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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6961 Postby aubrn34 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:05 am

Here are a few pics from Dallas slightly SE from the High-Five:

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#6962 Postby missytingarland » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:07 am

I'm in far north Garland and I have at least 5" snow in my yard right now!!
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6963 Postby ravyrn » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:09 am

aubrn34 wrote:Here are a few pics from Dallas slightly SE from the High-Five:


Did you have any sleet/ice beneath that snow? If so we could safely add +0.5-1" to that ruler :)

EDIT: Also, is that a redlight or taillights in the first pic?
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6964 Postby WacoWx » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:10 am

I gotta tell y'all, after draggin a blow up matress for the the last hour through 2-3 inches of snow, my year has been made. Can't thAnk you enough mutha natcha!!!!!!!
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6965 Postby opticsguy » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:13 am

question for the pro mets (if any are awake): What is it that the NAM isn't seeing? It shows high RH at 850 and 700 mb levels but mainly E of DFW. Is this the lack of soundings that caused a bad initialization? There is a huge temperature gradient from E TX to W TX at 850 mb. As the air wraps around from E to W, does this 12+ C temperature drop squeeze the moisture out without any real VV?
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6966 Postby Tejas89 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:14 am

Jerry Jones has got to be mixing a stiff drink this morning.. I wonder what the economic "opportunity loss" has been to DFW businesses this week with everyone staying in.

At least everyone should be able to get to the game Sunday. I wonder if any cheap tickets are out there now..
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6967 Postby aubrn34 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:16 am

The 5.5" reading was taken from the concrete driveway next to my car with a layer of ice underneath. The 4.5" reading was taken from the hood of my car, which I de-iced yesterday.

Edit: It's a stoplight.
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#6968 Postby txagwxman » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:27 am

Ain't no way I would be getting on the roads in Houston with this freezing drizzle this morning, expect some snow showers NW side shortly.

26.2F here with a nice glaze.
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#6969 Postby txagwxman » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:29 am

ECMWF going 18F next week Houston, 11F Dallas.
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#6970 Postby txagwxman » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:40 am

Holy moly look at all those accidents!

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#6971 Postby TeamPlayersBlue » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:40 am

28F and glaze of ice. Pretty pissed about it too! is our last hope in this snow line? Or can we get a few more surprises? In the discussion they said '15Z,' they really think this could go on till 3pm?
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6972 Postby aubrn34 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:44 am

Have added another .5" since I took the photos. That puts the total at 5-6" with the possibility of up to another inch.
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#6973 Postby Jarodm12 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:46 am

Texas state of emergency? or will we refraim from using strong wording because of the superbowl?
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#6974 Postby txagwxman » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:47 am

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txagwxman wrote:I just need to move to Dallas...Houston gets nothing all the time. :wink:

Au contriare my friend. I am receiving VERY light flurries on and off at my residence and there are reports of flurries sticking in NW Harris County(Hockley area).

Weak snow bands coming in from the NW.
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#6975 Postby txagwxman » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:53 am

Anyone else notice the light snow for Dallas on Superbowl sunday?
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#6976 Postby Jarodm12 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:54 am

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#6977 Postby northtxboy » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:54 am

Got almost 6in so far this morning,,,,I really didnt expect this much,,,schools are closed up here agian,,,I wonder how much portastorm got? Southeast Fannin :froze:
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#6978 Postby MSUDawg » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:57 am

txagwxman wrote:Anyone else notice the light snow for Dallas on Superbowl sunday?


Jerry Jones just put a hit out on you....
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#6979 Postby Jarodm12 » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:59 am

last snow band headed for dfw eta one hour light to moderate snow an inch or more snow accum have fun
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Re: Texas Winter 2010-2011

#6980 Postby Portastorm » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:00 am

SouthernMet wrote:Intrested in a Porta specific report as Austin got some light snow and decent amounts of accumulative ice as well and obviously causing major problems for the Austin morning commute. :(

EDIT: Am think the activity intensifying from Graham to Mineral Wells w of Stephenville will be the last accumulating snowfall band for DFW(1-2") other than light snow/flurries.


Sorry for the delay ... I had the audacity of sleeping a few hours. :lol:

Austin report ... about one-half inch of ice and on top of that about one inch of snow. It has stopped snowing here. As you might imagine, the roads/bridges are awful. All schools and state businesses closed. Some fatal wrecks also on I-35 during the overnight due to the ice, sadly.
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