North Texas Weather - A Brief Break from the Rain?

[TexasStooge]

Today, we only got to a high of 62*F with Mostly Cloudy skies, clearing at 3:00PM CST. So much for the 70*F weather we were supposed to get. And once again, we're seeing patchy fog developing in the North Texas region, so far no fog advisories have been issued, but all can change overnight. More on this on the Short Term Forecast:

.NOW...
PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE TO FORM ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT ACROSS THOSE AREAS GENERALLY EAST OF A GAINESVILLE...
FORT WORTH...CORSICANA LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE FOG COULD BE
LOCALLY DENSE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH YOUR AREA.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY THICK OR DENSE FOG WHILE COMMUTING THIS
EVENING...SLOW DOWN AND USE LOW BEAMS UNTIL VISIBILITIES IMPROVE.

[TexasStooge]

Tonight, some of us North Texans were caught by surprise when some rain and drizzle fell in the region. Some of us got amounts as high as 2/10ths of an inch.

[TexasStooge]

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL RETURN TO ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVE INTO
THE REGION. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING APPEARS TO BE THE MAIN HAZARD
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

...ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FREEZING PRECIPITATION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS
SATURDAY...BRINGING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. WHILE
THERE ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES IN THE EXACT TIMING OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE AND JUST HOW COLD IT WILL BE...IT IS FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT COLD
AIR IS ON THE WAY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING
SATURDAY EVENING...ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WOULD FALL AS FREEZING
RAIN OR POSSIBLY SLEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND ON INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS
TIME...THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE THREAT
OF WINTER PRECIPITATION AND IT IS TOO DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC
FORECASTS CONCERNING THE COVERAGE...EXACT TIMING...OR ACCUMULATION
POTENTIAL NEXT WEEKEND.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WILL CONTINUE TO ANALYZE
INCOMING WEATHER DATA AND GENERATE MORE PRECISE FORECASTS ON THIS
POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DURING THIS
TIME...PERSONS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA TO STAY INFORMED OF THIS
DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

REMEMBER...YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND MUCH
MORE ON OUR WEBSITE AT http://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FORTWORTH

More of this can be read in the "Texas Winter Weather Discussion" thread.

[TexasStooge]

Another weak cool front will pass through the North Texas region, slightly dropping temperatures to the lower to mid 30s tonight, but a rapid warm-up will occur Tomorrow and Thursday where highs will remain in the 60s and lows will be up in the 50s range. From Thursday through Sunday, we'll see some showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the rain will be freezing on Sunday...although we still wanna see a little less freesing rain and a little more snow. Temperatures will fall back into the 30s by Saturday Night and will probably stay there throughout next Tuesday.

DFW Forecast:

Today: 62°F | 34°F
Wednesday: 63°F | 53°F
Thursday: 67°F | 59°F
Friday: 67°F | 43°F
Saturday: 53°F | 31°F
Sunday: 33°F | 26°F
M.L. King Day: 33°F

[TexasStooge]

Here's the latest AFD from the NWS in Fort Worth:

.DISCUSSION...
311 AM CST...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BOUNCE AROUND ON THIS WEEKEND/S WEATHER. GFS
NOW TRIES TO DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW OVER THE EDWARDS PLATEAU ON
SATURDAY AND HOLD THE FRONT UP THROUGH SUNDAY. I DID NOT BUY INTO
THAT COMPLETELY AND WENT WELL BELOW GFS MOS ON TEMPERATURES
FIGURING THAT IT IS JUST AS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE NO WAVE AND
FRONT WILL MOVE ON THROUGH. ALSO...NAM APPEARS TO SHOW THE COLD
AIR COOLER THAN THE GFS DOES AND LOOKS MORE LIKE AN ARCTIC FRONT
THAN THE GRADUAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE THE GFS IS SHOWING. ONLY PUT
THE WINTER WEATHER IN THE NORTHERN ZONES...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO
HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN AMOUNTS/SOUTHERN EXTENT/PRECIP TYPE.

FOR EXTENDED...ONCE COLD AIR GETS HERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH DAY 7...BUT ANY OVERRUNNING THAT MIGHT
OCCUR OVER THE COLD AIR APPEARS TO OCCUR WELL SOUTH OF OUR AREA.
HAVE LOW CONFIDENCE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHANCES FOR MORE WINTER
WEATHER AS LONG AS THE COLD AIR REMAINS OVER NORTH TEXAS...MODELS
OFTEN FLIP FLOP ON LOCATIONS OF THESE DISTURBANCES. YESTERDAY GFS
BROUGHT A DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL TX ON TUESDAY...TODAY/S RUN
TAKES IT OVER THE GULF.

[TexasStooge]

The freezing rain is still in the forecast this Sunday...don't know for how long though. From that day on, we'll have highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s.

DFW Forecast:

Tonight: 50°F
Thursday: 65°F | 64°F
Friday: 68°F | 56°F
Saturday: 59°F | 31°F
Sunday: 35°F | 27°F
M.L. King Day: 36°F | 20°F
Tuesday: 36°F

[TexasStooge]

Whatever wintry precip. we're suppose to get is once again take back out of the forecast, but that doesn't mean the roads won't be iced over as temperatures take a plunge into the 20s by Sunday Night.

DFW Forecast:

Today: 67°F | 64°F
Friday: 63°F | 48°F
Saturday: 49°F | 35°F
Sunday: 35°F | 26°F
M.L. King Day: 41°F | 24°F
Tuesday: 39°F | 21°F
Wednesday: 43°F

[TexasStooge]

The wintry mix is back in the mix this Sunday for Dallas/Fort Worth, however, the ICE STORM WARNING that's been issued early this morning does not include the immediate DFW area yet; but all can change within a 24 hr. period...like always.

Here's the short term forecast from the NWS in Fort Worth:

.NOW...
THE MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HAMPERED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTHWEST HALF OF THE REGION THIS MORNING...GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF A
GOLDTHWAITE...ENNIS...SULPHUR SPRINGS LINE. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE...ALTHOUGH THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ROADS THIS MORNING WILL BE SLICK FROM THE
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AS THE SHOWERS MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. RAINFALL RATES OVER THE AREA WILL GENERALLY BE
LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR...ALTHOUGH SCATTERED RATES
NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF AN
EASTLAND...FORT WORTH...GREENVILLE LINE.

THE REMAINDER OF NORTH TEXAS WILL GENERALLY STAY DRY THROUGH MID
MORNING...BUT SHOWERS WILL ALSO INCREASE IN THIS AREA THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. OVERALL...SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND AFFECT ALL
OF NORTH TEXAS BY TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST PORTION
WHERE FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS
BEFORE SUNRISE.

DFW Forecast:

Today: 65°F | 38°F
Saturday: 40°F | 33°F
Sunday: 35°F | 25°F
M.L. King Day: 32°F | 25°F
Tuesday: 32°F | 25°F
Wednesday: 35°F | 23°F
Thursday: 37°F

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for persons in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties until 7:45PM CST

* AT 445 PM CST...FLASH FLOODING WAS ONGOING NEAR ARLINGTON.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
IRVING...DALLAS...COPPELL...FARMERS BRANCH...CARROLLTON...AND
LEWISVILLE.

AT 445 PM CST...A LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHED FROM ARLINGTON
TO NEAR DFW AIRPORT. ALTHOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL RAIN CELLS ARE MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...THE LINE IS MAKING ONLY MINIMAL PROGRESS TO
THE EAST.

A HIGH WATER RESCUE WAS REPORTED NEAR SIX FLAGS IN NORTH ARLINGTON.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. LESS THAN THREE FEET OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3323 9705 3257 9724 3255 9671 3339 9640
3338 9682

[TexasStooge]

This is something you didn't expect during an imminent winter storm event:

The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WARNING for persons in McLennan County until 5:30PM CST

* AT 450 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
DEVELOPING TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MCGREGOR...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
LORENA BY 500 PM CST
HEWITT BY 510 PM CST
WOODWAY AND ROBINSON BY 515 PM CST
BEVERLY HILLS AND WACO BY 525 PM CST
BELLMEAD...LACY-LAKEVIEW AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTHCREST BY 530
PM CST

TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT...OR ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME IN AN
INTERIOR CLOSET OR BATHROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS FOR COVER.

DO NOT LEAVE SHELTER TO USE YOUR CAR TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE
EASILY TOSSED AND CRUSHED BY TORNADO WINDS.

LAT...LON 3135 9736 3129 9726 3166 9692 3178 9718

[TexasStooge]

Here's the local storm report out of Waco, TX:

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
727 PM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0435 PM     TORNADO          1 SW TROY               31.19N  97.32W
01/12/2007                   BELL               TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            OFF-DUTY METEOROLOGISTS OBSERVED TORNADO 1 SW
            TROY...ROOF PEELED OFF HOUSE 2 W TROY...BARN
            DAMAGED...OTHER ROOFS HAD SHINGLES DAMAGED

[TexasStooge]

Summary of WX Warnings/Watches/Advisories:

ICE STORM WARNING
- Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hamilton, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Lampasas, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young Counties until 6:00AM CST Monday

Freezing Rain Advisory
- Delta, Ellis, Hill, Hunt, Kaufman, and Lamar Counties until 6:00AM CST Monday

Flash Flood Watch
- Anderson, Bell, Delta, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Mills, Navarro, Rains, Robertson, and Van Zandt Counties until 6:00PM CST Sunday

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for persons in Falls and Limestone Counties until 1:30PM CST.

* AT 1021 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
FALLS AND LIMESTONE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE MORNING. FLASH FLOODING IS BECOMING MORE LIKELY WITH THIS
RAINFALL.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3128 9727 3153 9679 3172 9693 3181 9674
3180 9650 3142 9624 3113 9680 3111 9682
3113 9684 3102 9703 3101 9709

[TexasStooge]

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1123 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1121 AM     FLASH FLOOD      9 E GROESBECK           31.52N  96.38W
01/13/2007                   LIMESTONE          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS WITH WATER OVER THEM...ACCIDENTS ON F.M.
            39 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 164.

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WARNING for persons in Dallas and Tarrant Counties until 1:45PM CST.

* AT 1142 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACHING MANSFIELD. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD
SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN A VERY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR HILL
STATE PARK...WILMER...UNIVERSITY PARK...SUNNYVALE...SEAGOVILLE...
SACHSE...ROWLETT...RICHARDSON...PANTEGO...MESQUITE...LANCASTER...
IRVING...HUTCHINS...HIGHLAND PARK...GRAND PRAIRIE...GARLAND...
FARMERS BRANCH...EULESS...DUNCANVILLE...DESOTO...DALWORTHINGTON
GARDENS...DALLAS...COPPELL...COCKRELL HILL...CEDAR HILL...
CARROLLTON...BALCH SPRINGS...ARLINGTON AND ADDISON

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3257 9722 3298 9703 3298 9652 3256 9652

[TexasStooge]

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1219 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1135 AM     FLASH FLOOD      9 E GROESBECK           31.52N  96.38W
01/13/2007                   LIMESTONE          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON F.M.39 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 164.

[TexasStooge]

Here are the storm reports from the 12:30PM to 7:00PM CST timeline:

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
102 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1233 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S HOLLAND             30.83N  97.40W
01/13/2007                   BELL               TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING NEAR INDIAN CREEK...BARTLETT VICINITY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
104 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1234 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 SW BUCKHOLTS          30.81N  97.20W
01/13/2007                   MILAM              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS NEAR DAVILLA

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
120 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0118 PM     FLASH FLOOD      5 S CORSICANA           32.01N  96.47W
01/13/2007                   NAVARRO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING ON SECONDARY ROADS MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST PART
            OF COUNTY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
146 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0136 PM     FLASH FLOOD      8 SE GROESBECK          31.44N  96.44W
01/13/2007                   LIMESTONE          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING CONTINUING ALONG F.M. 937 SOUTHEAST OF
            GROESBECK

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
200 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0156 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ROSEBUD                 31.07N  96.98W
01/13/2007                   FALLS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER ROADS NEAR ROSEBUD...AND NEAR GOLINDA

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
310 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0305 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WORTHAM                 31.79N  96.46W
01/13/2007                   FREESTONE          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING CONTINUING ON SECONDARY ROADS IN
            STREETMAN/WORTHAM/TEAGUE AREA

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
311 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0308 PM     FLASH FLOOD      RICHLAND                31.93N  96.43W
01/13/2007                   NAVARRO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CREEKS OUT OF BANKS...SECONDARY ROADS FLOODED EAST/SOUTH
            PARTS OF COUNTY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
508 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0455 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CANTON                  32.55N  95.86W
01/13/2007                   VAN ZANDT          TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER NUMEROUS ROADS ACROSS THE COUNTY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
522 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0521 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CORSICANA               32.08N  96.47W
01/13/2007                   NAVARRO            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER OVER SEVERAL ROADS IN THE COUNTY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
651 PM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

..TIME..    ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE..    ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      NAVARRO                 32.00N  96.38W
01/13/2007                   NAVARRO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIDESPREAD FLOODING WITH 51 TOTAL ROAD CLOSURES...ONE
            BRIDGE OUT...NUMEROUS CREEKS FLOODED IN NAVARRO
    COUNTY.

[TexasStooge]

Throughout the morning and early afternoon hours, we've had some rain with some lightning and wintry mix...or as I like to call it "ThunderMix". While some of the precip wasn't frozen earlier, many trees and power lines are still in danger of the freeze. And just to add more insult to injury, there was flooding in the immediate DFW area as well as the cities of Corsicana, Richland, Navarro, and Canton. A second wave of icy precip is imminent on Sunday, and many church services are cancelled until the next Sunday.

If my calculations are correct, here's what the forecast timeline* would look like from Sunday to Monday Morning:

6:00AM CST: 29°F
9:00AM CST: 30°F
Noon CST: 30°F
3:00PM CST: 29°F
6:00PM CST: 27°F
9:00PM CST: 26°F
Midnight CST: 25°F
3:00AM CST: 26°F
6:00AM CST: 25°F

*This timeline is not an official forecast and will not be used as such. These are just my predictions. For official information, please refer to the NWS forecast by clicking here.
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Summary of WX Warnings/Watches/Advisories:

ICE STORM WARNING
- Bosque, Collin, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Denton, Eastland, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hamilton, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Lampasas, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Stephens, Tarrant, Wise, and Young Counties until 6:00AM CST Monday

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
- Freestone and Navarro Counties until 8:30PM CST

Freezing Rain Advisory
- Delta, Ellis, Hill, Hunt, Kaufman, and Lamar Counties until 6:00AM CST Monday

Flash Flood Watch
- Anderson, Bell, Delta, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Leon, Limestone, McLennan, Mills, Navarro, Rains, Robertson, and Van Zandt Counties until 6:00PM CST Sunday

[TexasStooge]

The National Weather Service has extended the ICE STORM WARNING for areas along and west of a Bonham, Dallas, Waxahachie, Cleburne, Meridian, and Killeen line until Noon CST, and a Freezing Rain Advisory for areas East of the above mentioned cities until 6:00PM CST. The good news is that the wintry precip is winding down in DFW and moving East, the bad news is the obvious, the icing of many roads and delays in travel times.

But Old Man Winter isn't quite finished with us, a chance of rain/snow has been forecasted for Wednesday.

DFW Forecast:

Today: 31°F | 27°F
Tuesday: 35°F | 23°F
Wednesday: 36°F | 29°F
Thursday: 51°F | 31°F
Friday: 40°F | 30°F
Saturday: 49°F | 33°F
Sunday: 52°F

[TexasStooge]

A Snow Advisory continues for most of North Texas including the DFW area until 6:00PM CST. I finally got my wish to see more snow and less sleet! Don't mean to brag, but haven't seen a good snow in 1 1/2 years, and now I'm enjoying every minute of it. Anyways, snow accumulations will total up to 2 inches.

A WINTER STORM WARNING is also in effect until 6:00PM CST This evening for the extreme southern portion of North Texas where accumulations of 1/4 in. freezing rain and an inch of snow and sleet is expected.

DFW Forecast:

Today: 30°F | 29°F
Thursday: 39°F | 32°F
Friday: 36°F | 31°F
Saturday: 38°F | 29°F
Sunday: 42°F | 30°F
Monday: 44°F | 29°F
Tuesday: 47°F