SE TX/SW LA Winter WX - 2011-2012

[vbhoutex]

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If the wind doesn't relax soon we will not see our teens tonight. If the winds do relax and the clearing happens, hello teens all over the Houston metro area north of US 59. We have been at 28f since I got home and just now started down, so we will see what happens. if we go down as much as we did last night with higher winds and a higher starting temp then 20f is an easy call for the metro area.

edit: an hour later and it is now 25.1f and dropping quickly. Teens may not be a stretch after all.

edit:now midnight and at 22.8f!! If this drop continues through the night we will end up around around 16f or 17f!!

[southerngale]

Boy, it's cold!

Here are some current temps across Southeast and East Texas. The station just west of me had a low of 17° and the one just east of me had a low of 15°.
The last 2 readings down at the airport were 19°. I believe that will be a new record low for BPT. The previous record was 20° set in 1977.

Edit: BPT actually bottomed out at 18° - wow that it got that cold in Nederland! New record low.



28.1 °F Oil Rig : 30 mi SE High Island, TX
20.7 °F Anahuac ES : Anahuac, TX
19.2 °F Central HS : Beaumont, TX
17.1 °F Curtis ES : Beaumont, TX
17.2 °F Field ES : Beaumont, TX
16.6 °F Homer Drive ES : Beaumont, TX
18.6 °F KFDM-TV : Beaumont, TX
17.4 °F Monsignor Kelly High School : Beaumont, TX
19.1 °F Odom Academy : Beaumont, TX
19.3 °F Richard Milburn Academy : Beaumont, TX
17.8 °F Roy Guess ES : Beaumont, TX
20.9 °F St. Anne Catholic School : Beaumont, TX
19.1 °F St. Anthony Cathedral School : Beaumont, TX
18.4 °F Bridge City MS : Bridge City, TX
16.1 °F Buna ES : Buna, TX
13.5 °F Colmesneil ISD : Colmesneil, TX
17.1 °F Hamshire-Fannett MS : Fannett, TX
14.9 °F Fred ES : Fred, TX
16.0 °F Rowe Intermediate : Jasper, TX
17.9 °F Kirbyville ES : Kirbyville, TX
15.7 °F Kountze ES : Kountze, TX
17.1 °F Sam Houston HS : Lake Charles, LA
16.6 °F Lumberton Intermediate : Lumberton, TX
19.4 °F Helena Park ES : Nederland, TX
21.2 °F Hillcrest ES : Nederland, TX
15.5 °F Newton ES : Newton, TX
17.0 °F Anderson ES : Orange, TX
16.2 °F Deweyville HS : Orange, TX
16.9 °F St. Mary Catholic School : Orange, TX
18.9 °F West Orange-Stark MS : Orange, TX
21.1 °F Lamar State College : Port Arthur, TX
22.4 °F Sabine Pass School : Sabine Pass, TX
15.9 °F West Hardin CCISD : Saratoga, TX
17.4 °F Laura Reeves ES : Silsbee, TX
17.3 °F Sour Lake ES : Sour Lake, TX
15.4 °F Spurger ISD : Spurger, TX
18.1 °F Pine Forest ES : Vidor, TX
16.7 °F Vidor JHS : Vidor, TX
15.6 °F Warren ES : Warren, TX
19.1 °F East Chambers Media Center : Winnie, TX
17.0 °F Woodville MS : Woodville, TX
21.4 °F Sea Rim State Park - NDBC : Sabine Pass, TX

*edited to correct low

[attallaman]

19F here this morning under clear skies.

[southerngale]

Current temps as of 7:35 a.m.

27.8 °F Oil Rig : 30 mi SE High Island, TX
19.9 °F Anahuac ES : Anahuac, TX
19.0 °F Central HS : Beaumont, TX
16.8 °F Curtis ES : Beaumont, TX
17.2 °F Field ES : Beaumont, TX
15.0 °F Homer Drive ES : Beaumont, TX
18.3 °F KFDM-TV : Beaumont, TX
17.1 °F Monsignor Kelly High School : Beaumont, TX
19.1 °F Odom Academy : Beaumont, TX
19.0 °F Richard Milburn Academy : Beaumont, TX
17.1 °F Roy Guess ES : Beaumont, TX
20.4 °F St. Anne Catholic School : Beaumont, TX
18.8 °F St. Anthony Cathedral School : Beaumont, TX
17.9 °F Bridge City MS : Bridge City, TX
16.0 °F Buna ES : Buna, TX
11.7 °F Colmesneil ISD : Colmesneil, TX
16.6 °F Hamshire-Fannett MS : Fannett, TX
14.6 °F Fred ES : Fred, TX
15.3 °F Rowe Intermediate : Jasper, TX
17.5 °F Kirbyville ES : Kirbyville, TX
14.8 °F Kountze ES : Kountze, TX
16.5 °F Sam Houston HS : Lake Charles, LA
16.1 °F Lumberton Intermediate : Lumberton, TX
19.2 °F Helena Park ES : Nederland, TX
20.7 °F Hillcrest ES : Nederland, TX
14.7 °F Newton ES : Newton, TX
16.8 °F Anderson ES : Orange, TX
15.6 °F Deweyville HS : Orange, TX
16.6 °F St. Mary Catholic School : Orange, TX
18.7 °F West Orange-Stark MS : Orange, TX
20.6 °F Lamar State College : Port Arthur, TX
22.3 °F Sabine Pass School : Sabine Pass, TX
15.5 °F West Hardin CCISD : Saratoga, TX
16.9 °F Laura Reeves ES : Silsbee, TX
17.3 °F Sour Lake ES : Sour Lake, TX
15.2 °F Spurger ISD : Spurger, TX
17.6 °F Pine Forest ES : Vidor, TX
16.8 °F Vidor JHS : Vidor, TX
14.2 °F Warren ES : Warren, TX
19.1 °F East Chambers Media Center : Winnie, TX
16.1 °F Woodville MS : Woodville, TX
35.6 °F High Island 264C - Block A264 : 90 mi SE Galveston, TX
20.8 °F Sea Rim State Park - NDBC : Sabine Pass, TX

[jasons2k]

19F here this morning under clear skies.

Same here......brrrrr it's cold for sure!

[attallaman]

19F here this morning under clear skies.

Same here......brrrrr it's cold for sure!

How's those tropicals of yours doing? Making it or toast?

[Extremeweatherguy]

Wow, I see it got down to 15F in Conroe this morning and 18F at Hooks. That is impressive southeast Texas cold for sure!

[attallaman]

Check out these current temps in SE LA and SW MS, the link is courtesy of WWL TV4, NOLA.


http://www.wwltv.com/weather/maps?radar ... &img=3&c=y

[attallaman]

Extended forecast for metro NOLA, for the northshore of metro NOLA and coastal MS. Weatherlink is courtesy of WWL-TV4, NOLA.


http://www.wwltv.com/weather/maps?radar ... &img=0&c=y

[attallaman]

Extended forecast for my area from the NWS, weather link is courtesy of them. Current temperature here at my home 20 according to TWC is 21F. Still cold here.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 88.885&e=0

[vbhoutex]

The following post is NOT an official forecast and should not be used as such. It is just the opinion of the poster and may or may not be backed by sound meteorological data. It is NOT endorsed by any professional institution including storm2k.org. For official information, please refer to NWS products.

If the wind doesn't relax soon we will not see our teens tonight. If the winds do relax and the clearing happens, hello teens all over the Houston metro area north of US 59. We have been at 28f since I got home and just now started down, so we will see what happens. if we go down as much as we did last night with higher winds and a higher starting temp then 20f is an easy call for the metro area.

edit: an hour later and it is now 25.1f and dropping quickly. Teens may not be a stretch after all.

edit:now midnight and at 22.8f!! If this drop continues through the night we will end up around around 16f or 17f!!

We reached a low of 15.2f here at the house this morning!! The wind did settle last night and the radiational cooling took over for sure!!! Currently up to 25f. Looks like we will get above freezing for a while today. We're having a heat wave!!LOL!!

[southerngale]

It's warmed up to a balmy 37° - strange how it doesn't really feel that cold after it being SO MUCH colder.

My dog is outside basking in the sun. The last few days, she would go out and pee, then scratch on the door about 23.4 seconds later. LOL

[southerngale]

Oh wow. NWS lowered tonight's forecast low to 18° - the forecast low was 19° last night and it was 15° - 17° here. So tonight could be even colder. Geezum.

[srainhoutx]

As I suspected, the cold air may linger a bit longer than previously forecasted. HGX thoughts this afternoon...another night in the teens for me it appears...

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
320 PM CST SAT JAN 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ARE THE MAIN ITEM OF CONCERN GIVEN THE ARCTIC AIR
MASS IN PLACE OVER SE TX. THE MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN THE HIGH
PRESSURE DRIFTING EAST OF THE STATE BY LATE TUESDAY. RAIN IS THEN
IN STORE FOR THE AREA LATE IN THE UPCOMING WEEK AS A STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO AND SOUTHERN TEXAS.

ANOTHER NIGHT OF VERY COLD WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR SE TX TONIGHT.
THE MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT IN FORECASTING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO FALL CLOSE TO WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER
TODAY...GIVE OR TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION. WILL
KEEP THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IN PLACE THROUGH 15Z SUNDAY.

DO THINK THERE IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE HARD FREEZE
WARNING WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR SOME OF THE
COUNTIES NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON. THE LATEST MODELS
INDICATE THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ACTUALLY CENTER ITSELF OVER
THE COASTAL AREAS SUNDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING AN EASTERLY WIND
OVER THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES BUT WILL ALSO BRING THE COLDEST PORTION
OF THE AIR MASS RIGHT OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. AN INCREASE
IN THE CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED AT LEAST OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN AREAS...HELPING TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE
WARNING CRITERIA. FOR THOSE AREAS NORTHEAST OF HOUSTON...THE
CLEAR SKIES WILL AID IN BRINGING ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT.

[vbhoutex]

ANOTHER NIGHT OF VERY COLD WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR SE TX TONIGHT.
THE MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT IN FORECASTING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO FALL CLOSE TO WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER
TODAY...GIVE OR TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION. WILL
KEEP THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IN PLACE THROUGH 15Z SUNDAY.

Gee, just what I need!! Another 15 degree night to totally finish off any flora still alive. At least we ill be without mosquitos for at least a few weeks.

[jasons2k]

19F here this morning under clear skies.

Same here......brrrrr it's cold for sure!

How's those tropicals of yours doing? Making it or toast?

Too early to tell as they are all still wrapped-up. I'll post an update tomorrow. I think the heaters helped last night, so I will run them again tonight. Forecast low is 19 again.

[attallaman]

I hope your plants make it. 19F? Brrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dionne]

ANOTHER NIGHT OF VERY COLD WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR SE TX TONIGHT.
THE MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT IN FORECASTING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO FALL CLOSE TO WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER
TODAY...GIVE OR TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION. WILL
KEEP THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IN PLACE THROUGH 15Z SUNDAY.

Gee, just what I need!! Another 15 degree night to totally finish off any flora still alive. At least we ill be without mosquitos for at least a few weeks.

I've also heard this severe cold will affect the fire ant infestation. Possibly lowering their northern limit. I don't have any documentation......just what old timers tell me.

23.5F.....dropping fast.....was 27.6F at sunset.

[vbhoutex]

ANOTHER NIGHT OF VERY COLD WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR SE TX TONIGHT.
THE MODELS ARE VERY CONSISTENT IN FORECASTING TEMPERATURES
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TO FALL CLOSE TO WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER
TODAY...GIVE OR TAKE A DEGREE OR TWO AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION. WILL
KEEP THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IN PLACE THROUGH 15Z SUNDAY.

Gee, just what I need!! Another 15 degree night to totally finish off any flora still alive. At least we ill be without mosquitos for at least a few weeks.

I've also heard this severe cold will affect the fire ant infestation. Possibly lowering their northern limit. I don't have any documentation......just what old timers tell me.

23.5F.....dropping fast.....was 27.6F at sunset.

That is good to hear about the fire ants!
Geez! You are a good deal colder than we are already. Currently 28.7f @ 6:51pm. We were at 31.7f at sunset. We managed 40f for a blistering high today, but we weren't out of the freezing range for more than 5 hours.

[Yankeegirl]

It was 18 when I got up for work this morning around 7am.... Thats cold!!! I almost forgot what 18 felt like!!