I think that won't be the only winter weather event you see this year. More to come!!
Especially with the El Nino holding its own in a moderate to strong status.
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I think that won't be the only winter weather event you see this year. More to come!!
cycloneye wrote:I think that won't be the only winter weather event you see this year. More to come!!
Especially with the El Nino holding its own in a moderate to strong status.
Ntxw wrote:Looks like all snow up here, I was getting worried last night it could turn out to be a frzing rain\sleet event. And should it remain and open wave, I don't believe the moisture would all stay south. However, should a strong coastal low form, it might pull all the moisture southwards with it.
Edit: FW nws has put up a special weather statement for accumulating snow
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1022 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>146-156-157-159-280100-
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-
HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-
ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL-
JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-
NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-MCLENNAN-
1022 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2009
...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT...
A COLD...POLAR AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
THROUGH THE COMING WEEK. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TUESDAY AND
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INITIAL PRECIPITATION FALLING
THROUGH THE DRY AND COLD LOW LEVEL AIR TUESDAY MORNING WILL HELP
COOL AND SATURATE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A LIGHT RAIN
AND SNOW MIX. THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AREAS NORTH OF
A LAMPASAS...WACO...ATHENS LINE THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW NORTH OF A COMANCHE...WAXAHACHIE... EMORY LINE.
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY
WEST OF INTERSTATE 35.
IT APPEARS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF TEMPLE TO PALESTINE LINE
WILL REMAIN WARM ENOUGH FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN IN THE FORM
OF A COLD RAIN.
MANY UNCERTAINTIES REMAIN CONCERNING MOISTURE AVAILABILITY AND THE
STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM. IF THE SYSTEM APPEARS STRONGER AND THERE IS
MORE AVAILABLE MOISTURE...THEN EXPECTED SNOW AMOUNTS COULD INCREASE.
PLEASE MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS REGARDING CHANGES TO THE TRACK AND
INTENSITY OF THE STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED ON TUESDAY...AS MORE RELIABLE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO FORECASTERS.
gofrogs wrote:Yeah but thats just one run, theres been zero consistencity with the gfs outside of five days in my opinion. I mean the last storm did nt show back up till two days out so well see just wait and see.
FINALLY...A LOOK BEYOND THIS FORECAST PERIOD SUGGESTS WE WILL NEED
TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE FATE OF AN EXTREMELY COLD AIRMASS THAT
WILL BE ORGANIZING IN NORTHERN CANADA. GFS/ECMWF FOR SEVERAL DAYS
HAVE BEEN BRINGING A POLAR VORTEX FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE NORTH
POLE INTO THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO. GFS KEEPS THE COLD AIR BOTTLED
UP...BUT THE ECMWF FOR A COUPLE DAYS HAS BEEN INDICATING A GOOD
UPPER PATTERN TO ALLOW THIS AIRMASS SOUTHWARD JAN 5-8. LAST RUN OF
THE ECMWF HAS A SURFACE HIGH OF 1066MB NORTH OF ALASKA...WHICH IS
THE HIGHEST I HAVE EVER SEEN THAT MODEL FORECAST.
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