Texas Winter 2010-2011

[downsouthman1]

I wish I could figure out how to attach my phone video to here, it's crazy here in Amarillo. Whiteout conditions....dps and sheriff's troopers patrolling up and down 40 with their lights on. Snow plows the only other trucks out there here in the city, probably much worse out in the outlying areas. Snow drifts starting to form.

Current air temp -1, not sure actual wind chill atm.

WC -28!

[wall_cloud]

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/obhistory/KSWW.html

Sweetwater, TX has fallen 20 degrees in the past hour (to 29 degrees). Abilene (40 miles to the east) is still enjoying an east wind at 51 degrees.

[Metalicwx220]

[DonWrk]

Amarillo is getting nailed. That heavy band over them has only grown wider.

[Metalicwx220]

I wish I could figure out how to attach my phone video to here, it's crazy here in Amarillo. Whiteout conditions....dps and sheriff's troopers patrolling up and down 40 with their lights on. Snow plows the only other trucks out there here in the city, probably much worse out in the outlying areas. Snow drifts starting to form.

Current air temp -1, not sure actual wind chill atm.

WC -28!

Thats not texas.

[wall_cloud]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

http://its.txdot.gov/ITS_WEB/FrontEnd/d ... llo&t=cctv

[kb75007]

Is the precip expected to transition over to snow quicker now?

[downsouthman1]

I wish I could figure out how to attach my phone video to here, it's crazy here in Amarillo. Whiteout conditions....dps and sheriff's troopers patrolling up and down 40 with their lights on. Snow plows the only other trucks out there here in the city, probably much worse out in the outlying areas. Snow drifts starting to form.

Current air temp -1, not sure actual wind chill atm.

WC -28!

Thats not texas.

Sorry. I'm in shorthand mode. Windchill -28 currently in Amarillo.

[downsouthman1]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

http://its.txdot.gov/ITS_WEB/FrontEnd/d ... llo&t=cctv

OMG! I believe any travelers in that area may get stranded in their cars.

[downsouthman1]

Graham, TX & Brownwood, TX next for the front.

[DFW Stormwatcher]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

http://its.txdot.gov/ITS_WEB/FrontEnd/d ... llo&t=cctv

OMG! I believe any travelers in that area may get stranded in their cars.

The troopers are out in force here in Amarillo, but not many people at all other than some trucks attempting the drive atm. Heavy amounts of snow falling atm. Last hours transition is amazing.

[srainhoutx]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

Not missing a thing, are you...

[DFW Stormwatcher]

I wish I could figure out how to attach my phone video to here, it's crazy here in Amarillo. Whiteout conditions....dps and sheriff's troopers patrolling up and down 40 with their lights on. Snow plows the only other trucks out there here in the city, probably much worse out in the outlying areas. Snow drifts starting to form.

Current air temp -1, not sure actual wind chill atm.

WC -28!

Thats not texas.

There isn't a place more Texas than Amarillo, lol.

[wall_cloud]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

http://its.txdot.gov/ITS_WEB/FrontEnd/d ... llo&t=cctv

OMG! I believe any travelers in that area may get stranded in their cars.

Its not easy to navigate. trust me. 5 years ago I moved there having never experienced a blizzard like that. with the snow flying every which way its VERY easy to lose your bearings and since you can't see the road anymore you just drive wherever you are pointed! They usually do a good job of controlling I-40 traffic. Nothing really west of Amarillo until Tucumcari. Getting stranded out there is NOT an option.

I got stuck in my alley (5 feet from my driveway) last year.

[wall_cloud]

Graham, TX & Brownwood, TX next for the front.

shouldn't it go through Abilene before Brownwood?

[wall_cloud]

Here are the txdot amarillo webcams:

Not missing a thing, are you...

nope

[Parker_County1]

The front has already passed through Abilene. The front is right now roughly along a line from Winters-Clyde-Albany-Throckmorton-Archer City-Henrietta-Ringling (Oklahoma).

[downsouthman1]

The front has already passed through Abilene. The front is right now roughly along a line from Winters-Clyde-Albany-Throckmorton-Archer City-Henrietta-Ringling (Oklahoma).

Ya. I apologize. I keep assuming stuff is inherent cuz of the maps I'm watching.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/mwmap2.php?map=zfw

You can now see the front here: http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radbl ... ightning=0

[wall_cloud]

The front has already passed through Abilene. The front is right now roughly along a line from Winters-Clyde-Albany-Throckmorton-Archer City-Henrietta-Ringling (Oklahoma).

ahh...snuck through between obs. 18 degree drop in ~30 minutes.

[DFW Stormwatcher]

I'll stop trolling the board after this so you can talk about the rest of Texas, but I rarely see people from Amarillo talking about current conditions, thought I would speak forth. Wouldn't want to live here Wall Cloud, this is good as a novelty but thats about it.