Texas Winter Weather Thread #3 - GFS showing cold christmas

[Extremeweatherguy]

so close and yet so far right now...

[Brent]

Well let's see.....we've had sleet/snow in FL, southern GA, and now south TX so far this year. I'm feeling cheated. El Nino, send something my way.

For real.

Meanwhile it's 33 here at 5:45pm(!) and it's just bitterly cold with no moisture anywhere. As usual. I didn't get anything from the Christmas 2004 storm either.

[Extremeweatherguy]

SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
601 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

TXZ210-226-227-235>237-090300-
COLORADO-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...
EL CAMPO...WHARTON...PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...
RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...
LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN...ANGLETON...FREEPORT
601 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

.NOW...
THROUGH 9 PM...BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH
SLEET. OTHERWISE...CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ONLY TRACE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.

[Yankeegirl]

I can almost feel it!!

[TexasSam]

.NOW...
THROUGH 9 PM...BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH
SLEET. OTHERWISE...CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ONLY TRACE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.

Seems like that's more than they said about the snow in 2004?

[KatDaddy]

Yes I can almost feel it. Just a little colder and and little more moisture. Oh well maybe next time

[KatDaddy]

Sleet being reported across Wharton and Matagorda Counties. This is being posted at the KHOU weather board.

[KatDaddy]

Trip on this. 50% chance of snow and sleet for the Victoria area.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapCli ... &map.y=230

[southerngale]

Road trip, Kat? lol

It's already in the mid-30's here. If only the moisture would make it here!

[Opal storm]

Here's the intellicast radar.
http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/Lo ... odnav=none

[KatDaddy]

They are reporting sleet in Brazoria County now. This is how the 2004 snowstorm got started. I highly doubt that will occur but we might get to see a snowflake or two besides some patchy sleet.

[JenBayles]

Daaaammmmiiitttt! We just had some work done on the chimney today and I can't get a good fire going for 24 hours. Figures! We're going to Austin tomorrow morning for a seminar with The Dog Whisperer, and NOW we get some interesting weather going. Figures!

[Extremeweatherguy]

latest radar trends show the precip. weakening as it encounters the dry air in the area. However, I would not rule out a few snowflakes or sleet pellets continuing over parts of the area this evening.

It will be interesting to see if any more precipitation heads this way overnight or tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning may be the most interesting though, because with temps. near freezing ANY precip. that is in the area will be of the frozen variety.

I doubt we will see much though. Most will have to wait until next time..

[Extremeweatherguy]

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
645 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

TXZ226-235>237-091200-
WHARTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-BRAZORIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...PIERCE...EDNA...
BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN...
ANGLETON...FREEPORT
645 PM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

...LIGHT RAIN AND SLEET MIXED OR BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET POSSIBLE
TONIGHT...

BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO ALL
SLEET TONIGHT. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SINCE 5 PM...THERE
HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET IN WHARTON COUNTY.
HOWEVER...BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE NEAR THE SURFACE WAS IN THE
LOWER 40S ACROSS THE FOUR COUNTY AREA...NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET
HAS OCCURRED.

AFTER MIDNIGHT...LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE
LOWER 30S. AS THE TEMPERATURE FALLS INTO THE 30S...ANY SLEET OR
LIGHT RAIN THAT FALLS MAY PRODUCE ICY CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. OF THIS OCCURS...DRIVERS SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION
IS ENCOUNTERING LIGHT RAIN OR SLEET.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

[Opal storm]

Anybody notice a few isolated snow showers are popping up on the radar over SW/central LA.Don't know if it's reaching the ground though.

[Extremeweatherguy]

the western edge of the precip. shield looks to have a more northward movement to it. That is what I will be watching the most:

http://www.intellicast.com/IcastPage/Lo ... odnav=none

[Stratosphere747]

At least Houston did update their disco....

http://www.srh.weather.gov/productview. ... =HGXAFDHGX


Off and on sleet here just outside of Angleton..

[JenBayles]

Just cold here in West Houston... and no fireplace! Well, I did cheat and turn on the starter, which looks rather nice with the glass doors and all, but... oh well. Better luck next time.

Weatherrabbit - I was up in your neck of the woods today browsing through the junk/antique shops on the square. Lots of empty real estate from the last time I was through there several months ago. Whassup in Tomball anyway?!

[Extremeweatherguy]

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 1&loop=yes

The batch of heavy precip. coming across Matagorda Bay right now looks interesting. It probably will be/is producing sleet and snow at a heavier rate. May be even some brief accumulations from this band?

[Opal storm]

Unfortunately it looks like most of that sleet is turning back into rain on the radar.The forecast low for Houston is 31 but with all the cloud cover temps will struggle to fall out of the 40's.