Snow for Texas

#241 Postby **jasons2k** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:46 pm

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Extremeweatherguy · #242 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:08 pm

College station is now reporting LIGHT SNOW!!! They were only forecast to get freezing rain, but not snow! That is encouraging for us here in Houston. ALSO Brenham, TX is reporting sleet. Temperatures in the 30s are getting closer and closer to Harris County so who knows what is on the way for the overnight. It is currently 45 in North Houston, but it is starting to get a little windier as the arctic air mass begins to move in. Below is the latest report from College Station (NW of Houston):

College Station, Easterwood Field
Last Update on Dec 7, 6:53 pm CST

Light Snow Fog/Mist

32°F
(0°C) Humidity: 88 %
Wind Speed: N 17 MPH
Barometer: 30.29" (1025.7 mb)
Dewpoint: 29°F (-2°C)
Wind Chill: 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility: 5.00 mi.
More Local Wx: 2 Day History:

Extremeweatherguy · #243 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:11 pm

UPDATE: Brenham is now also reporting SNOW!!!

Kelarie · #244 Postby **Kelarie** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:19 pm

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
639 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005

...ARCTIC FRONT AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS...

.A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS MOVED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
PRECIPITATION IS CONTINUING TO FALL...BUT IS SLOWLY DECREASING.
DESPITE THE REDUCTION IN MOISTURE...ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN ICY AND SLICK THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND STAY INDOORS UNLESS NECESSARY.

TXZ172-173-191>194-208-209-080845-
/O.UPG.KEWX.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEWX.WS.W.0001.051208T0039Z-051208T1400Z/
BURNET-WILLIAMSON-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...SAN MARCOS...
AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE
639 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING SUPERSEDES THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED ON
BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ELEVATED ROADS...AND EVEN SOME LOW LYING LESS TRAVELED ROADWAYS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE TRAVEL PROBLEMS AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

#245 Postby **Portastorm** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:26 pm

yeah I'm trying to figure out why the Winter Storm Warning ... conditions here haven't changed all that much.

m_ru · #246 Postby **m_ru** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:40 pm

the forecast temp for 7 pm was 42 degrees...@ 7pm it was 39 degrees and now a little over half an hour later it's 37 degrees...gosh I hope it keeps falling

it's been raining and drizzling and misting most of the day here.
Huntsville is forecast to get freezing rain late tonight and in the morning...hopefully it will start freezing sooner than expected!

m_ru · #247 Postby **m_ru** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:43 pm

and now it's 35 degrees. :lol:

#248 Postby **Portastorm** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:51 pm

Portastorm wrote:yeah I'm trying to figure out why the Winter Storm Warning ... conditions here haven't changed all that much.

Scratch that! Freezing rain really starting to come down now here in north Austin. There have been between 30-50 accidents in town in the last hour. Amazing!

JenyEliza · #249 Postby **JenyEliza** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:53 pm

Extremeweatherguy wrote:College station is now reporting LIGHT SNOW!!! They were only forecast to get freezing rain, but not snow! That is encouraging for us here in Houston. ALSO Brenham, TX is reporting sleet. Temperatures in the 30s are getting closer and closer to Harris County so who knows what is on the way for the overnight. It is currently 45 in North Houston, but it is starting to get a little windier as the arctic air mass begins to move in. Below is the latest report from College Station (NW of Houston):

College Station, Easterwood Field
Last Update on Dec 7, 6:53 pm CST

Light Snow Fog/Mist

32°F
(0°C) Humidity: 88 %
Wind Speed: N 17 MPH
Barometer: 30.29" (1025.7 mb)
Dewpoint: 29°F (-2°C)
Wind Chill: 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility: 5.00 mi.
More Local Wx: 2 Day History:

My sister lives not too far from CLL (B/CS/Navasota area). I have a call in to her to confirm these conditions. She and her husband are those annoying people who screen all their calls w/the answering machine, so i had to leave a message.

She also has a very bad habit of not returning calls promptly, so can't guarantee I'll get a confirmation tonight.

#250 Postby **jeff** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:40 pm

Arctic front moving SE through SE TX. Numerous reports of mixed precip. falling across our western and northern counties.

Freezing and now frozen precip. being reported at several reporting stations. Brenham has changed over to sleet and snow in the last hour and just got a call from Sealy saying light snow is falling. Both College Station and Giddings have been reporting a freezing rain/sleet mixutre for the last 2 hours.

Based on winter weather radar and surface obs. of frozen precip. as far south as I-10 areas along and N of a line from Katy to Tomball to Conroe may experience a sleet/snow/freezing rain mixture after midnight. Winter weather advisory will likely be extended to include Austin, Waller, and Montgomery counties shortly.

Very minor ice accumulation is possible on bridges and overpasses, however even a very small amount of ice can be extremely hazardous to drivers.

Extremeweatherguy · #251 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:43 pm

they just extended the advisory into Montgomery and walker county.

m_ru · #252 Postby **m_ru** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:53 pm

34 degrees and misting in Huntsville

m_ru · #253 Postby **m_ru** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:58 pm

oh, oh wait, what is that? 33 degrees and misting in Huntsville :lol:

Extremeweatherguy · #254 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:07 pm

temps are falling into the middle 30s across many areas of NW Houston. It is now 38 at Hooks airport. Areas to our NW and W are currently reporting light freezing rain/drizzle, and some snow flurries. This type of weather will probably reach NW Houston after midnight, and could even near Houston by morning. No major accumulations are expected here, but to our NW over a tenth of an inch of freezing rain is expected on roads. It is also windy outside, and by morning wind chills should only be in the teens. Brrr...

Yankeegirl · #255 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:30 pm

Its 37 here in the Cy Fair part of town... Still "spitting" out... The temps are dropping quite quickly Ive noticed... Nice!

PTrackerLA · #256 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:35 pm

I wish the front would hurry and move through here so we could dip below freezing tonight but it's not gonna happen. I wonder why the temperatures in Austin fell below freezing during the day with this front but we're only supposed to get down to 34 tomorrow night? The interesting thing is we have a 20% chance of precip tomorrow night. Maybe a stray ice pellet or snow flurry possible in these parts?

I definately think those in Houston might see some frozen precip later tonight and into the early morning. Keep your eyes open over there!

m_ru · #257 Postby **m_ru** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:55 pm

32 degrees and falling and still sprinkling and misting in Huntsville!

cctxhurricanewatcher · #258 Postby **cctxhurricanewatcher** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:00 am

Wow! What a front! We went from about 60 at 4PM to almost 35 as I post this and we'll probably be close to freezing before midnight. Ah, A true blue norther.

Looking at the GFS on the Accuweather site it looks like we could get whacked again right before Christmas. One of our on air mets said so much himslf tonight by saying if you don't get whacked by the freezing temps now, you will in 10 to 14 days!

Extremeweatherguy · #259 Postby **Extremeweatherguy** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:00 am

latest airport report in Huntsville is saying "light snow". Is this really occuring?

#260 Postby **wx247** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:21 am

Didn't the Austin NWS say there was NO chance of freezing precip this week in a forecast discussion just a few days ago??? :roll:

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