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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5341 Postby Sambucol » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:20 pm

Will the Houston area probably be put under a Winter Storm Warning or Watch? If so, how early would those be issued? (trying to figure out if school will be out this week!)
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5342 Postby ROCK » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:22 pm

what I am wondering about is the winds are not likely to die down until sometime tomorrow so CAA might be kept in check tonight. 25F might not be to far off tonight.....
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#5343 Postby WacoWx » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:23 pm

this storm didnt really hit my area like I had hoped, but some of you really nailed the timing of the precip/freezing line for Waco. All that said, I DID get the day off which to me is better than the snow or ice is any day...well, maybe. :lol:

Thanks for all of the contributions yall!!!
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#5344 Postby Snowman67 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:26 pm

txagwxman wrote:GFS real light with the precip on Fri.


Good sign - that means it will probably be heavy :cheesy:
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#5345 Postby txagwxman » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:27 pm

Canadian all bulled up on snow.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5346 Postby ROCK » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:28 pm

Sambucol wrote:Will the Houston area probably be put under a Winter Storm Warning or Watch? If so, how early would those be issued? (trying to figure out if school will be out this week!)


Today is Tuesday...we wont know until maybe late tomorrow how all of this will play out. Have a good idea now but its a wait and see thing. IMO, Watch on Thursday am....followed by a warning by nightfall....JMO
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#5347 Postby Stormcenter » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:29 pm

txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


Where?
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5348 Postby txagwxman » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:30 pm

Sambucol wrote:Will the Houston area probably be put under a Winter Storm Warning or Watch? If so, how early would those be issued? (trying to figure out if school will be out this week!)

I wouldn't want to be caught on these roads on Thu/Fri...this city has so many idiot drivers.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5349 Postby Tireman4 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:31 pm

txagwxman wrote:
Sambucol wrote:Will the Houston area probably be put under a Winter Storm Warning or Watch? If so, how early would those be issued? (trying to figure out if school will be out this week!)

I wouldn't want to be caught on these roads on Thu/Fri...this city has so many idiot drivers.



Hey, I resemble that remark....LOL
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#5350 Postby ROCK » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:33 pm

txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


link it bro for us laymen.... :D

CMC also has a 18z Regional I believe.....
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#5351 Postby ndale » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:34 pm

txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


How much do we trust the Canadian?
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#5352 Postby Portastorm » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:37 pm

txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


I have to pin my snow hopes on the Canadian. Great, just great! :roll:

Think it's getting close to time to shut down the Portastorm Weather Center winter storm forecast office due to lack of business. Four years now since we've had a winter event in this town which truly shut down everything.
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#5353 Postby gpsnowman » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:37 pm

I know we have the current cold and the potential snow for southern Texas on Friday, but what is the latest on the second arctic blast for next week? Anyone care to chime in? :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold:
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#5354 Postby downsouthman1 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:39 pm

Portastorm wrote:
txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


I have to pin my snow hopes on the Canadian. Great, just great! :roll:

Think it's getting close to time to shut down the Portastorm Weather Center winter storm forecast office due to lack of business. Four years now since we've had a winter event in this town which truly shut down everything.


I feel your pain. I have even less chance seeing something late week & I missed out today also.
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#5355 Postby txagwxman » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:45 pm

ndale wrote:
txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


How much do we trust the Canadian?

Canadians know cold weather, but don't know much about hurricanes.... :)
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#5356 Postby ndale » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:47 pm

Portastorm wrote:
txagwxman wrote:Canadian all bulled up on snow.


I have to pin my snow hopes on the Canadian. Great, just great! :roll:

Think it's getting close to time to shut down the Portastorm Weather Center winter storm forecast office due to lack of business. Four years now since we've had a winter event in this town which truly shut down everything.



I guess that answers my question about trusting the Canadian, guess I won't expect much.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5357 Postby iorange55 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:48 pm

I had an inch drift against my garage when i opened it! Then spent a little time sliding down the driveway.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5358 Postby downsouthman1 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:49 pm

iorange55 wrote:I had an inch drift against my garage when i opened it! Then spent a little time sliding down the driveway.


LMAO! A whole inch drift. That's way more than I got.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5359 Postby iorange55 » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:51 pm

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iorange55 wrote:I had an inch drift against my garage when i opened it! Then spent a little time sliding down the driveway.


LMAO! A whole inch drift. That's way more than I got.



Lol I know! I can't complain though. I stayed up and got to fight the sleet and snow. Uploading video from the night now.
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#5360 Postby perk » Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:51 pm

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orangeblood wrote: Another note: that 500 mb chart for the Thursday system looks really good for a storm across Texas once again but where are we going to find the moisture ?


Two places...1st place is that huge body of water known as the Pacific. 700mb flow will be sucking in Pacific moisture...moistening up the column. 2nd place is the Gulf. The low will throw plenty of moisture in.

This is very similar to Christmas 2004...but perhaps with a little more moisture available...and colder temps (so a higher ratio).


AFM are you buying the latest GFS showing less moisture for friday.
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