Texas winter wx thread (2009-2010)

[txagwxman]

Are seeing rotation near Katy txagwxman as well?

No.

[srainhoutx]

Up near Jason...

TORNADO WARNING
TXC339-291045-
/O.NEW.KHGX.TO.W.0002.100129T1015Z-100129T1045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
415 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 445 AM CST

* AT 415 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WOODLOCH... MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WOODLOCH.

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
411 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

TXZ164-177>179-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-291315-
TRINITY-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-MONTGOMERY-LIBERTY-COLORADO-
AUSTIN-WALLER-HARRIS-CHAMBERS-WHARTON-FORT BEND-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
BRAZORIA-GALVESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRINITY...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...
SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON...CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...
THE WOODLANDS...CONROE...WILLIS...LIBERTY...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...
COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD...
PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE...HOUSTON...PASADENA...KATY...TOMBALL...
HUMBLE...WINNIE...MONT BELVIEU...ANAHUAC...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...
PIERCE...SUGAR LAND...MISSOURI CITY...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...
EDNA...BAY CITY...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...LAKE JACKSON...ALVIN...
ANGLETON...FREEPORT...LEAGUE CITY...TEXAS CITY...FRIENDSWOOD...
GALVESTON
411 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

AN ORGANIZED LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT ARE MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS AT 35 TO 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN...CAN BE EXPECTED AS
THIS LINE MOVES THROUGH IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS. DUE TO THE WEAK
ROTATION OF THESE STORMS...AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY.
WIDESPREAD HOURLY RAIN AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN ONE TO TWO
INCHES...LOCALLY THREE INCHES.

[srainhoutx]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
437 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 515 AM CST

* AT 436 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED FROM WOODLOCH TO
THE WOODLANDS...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO WOODLOCH...WOODBRANCH...SPLENDORA...ROMAN FOREST...
PORTER HEIGHTS...PATTON VILLAGE...OAK RIDGE NORTH AND CUT AND
SHOOT...AND THE WOODLANDS.

[srainhoutx]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
448 AM CST FRI JAN 29 2010

.DISCUSSION...
RAIN CONTINUES TRAVERSING THE CWA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.
BRIGHT BANDING IS INFLATING INTENSITY OF ECHOES AND PRECIP
ESTIMATES...AS MOST LOCATIONS ARE NOW RECEIVING LESS THAN 1/10
INCH PER HOUR. MORE RAIN IS ON THE WAY...EVIDENCED BY LIGHTNING
NEAR DEL RIO. ONGOING FLOODING ISSUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING COMMUTE...BUT WILL EASE THEREAFTER. RIVER FLOODING WILL BE
MORE PROLONGED AFTER WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY.

BACK EDGE OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIP IS NEARLY COINCIDENT WITH 32F
ISOTHERM AT THE SURFACE. HOWEVER...FREEZING TEMPS WILL PROGRESS
SOUTHEASTWARD MORE QUICKLY THAN PRECIP ENDS. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
STEPHENS AND YOUNG ALREADY REPORTING FREEZING RAIN. RAIN WILL
TRANSITION TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS
MORNING...PRIMARILY WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA...WHERE THERE IS THE
GREATEST CONCERN FOR LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TEMPS WILL
CONTINUALLY FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY...EVENTUALLY ALLOWING SOME
FREEZING PRECIPITATION IN THE METROPLEX FROM MIDDAY INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THE
IMMEDIATE METROPLEX...BUT MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
THIS AFTERNOON. DESPITE ENSUING DOWNGLIDE BENEATH 600MB...STRONG
MOIST LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH FINAL IMPULSE ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR
AFTERNOON PRECIP NORTH OF I-20. SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING AT WICHITA
FALLS MUCH OF THE NIGHT...AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE THE
DOMINANT TYPE THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHERN TWO ROWS OF COUNTIES...
WHERE DEPTH OF SUB-FREEZING LAYER WILL EXCEED 150MB. DRY SLOT
WILL QUICKLY END PRECIP SOUTH OF I-20 MIDDAY INTO THE EARLY
AFTERNOON.

[Portastorm]

Nothing like waking up to thunder and 43 degrees!

Austin area has received about three quarters of an inch of rain since midnight. Fortunately we didn't experience any severe weather ... just your garden variety thunderstorms with only one report I see of pea-sized hail near Leander shortly after midnight.

[Weatherdude20]

34 and rain here, but im suprised on how much temps have dropped!

[jasons2k]

Storms woke me up. Lots of CTG lightning almost right on top of me at about 5AM. Had no idea there was a Tornado Warning until I saw this thread.

Anyway, just a quick shout-out and "Thank You" to wxman57 for his excellent analysis all week. As usual, you pretty much nailed this event and the worst of it was in the Panhandle & north of the Red River....just as you expected.

[Ntxwx]

Freezing rain breaking out in southern portions of the county.
29 here, breezy with pacthy ice.
Sleet being reported near lake Bridgeport.

[Ntxwx]

It has turned to all sleet here in Decatur !

[Weatherdude20]

It has turned to all sleet here in Decatur !

Sounds nice! There is also a moderate band of sleet, From a Stephenville to Graham line, check it out...

[DentonGal]

It has turned to all sleet here in Decatur !

Still sitting on 35 here in denton....only rain....

[Portastorm]

Storms woke me up. Lots of CTG lightning almost right on top of me at about 5AM. Had no idea there was a Tornado Warning until I saw this thread.

Anyway, just a quick shout-out and "Thank You" to wxman57 for his excellent analysis all week. As usual, you pretty much nailed this event and the worst of it was in the Panhandle & north of the Red River....just as you expected.

Yeah Jason ... he really did nail this event several days ago. Nice job, wxman57!

As someone else posted yesterday, I guess that 12z NAM run from the other day wasn't so off the mark as we've seen a lot of post-frontal precip. The upper level energy behind the front and surface is quite stout. Dang ... too bad most of us are above freezing. This could have been a real nice winter storm!

[Ntxwx]

Well, don't give up because now were getting reports of HEAVY sleet in Slidell area, and moderate freezing rain in Boyd area, all heading your way..

BTW, acummulating ice on Farm to Mark road 730 between Decatur and Slidell.

[Weatherdude20]

http://www.wfaa.com/weather/interactive ... p=regional

Rain turning to sleet, with some freezing rain into Fort Worth and Denton, with more out to the west near Mineral Wells.

CLICK "WINTERSIZE" Wow... Cheer up dentongal i hear thinks bouncin around now!

[Weatherdude20]

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 6&map.y=64

Snowin in Graham and "unknown precip" elsewhere....

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... &map.y=100

Snow in mineral wells also!!!!!!

[orangeblood]

I would think those winter weather advisory's are about to be extended southeast.

[DentonGal]

http://www.wfaa.com/weather/interactive-radar/radar?map=regional

Rain turning to sleet, with some freezing rain into Fort Worth and Denton, with more out to the west near Mineral Wells.

CLICK "WINTERSIZE" Wow... Cheer up dentongal i hear thinks bouncin around now!

Ewwww....it's getting closer! Almost to the top of the Golden Triangle! Blow my way people, BLOW!

[Texas Snowman]

Storms woke me up. Lots of CTG lightning almost right on top of me at about 5AM. Had no idea there was a Tornado Warning until I saw this thread.

Anyway, just a quick shout-out and "Thank You" to wxman57 for his excellent analysis all week. As usual, you pretty much nailed this event and the worst of it was in the Panhandle & north of the Red River....just as you expected.

You know, sometimes I think I prefer the good old days like when I was a kid and got interested in meterology in the first place.

There would be a rumor of snow, ice, or freezing rain possibilities, then a few days of excited wondering, and then going to bed the night of the event...and then waking up VERY early to look out the window and see what actually happened.

Or not.

But not anymore.

Not with guys like wxman57 around to destroy ever winter weather hope and dream I have with each new model run that comes out!!! Phooey on that - I hate the models sometimes!

JK and LOL

Great job as usual wxman57!

[Texas Snowman]

Want to see some winter?

Check out the two I-40 Tx Dot cams west of Amarillo at Guhldkey (sp?) and Vega. No traffic, lots of snow, and looking very, very winterlike!