Texas winter wx thread (2009-2010)

[msstateguy83]

FPUS74 KOUN 111524
NOWOUN

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
900 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-111600-
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
900 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH 10
AM. ACCUMULATIONS OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR WITH THE
HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM... THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL OCCUR FROM NEAR VERNON... ARCHER CITY AND WICHITA FALLS EAST
AND NORTH TO HENRIETTA... FREDERICK... WALTERS AND WAURIKA.

THESE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO AREAS FROM NEAR
LAWTON EAST TO DUNCAN AND ARDMORE BY 10 AM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS VISIBILITIES DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF A MILE
AT TIMES. EVEN WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING... THE SNOW RATES WILL ALLOW SNOW TO QUICKLY
ACCUMULATE NOT ONLY ON THE GRASS... BUT ALSO ON AREA ROADWAYS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE DAY TODAY WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY SURROUNDING THE WINTER STORM WARNING.

$$

30

[CaptinCrunch]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
739 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

.UPDATE...
SNOWFALL IS NOW PREVALENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS
AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-2" HAVE ALREADY FALLEN WITHIN A
HEAVY TO MODERATE SNOW BAND THAT NOW LIES FROM MONTAGUE COUNTY TO
SULPHUR SPRINGS. CONSIDERING THESE SNOWFALL TOTALS AND EXPECTED
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE EXPANDED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING WITH NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-6" (6-8") WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE WARNING AREA. IN RESPONSE...HAVE
ALSO INCREASED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE ADVISORY AREA AROUND THE
IMMEDIATE WARNING.

THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE COOLED MUCH FASTER AND EARLIER THAN WE
EXPECTED. 12Z FWD SOUNDING SHOWS AN ATMOSPHERE ALL BELOW FREEZING
AND THIS WILL PERSIST TODAY. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED SURFACE
TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN AT FREEZING FOR MOST OF NORTH
TEXAS...EXCEPT IN THE SOUTHEAST. HOWEVER...LOCATIONS IN THE
SOUTHEAST WILL SEE THEIR HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING IF THEY
HAVE NOT REACHED THEM ALREADY.

[txtiff]

My neighbor from L.A. is outside looking around like meatballs are falling from the sky.

Oh MY!!! That is TOO funny!! I almost peed my pants when I read it

[zaqxsw75050]

and I still don't understand my university didn't cancel class even though all the road way cover in snow if not slush. 20 minutes drive took me twice as long

[ludosc]

I dont understand why Ft. Worth ISD, Arlington ISD, and Dallas ISD are still open...the roads are starting to get bad out there...my work runs off of FTWISD's schedule when it comes to closing for weather, so i'm hoping they at least close early...i normally have a 25 minute drive to get home...

[Texas Snowman]

900 AM CST THU FEB 11 2010

.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION...
SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH 10
AM. ACCUMULATIONS OF MORE THAN 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR WITH THE
HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW. BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM... THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL OCCUR FROM NEAR VERNON... ARCHER CITY AND WICHITA FALLS EAST
AND NORTH TO HENRIETTA... FREDERICK... WALTERS AND WAURIKA.

THESE BANDS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO AREAS FROM NEAR
LAWTON EAST TO DUNCAN AND ARDMORE BY 10 AM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE QUICKLY AS VISIBILITIES DROP TO LESS THAN A HALF A MILE
AT TIMES.

-------

If that kind of stuff persists throughout the day...and if it snows like that in the Metroplex...this will be a storm talked about for years!

Could be a historic snowstorm shaping up...and to use Msstateguy's term, a HUGE snowstorm for North Texas!

[iorange55]

If the next heavy band comes through before school lets out. I have a feeling there are going to be a lot of pissed off parents, and bus drivers.

[msstateguy83]

10 crashes reported in the last hour in wichita falls... all major roads 287 and i-44 becoming very slick...

edit: alot of the schools here as of 8 am were opening at 10am now then have decided to turn around and cancel class
sending kids home around 10 -11...

[setxweatherfreak]

Soo....ya think yall can share and send some down here in setx??? Pretty please????

[txagwxman]

GFS says precip will end NW Houston just when the 540 thickness settles in...oh well, enjoy the snow to the north...lucky dogs.

[Stephanie]

Old Man Winter has been making A LOT of history this year! WOW!!

[srainhoutx]

Looks like frontogenesis is starting near Lubbock. We still have a ways to go before the event is done and in the books IMHO. The Upper Low track may very well give folks near Austin and Houston a surprise or two when all is said and done. I agree wxman57. This winter is far from being done. If you look a some trends we may all very well be doing this again next week except on a larger scale with some much colder air in place. Makes me long to be on the boat fishing off the Keys, but that was a different time and place.

[iorange55]

Even the GFS now has all of North Texas with lots of precip 24 hr total

[DFW Stormwatcher]

This is amazing, having been born in Texas and living here all my life, I've never seen anything like this. Even saw snow in Chicago one time, but it wasn't this heavy. Looks like 2-3 inches on the ground in Garland, where I'm working atm, and snow as big as meatballs or maybe quarter size falling down. Roads are starting to get really slushy. Just amazing and very beautiful.

Schools, I believe, are screwing up atm, by not letting out.

KRLD is now saying there could be up to 11 inches of snow.

[natlib]

San Angelo is getting....................rain. Again. Oh well......you can't complain too much anytime you get moisture on the edge of the desert.

[msstateguy83]

new 12z nam snowfall amts

[ludosc]

10 crashes reported in the last hour in wichita falls... all major roads 287 and i-44 becoming very slick...

edit: alot of the schools here as of 8 am were opening at 10am now then have decided to turn around and cancel class
sending kids home around 10 -11...

there are currently 5 major accidents in Arlington and about 3 or 4 minor one...also have 3 or 4 officers assisting motorists in the city somewhere...

the city of Arlington lists all of their active 911 calls online...

[msstateguy83]

on i-44 north going thru wichita falls roads becoming very slick... got this from kauz tv here in town...

[Portastorm]

GFS says precip will end NW Houston just when the 540 thickness settles in...oh well, enjoy the snow to the north...lucky dogs.

Will the Omega Block break over Austin in the next 24 hrs to allow any snow/sleet?

[WacoWx]

there are some impressive radar returns SW of the metroplex all the way to Big Bend. if DFW can remain below freezing all day, this will indeed be a historical event.

now blow that 32 line 100 miles south , please!