Deep South Winterwx Discussion 2015-2016

[JonathanBelles]

thundersnow in Charlotte just as Jim Cantore is reporting.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

The only place in central florida with significant winter weather
is my freezer, which can make quite a bit of ice...Which
is nice and cool for those summer days when the heat
index soars well into the triple digits...Still 55*F at this
hour...that's the coldest it has gotten since yesterday's
low 80s (that's what it felt like with the humidity, before
the sea breeze really cranked up about midday)

[Brent]

Well I crashed at 12 when the snow had mostly ended and then slept til 7!!!!!! Gah! I did not intend to sleep THAT long. I'd say about half the snow has melted but there's still a good bit out there. I'm disappointed I did not get more pictures but oh well, I'm happy. Looking forward to some quiet weather(3 days straight of tornadoes and snow) and 70's by the end of the week. As far as I'm concerned winter can be over now.

[Brent]

*checks calendar*

This is MY forecast for Monday Night, APRIL 6th:

Monday Night...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Lows in the upper 20s. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.

Also, check out the lows! Haven't had a freeze in over a month.

and the highs These are January numbers!

Monday...Breezy. Much cooler. Cloudy. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph.

Tuesday...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

[MGC]

I guess winter ain't over. Forecast low of 35 here on the Coast Tuesday morning. Looks like I'll have to drag the plants back in as there is a frost potential. Got sunburnt at the Keesler airshow today....MGC

[vbhoutex]

OK, spring has definitely sprung in SE TX and we are expecting a low of 36ºF on Tuesday am? I don't remember the last time it was that cold in April in Houston!!! And I've been here for 39 years!!

[southerngale]

OK, spring has definitely sprung in SE TX and we are expecting a low of 36ºF on Tuesday am? I don't remember the last time it was that cold in April in Houston!!! And I've been here for 39 years!!

Last night my forecast for Monday night/Tuesday morning was 35° - NOW look at it!

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Your forecast low has probably dropped as well. A likely freeze here on April 7th... wow!

[CajunMama]

A local dj here said years ago that there is always a light freeze right between his birthday (which i can't remember the date march? april?) and easter. Since then i've always noticed he was right and here we are, right on track again this year.

[Brent]

We had a nasty freeze on Easter 2007 which was extremely devastating because March had been VERY warm, lots of 80 degree days which meant everything was blooming(this year it won't be quite so bad because outside of a few days March was rather cool). The freeze hit and killed a lot of it, and that was also when the worst drought in history started which made matters worse(and some places in Georgia are just now fully recovering from that).

Latest forecast:

Monday...Breezy...cooler...cloudy. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph.

Monday Night...Colder. Mostly cloudy. Chance of flurries. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday...Partly sunny. Chance of flurries in the morning. Highs in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday Night...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

[Dionne]

A local dj here said years ago that there is always a light freeze right between his birthday (which i can't remember the date march? april?) and easter. Since then i've always noticed he was right and here we are, right on track again this year.

We're preparing for 29F Monday night. Our gardens are in jeopardy. The vegetable garden is full blown....gonna be a lot of covering. Hundreds of plants. We don't plan to start until we actually see temps dropping in a southeast direction. All the stuff we need is in place.

It makes life interesting.

[jasons2k]

Wow - those are some very cold lows - esp. for April. be sure to protect any tender plants for sure!

[Agua]

I believe that traditionally, it's not considered fully "safe" to plant / set out for vegetable gardens until after Easter, at least in central Mississippi. There isn't ALWAYS a freeze, but the term "Easter cold snap" exists for a reason.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I believe that traditionally, it's not considered fully "safe" to plant / set out for vegetable gardens until after Easter, at least in central Mississippi. There isn't ALWAYS a freeze, but the term "Easter cold snap" exists for a reason.

But Easter can fall anytime during a four week period...

[shibumi]

The problem with the Easter thing is Easter isn't a set date...there can be I believe as much as 5 weeks difference to when it occurs...so that really doesn't work too well to use it as a milestone for planting....

[JonathanBelles]

*looks at Atlanta Forecast**blinks**looks at the calendar**wonders what the heck is going on!*

[Agua]

Yes, of course the date of Easter changes from one year to the next. Nevertheless, the tradition stands and would have proven prudent to heed this year.

[Dionne]

I believe that traditionally, it's not considered fully "safe" to plant / set out for vegetable gardens until after Easter, at least in central Mississippi. There isn't ALWAYS a freeze, but the term "Easter cold snap" exists for a reason.

Around here they say don't plant starts until after "Good Friday".

We're about 25% covered right now.....using everything we have from buckets to poly to paper sacks. Leaving a lot of vegetables unprotected. Out of resources, not much more we can do.... We're forecast for 32F right now between 3 AM and sunrise. Currently at 57F.

[SaskatchewanScreamer]

Ya'll's current forecasts are making this Northerner nervous.........I'm beginning to wonder what spring/summer will be like here (our warm season is short enough as it is).

[Extremeweatherguy]

We are expected to fall into the low-mid 20s here in OKC by the morning. The record low for tomorrow in OKC (27F) will likely be broken.

Actual low this morning at Will Rogers = 27F (a tie of the record)

[Dionne]

Sunrise 37.6F...........a lot of prep for nothing. We've dropped almost 40 degrees since Sunday at sunset. NO FROST. Our forecast changed frequently from NWS. At one time we expected 28F.

EDIT: Upon further investigation.....it did not freeze anywhere in Mississippi last night. The entire state with the exception of several coastal counties was under a freeze warning.