Texas Winter 2010-2011

[iorange55]

Awesome, so im guessing this was just a little unexpected part of the storm?

The moisture built when it was supposed too. The surprise is it being this far north already. Definitely unexpected.

[Annie Oakley]

NWS is saying another hour or two of the freezing drizzle/rain stuff and then a transition to snow. Heck, nobody I know of said we'd have freezing drizzle/rain so this deal is already surprised the experts.

It's really tough when AUS/SAT/HGX doesn't let up weather balloons for soundings. We need to write a letter to the NWS for such. Hard to verify when the only thing you can go by is model estimates.

Ntxw do you mean we can actually ask for more in a forecast from our area and if so how do we do that?

[kb75007]

Awesome, so im guessing this was just a little unexpected part of the storm?

The moisture built when it was supposed too. The surprise is it being this far north already. Definitely unexpected.

So does this mean the storm has more potential later on because we didn't think it could make it this far north?

[serenata09]

Some bright yellow returns popping up between Waco and Austin. Sleet or heavy snow?

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... 1&loop=yes

[SouthernMet]

The WWA was extended further west of the DFW metro

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
943 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011

TXZ129-130-141-041145-
/O.EXA.KFWD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110204T1800Z/
EASTLAND-ERATH-COMANCHE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...
STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...COMANCHE...DE LEON
943 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
FRIDAY.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH TEXAS
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF SNOW ARE DEVELOPING
AHEAD OF THIS DISTURBANCE AND THIS SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
STICK TO THE GROUND AND ROADWAYS GIVEN THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER
PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.

[Ntxw]

Ntxw do you mean we can actually ask for more in a forecast from our area and if so how do we do that?

Hope I am answering this correctly, I was just pointing out a suggestion to the NWS (we can email them via their site) to bring up the idea of letting up weather balloons. Sometimes the upper levels of the atmosphere can do what it wants and surprise model soundings which can vary forecasts (example tonight in Austin reporting freezing rain while 850 temps and surface temps are below freezing). Warm nose somewhere in there and would only find out if there was sounding data.

Some bright yellow returns popping up between Waco and Austin. Sleet or heavy snow?

That is mesoscale convection. Someone is going to get very surprised tonight. I am shocked it is that far north. I was expecting it over the CLL area.

[Portastorm]

I'm seeing reports that bridges in San Antonio are starting to ice over. What can you tell us South Texas Storms?

[iorange55]

I'm seeing reports that bridges in San Antonio are starting to ice over. What can you tell us South Texas Storms?

Have a friend that lives there say ice is on their windows and cars.

[kb75007]

Is this piece of the storm south of DFW going to make it up here in the next hour or so because it looks like its heading our way, or is it too dry?

[South Texas Storms]

I'm seeing reports that bridges in San Antonio are starting to ice over. What can you tell us South Texas Storms?

Freezing drizzle the past hour. Not good. I'm giving up on our snow chances...

[HockeyTx82]

WOW!!! For my area we went from 20% to 90% chance of snow tonight.

Guess we are gettin more.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... 5&map.y=69

[Cuda17]

We have freezing drizzle here in Bellville! My cars are both heavily coated, it's almost grainy in nature?

[Ntxw]

It's coming guys, hunker down! Quite impressive in such cold air. Could someone see thundersnow?

[JGrin87]

Something very very very light falling in Cypress, TX now

[iorange55]

Lol oh god. If I see thundersnow I'm totally pulling a Jim Cantore. I'm about to start getting it here! I'm ready and down for reports.

[kb75007]

Maybe we could get more than the 1 to 3 inches expected here in Dallas..

[natecast]

Sending good vibes from OKC.....

[South Texas Storms]

Am I going to get anything out of this? The radar is looking TERRIBLE for me right now in SA and CLL? I'm losing hope fast...

[Portastorm]

TxDOT is now reporting that they are closing all bridges in San Antonio!

[iorange55]

Am I going to get anything out of this? The radar is looking TERRIBLE for me right now in SA and CLL? I'm losing hope fast...

You're getting ice! But I think more will develop! Patience!