without power in Smith County, reports of icy bridges only increasing. Could be rough tonight if temps drop to around 28/29.

[gboudx]

Rockwall ISD is closed tomorrow now.

Still a healthy melt from rooftops and the concrete, but definitely can see a thin glaze of ice on tree branches. Temp is at 32. Doesn't really matter at this point, once the sun sets, refreezing on the concrete will start.

[snowballzzz]

Currently under one of the heavier bands on the radar. Sitting at 28° and it’s a rain/sleet mix. Seems to be mainly sleet, which is a great thing.

[Tejas89]

Much of Dallas county is at 32 or just below. Temps warmer than forecast which may be a saving grace at least from something more colossal.

[BrokenGlass]

Hope I’m right and this ends up busting.

Yes sleet was fun, freezing rain isn't that interesting. Looks just like rain.

I remember the 78 (79)? Ice storm in Dallas. We had 10 trees and lost 7 of them. Couldn’t go outside because all the downed power lines. 6 days without power, 8 people in the house and my father was about to go Jack Torrance on us. I don’t ever want that again.

Yep. We were without power for 3-4 days, but my grandparents never lost power. We stayed over there with my mom, but dad stayed at home by the fireplace with a rifle and a shotgun. He was convinced our neighborhood was going to be looted. Growing up in L.A. will do that to you I guess.


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[rwfromkansas]

I just went for a walk in the neighborhood(n. Fort Worth) and it was a lot slicker than yesterday with the freezing rain. When crossing streets it is literally a skating rink. I actually fell one time when crossing a street even with hiking boots with very good grip…just not made for skating, lol. So the white stuff is definitely disappearing but the ice is more present than before.

I am off Basswood and 35...where are you located? I haven't tested it, but I will say the road looks slick, not wet. Temp IMBY fluctuates between 27 and barely 28.

[gpsnowman]

This isn't like the freezing mist/drizzle we had last February which pretty much froze on contact. This is some of the heaviest rain I have seen while below freezing. The drops are too big and to numerous to freeze on contact. Like some on here I am worried when the sun goes down.

Yeah, the size of the drops actually make a big difference on how fast it freezes. It will take longer for fat drops to freeze, especially if the temp is around 30.

That being said, it's probably slowly collecting on trees and power lines, and if the temp fails to get closer to 32 before the suns goes down, I think the situation gets a lot worse.

Agreed. Plus last February the temp was much colder than it is now.

[orangeblood]

Much of Dallas county is at 32 or just below. Temps warmer than forecast which may be a saving grace at least from something more colossal.

??? Seeing uniform 27-29 F across Dallas currently

Update from FW NWS office…bottom line : don’t let solar radiation give you a false sense of hope with this storm system

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
104 PM CST Wed Feb 1 2023

...New Short Term...

.SHORT TERM... /NEW/
/This Afternoon through Thursday Night/

Widespread freezing rain continues this afternoon across much of
North Texas and is largely tied to increasing warm advection
around 700 mb. Most of this activity is falling out of clouds
based around 8000 ft. Beneath all of this, incoming solar
radiation and a lack of cold advection is working on some of the
ice pack on area roads and we are seeing melting despite air
temperatures in the upper 20s. While this may lead to a false
sense of relief, there is still a substantial threat for
considerable icing, especially as we head into the evening hours.
High resolution guidance and current radar trends show a large
area of precipitation extending well back to the southwest of San
Angelo. This activity will increase in coverage through the
evening and as we do lose incoming solar radiation, additional icing
will commence on trees and roads/bridges. So, we`re not done with
the ice storm just yet and we`ll leave the current warning
configuration unchanged with the greatest impacts still expected
west of I-35. We launched a balloon just a little bit ago, and
the dry layer beneath this cloud deck is in the process of
saturating and will continue to support freezing rain, especially
into the late evening hours. As the upper trough approaches later
tonight, widespread precip will begin to spread south and east as
temperatures steadily creep up to or slightly above freezing. Rain
will generally prevail across the southeast counties while some
freezing rain will continue across the northwest into early
Thursday morning. We`ll continue to go slightly cooler than
guidance for highs on Thursday as abundant cloud cover will
persist. The core of the upper trough will track right across
North Texas during the afternoon. Strong dynamic forcing and
cooling aloft will likely lead to additional precipitation,
primarily rain, although some wet slushy snow may mix in across
the northern half of the CWA.

Dunn

[Gotwood]

Much of Dallas county is at 32 or just below. Temps warmer than forecast which may be a saving grace at least from something more colossal.

??? Seeing uniform 27-29 F across Dallas currently

Update from FW NWS office…bottom line : don’t let solar radiation give you a false sense of hope with this storm system

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
104 PM CST Wed Feb 1 2023

...New Short Term...

.SHORT TERM... /NEW/
/This Afternoon through Thursday Night/

Widespread freezing rain continues this afternoon across much of
North Texas and is largely tied to increasing warm advection
around 700 mb. Most of this activity is falling out of clouds
based around 8000 ft. Beneath all of this, incoming solar
radiation and a lack of cold advection is working on some of the
ice pack on area roads and we are seeing melting despite air
temperatures in the upper 20s. While this may lead to a false
sense of relief, there is still a substantial threat for
considerable icing, especially as we head into the evening hours.
High resolution guidance and current radar trends show a large
area of precipitation extending well back to the southwest of San
Angelo. This activity will increase in coverage through the
evening and as we do lose incoming solar radiation, additional icing
will commence on trees and roads/bridges. So, we`re not done with
the ice storm just yet and we`ll leave the current warning
configuration unchanged with the greatest impacts still expected
west of I-35. We launched a balloon just a little bit ago, and
the dry layer beneath this cloud deck is in the process of
saturating and will continue to support freezing rain, especially
into the late evening hours. As the upper trough approaches later
tonight, widespread precip will begin to spread south and east as
temperatures steadily creep up to or slightly above freezing. Rain
will generally prevail across the southeast counties while some
freezing rain will continue across the northwest into early
Thursday morning. We`ll continue to go slightly cooler than
guidance for highs on Thursday as abundant cloud cover will
persist. The core of the upper trough will track right across
North Texas during the afternoon. Strong dynamic forcing and
cooling aloft will likely lead to additional precipitation,
primarily rain, although some wet slushy snow may mix in across
the northern half of the CWA.

Dunn

I was about to post the same thing lol. Maybe he was looking at the forecast highs.

[GeauxTigers]

Well both Ponder ISD and UNT Denton are closed tomorrow.

Just got the call and email from both.

4 days in a row now.

So glad Pete Delkus was on top of this.

Yes, just got email from my district. Aubrey ISD closed again tomorrow, also.

[Haris]

No cell signal or power in West Austin. About .75'" of ice and trees are down. More than February 2021. This is nothing but pain and misery for the Central portions of the state.

[bubba hotep]

Much of Dallas county is at 32 or just below. Temps warmer than forecast which may be a saving grace at least from something more colossal.

??? Seeing uniform 27-29 F across Dallas currently

Update from FW NWS office…bottom line : don’t let solar radiation give you a false sense of hope with this storm system

National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
104 PM CST Wed Feb 1 2023

...New Short Term...

.SHORT TERM... /NEW/
/This Afternoon through Thursday Night/

Widespread freezing rain continues this afternoon across much of
North Texas and is largely tied to increasing warm advection
around 700 mb. Most of this activity is falling out of clouds
based around 8000 ft. Beneath all of this, incoming solar
radiation and a lack of cold advection is working on some of the
ice pack on area roads and we are seeing melting despite air
temperatures in the upper 20s. While this may lead to a false
sense of relief, there is still a substantial threat for
considerable icing, especially as we head into the evening hours.
High resolution guidance and current radar trends show a large
area of precipitation extending well back to the southwest of San
Angelo. This activity will increase in coverage through the
evening and as we do lose incoming solar radiation, additional icing
will commence on trees and roads/bridges. So, we`re not done with
the ice storm just yet and we`ll leave the current warning
configuration unchanged with the greatest impacts still expected
west of I-35. We launched a balloon just a little bit ago, and
the dry layer beneath this cloud deck is in the process of
saturating and will continue to support freezing rain, especially
into the late evening hours. As the upper trough approaches later
tonight, widespread precip will begin to spread south and east as
temperatures steadily creep up to or slightly above freezing. Rain
will generally prevail across the southeast counties while some
freezing rain will continue across the northwest into early
Thursday morning. We`ll continue to go slightly cooler than
guidance for highs on Thursday as abundant cloud cover will
persist. The core of the upper trough will track right across
North Texas during the afternoon. Strong dynamic forcing and
cooling aloft will likely lead to additional precipitation,
primarily rain, although some wet slushy snow may mix in across
the northern half of the CWA.

Dunn

Also, it looks like DFW airport station has dropped back down after hitting 30F. However, with no CAA, ultimately, the latent heat process associated with precipitation will win out, and temps will bump above freezing. When will that happen, and how much damage will there be before that happens? That's the question.

[JDawg512]

Edit, its more light rain falling