Texas Winter 2013-2014

windnrain · #5841 Postby **windnrain** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:53 am

Ugh. Rant here folks. ISD in Pflugerville apparently didn't shut down school. THIS is what happens when you don't respect the weather:

TeamPlayersBlue · #5842 Postby **TeamPlayersBlue** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:56 am

36.5F/23.5F in Sugar Land

weatherguy425 · #5843 Postby **weatherguy425** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:56 am

Portastorm wrote:
weatherguy425 wrote:
Ntxw wrote:Stay safe Portastorm, we need you around next week when North Texas and Oklahoma lights up! Same goes for Houston, if you don't have to go driving don't do it will be less of a headache.

Looking forward to, perhaps, multiple winter weather chances next 7-21 days. Oh, and cold air of course.

Here's hoping we can just get some moisture into the South Plains in any form, right?!

Well, this is true. And, we all know liquid would absorb better if grounds weren't frozen... Can I be selfish - I need a good snow (not ice/sleet/1in of powder). I'm still liking my chances of rain AND the white stuff through mid-month. Only worry is track of storms - don't want the typical Rolling Plains - east to Dallas precipitation shield with a more northerly storm track.

#5844 Postby **Portastorm** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:59 am

Per the photo above, some of the local ISDs in our area really blew it in how they handled things this morning. It's not like the freezing rain was a surprise or anything. Instead, children's lives were put at stake. We've had a bus crash and as I type this we have parents and kids on icy roads trying to get home because they were on their way to school and heard it was delayed. This is the kind of stuff for which upper management types should be held accountable.

Meanwhile, all I can say about Austin traffic this morning is ... forget it. It is as bad or worse than last Friday.

#5845 Postby **veedub63** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:00 am

24 degrees in Lago Vista. Ice glaze on everything. Roads treacherous. Astonishingly enough, LVISD didn't bother delaying classes. FM 1431 between Lago Vista and Cedar Park should be avoided.

ndale · #5846 Postby **ndale** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:08 am

Portastorm wrote:Per the photo above, some of the local ISDs in our area really blew it in how they handled things this morning. It's not like the freezing rain was a surprise or anything. Instead, children's lives were put at stake. We've had a bus crash and as I type this we have parents and kids on icy roads trying to get home because they were on their way to school and heard it was delayed. This is the kind of stuff for which upper management types should be held accountable.

Meanwhile, all I can say about Austin traffic this morning is ... forget it. It is as bad or worse than last Friday.

Just got email and phone message from Pflugerville ISD, classes delayed 2 hrs. It is getting really icy here now and with temps only moderating slightly today this won't be gone in 2 hrs. My work is delayed till 10am but no problem since I work from home anyway.

#5847 Postby **Portastorm** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:08 am

veedub63 wrote:24 degrees in Lago Vista. Ice glaze on everything. Roads treacherous. Astonishingly enough, LVISD didn't bother delaying classes. FM 1431 between Lago Vista and Cedar Park should be avoided.

Be safe out there, amigo. Yeah, similar conditions here at PWC HQ. 26 degrees with some light freezing rain still falling. Ice glazing everywhere.

#5848 Postby **Ntxw** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:11 am

weatherguy425 wrote:
Ntxw wrote:Stay safe Portastorm, we need you around next week when North Texas and Oklahoma lights up! Same goes for Houston, if you don't have to go driving don't do it will be less of a headache.

Looking forward to, perhaps, multiple winter weather chances next 7-21 days. Oh, and cold air of course.

WPO is cliff diving, EPO is already in the depths. They never fail to deliver prolonged freezes and it looks like severe cold will emerge in Western and NW Canada. -PNA will bring out a strong jet and multi-faceted storm(s). Your odds my friend for snow has never been better this winter.

weatherdude1108 · #5849 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:12 am

26 degrees. Freeze raining/sleet right now. Ice covering patio furniture and grass.

NO ice on concrete patio itself.

Going to be a slow drive to work. Ugh. :roll:

#5850 Postby **jasons2k** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:16 am

31F here and a steady rain.

I think a lot of Houston drivers are going to regret going-in earlier this morning.

#5851 Postby **Portastorm** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:16 am

jasons wrote:31F here and a steady rain.

I think a lot of Houston drivers are going to regret going-in earlier this morning.

Yeah, so much for the "bust" talk. Y'all are probably going to get one nasty ice storm. Be safe!

ndale · #5852 Postby **ndale** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:17 am

Starting to get some sleet with the rain here now but radar out to our west looks like precip may end soon and clouds are getting lighter as well.

weatherdude1108 · #5853 Postby **weatherdude1108** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:17 am

My brother sent me this. I knew I had a bad feeling about this already.

http://m.statesman.com/news/weather/lig ... ome/nc4zr/

HouTXmetro · #5854 Postby **HouTXmetro** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:18 am

32.4 at my home in Humble.... light rain mixed in with very light sleet

aubrn34 · #5855 Postby **aubrn34** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:19 am

Light freezing rain and sleet here in Houston. Wet bulb is really cooling things down fast and ice is starting to form on the balcony.

And I'm supposed to go to work today. Not sure it is going to stick to roads but the overpasses have me slightly worried.

windnrain · #5856 Postby **windnrain** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:19 am

20 wrecks on google maps in Austin.

#5857 Postby **Portastorm** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:20 am

weatherdude1108 wrote:My brother sent me this. I knew I had a bad feeling about this already.

http://m.statesman.com/news/weather/lig ... ome/nc4zr/

Sorry you have to drive in. Take it slow. With all of the wrecks and road/bridges closings, you probably won't have much choice BUT to go slow!

weatherguy425 · #5858 Postby **weatherguy425** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:21 am

Ntxw wrote:
weatherguy425 wrote:
Ntxw wrote:Stay safe Portastorm, we need you around next week when North Texas and Oklahoma lights up! Same goes for Houston, if you don't have to go driving don't do it will be less of a headache.

Looking forward to, perhaps, multiple winter weather chances next 7-21 days. Oh, and cold air of course.

WPO is cliff diving, EPO is already in the depths. They never fail to deliver prolonged freezes and it looks like severe cold will emerge in Western and NW Canada. -PNA will bring out a strong jet and multi-faceted storm(s). Your odds my friend for snow has never been better this winter.

Discussing with Portatorm up the page - any moisture id good moisture out here. But, I agree with you. Not even a one-and-done deal here. Perhaps multiple storms, affecting a lot of real estate. Globals ALL have it in some for or fashion - mucho support from teleconnections, as you mentioned.

southerngale · #5859 Postby **southerngale** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:22 am

26° and still sleeting steadily... accumulating and it looks like snow. I am not looking forward to driving to work.

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TeamPlayersBlue · #5860 Postby **TeamPlayersBlue** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:23 am

Im going to withhold my rant till the rest of this pans out, but the NWS right now is looking like amateur hour

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