SE TX weather thread #3 - windy and cooler Wednesday

[Extremeweatherguy]

EWG,

Any thing new on the long term, past Thanksgiving.? It seems that their was some chatter about the temps possibly going down in maybe a big way towards 27th.

Nothing really new right now except that it is looking a little bit less likely. However, we still have many, many days to watch this. We will have a better idea come Thanksgiving..

update: JB actually mentioned this in his latest post and he thinks that there actually could still be a big turn around in temps. He said by the end of Thanksgiving week a piece of arctic air may come down the plains for another wild swing. Could get interesting..

[BreinLa]

Well the wind is kicking butt here in Louisiana too

[JenBayles]

Hey Yankee - with the temps going into the upper 30s the next couple of nights, you find any of that store-bought egg nog you've been talking about yet? I've got to stock up on my winter liquors tomorrow - amaretto, baileys, peppermint schnaaps to go into hot chocolate....

[JenBayles]

Hey schlitz - I'm thinking you put the relatives to work when they show up tomorrow. After all, what's family for if not to help out when the TX wind hits the fan, right?! As for the fan palms, I just don't like them because they get so darn big it becomes impossible to keep them trimmed up without professional assistance. The people who have the ones behind us have always been great about that, but these palms got away from them this past year. The man used to work on high-rise construction jobs and it always scared the crap out of me to see him dangling from a harness and waving the sawz-all around. And since we're down wind when the winter winds start blowing, we get all the trash from the suckers. Blast it! Anyway, if you need any fronds for your pool house, I have plenty here if you want 'em!

Still have tree trash coming down here in Bear Creek - even some pretty good sized limbs - particularly off my mature bradford pear.

[jasons2k]

I just emailed my wife to check on the roof and here is her reply (couldn't restate it any funnier myself):

"It's fine, but one of the hibiscus plants is in the pool... "

[JenBayles]

Oh no! Not the 'biscuit (as my nephew used to call it)! Get ready to scrub and backwash with all that dirt in the pool. At least twice a year we get a good soaker where everyone else's runoff goes into our pool. Might as well just open up the wallet and empty in the darn thing. Sometimes the pool can be a real pain, but we get so much enjoyment out of it, it's still worth it. Ask me again 20 years from now and I'll probably say something completely different.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Well it is now getting very chilly outside. I am currently sitting between 54 and 55 degrees and when the breeze hits it feels like winter for sure!

[jasons2k]

Well the cool thing is I have cartridge filters so I don't need to backwash. I just need to scoop the debris and shock it. I just hope my scooper can fish the plant out - it's way too cold to be retrieving things...

[weatherrabbit_tx]

Looks like two very cold nights are now forecasted...

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind between 10 and 20 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

they may have to lower the low temp for friday morning north of I-10 a couple degrees my feeling....... say between 34 to 36, hooks and bush respectively, maybe 32 in the conroe area, we shall see.....

[JenBayles]

Well the cool thing is I have cartridge filters so I don't need to backwash. I just need to scoop the debris and shock it. I just hope my scooper can fish the plant out - it's way too cold to be retrieving things...

We have a gaff (big hook on a long aluminum pole) left over from our offshore fishing days that comes in very handy for fishing things out of the pool like the metal table, tree branches, umbrellas, plastic furniture, etc. If you don't have one, I'm willing to bet you could improvise something - anything not to have to get into that water this time of year! I don't know how the dogs stand it, but they get to running and playing and will fling themselves into 50 degree water and seem to just love it. Better them than me!

We have the DE filter that does require backwashing, but it's no big deal. Only takes a few minutes and at least the DE is still cheap. What I hate about the yard flooding into the pool is that the chemicals get so out of whack it takes several days to get it all back in balance again, along with lots of money to pay for said chemicals. We're looking at replastering this winter as well. The pool is really in great shape for being 12 years old, but we've got some gunnite showing through in a couple small places and quite a bit of etching from a major chemical imbalance several years ago. Pools can sure be a pain sometimes, but we do most of the work on it ourselves unless it's a big job like the replastering. I knew I married that man for a reason!

[Yankeegirl]

Yes Jen, most of the stores already have the Egg Nog out!!! I have already bought some, and im about to go to the store to pick up dinner and some firelogs... looks like a nice night to stay in and cuddle in the blankets!

[JenBayles]

I have to laugh Yankee - I just got off the phone with a friend and we were saying the same thing about staying in and snugging with our respective critters tonite. I'm showered, jammied, have fresh clean bedding, and since Dave's out of town tonite, get to be a dog sandwich with the freshly bathed curs. Can't hardly think of a better way to spend a cold windy night. Since I can't stand the store brand egg nog, decided to go with Baileys chocolate mint irish cream in coffee this evening. Ahhhh....

[Extremeweatherguy]

According to the latest article from khou.com, a few places even reported gusts as high as 60mph near downtown today! That is amazing!

Here is the article:

http://www.khou.com/topstories/stories/ ... a9381.html

[KatDaddy]

Yes indeed. The palm trees in the planter being blasted by 55MPH wind is right out side my office. I saw lady get blown over by the winds. It was like walking in quicksand. The reporter from KHOU was in front of our building giving the report. The tunnel effect is amazing. It could have easily been 55-60MPH between the buildings.

[Extremeweatherguy]

Just heard on the news that Bacliff recieved a 63mph gust today, Galveston saw a 51mph gust and College station saw a 48mph gust. pretty impressive reports!

[KatDaddy]

Strong TS force winds today. It was a crazy day for the wind.

[TexasSam]

I got in my car about Noon today, and with all the dirt blowing around I didn't open the windows. It was a bit warm in the car with it out in the sun so I turned on the AC. and dirt blew out of all of the vents. The dog and I both were sneezing. Oh well it was a good thought. Also driving on I-10 today into Houston about 1:30pm was scary. All them 18 wheelers going down the road sideways!!!

[Extremeweatherguy]

Strong TS force winds today. It was a crazy day for the wind.

In gusts, yes moderate/strong TS force, but not sustained. 40-60mph sustained winds would have been much worse than what we saw today.