Texas Winter 2013-2014

[Tammie]

Looks like Denton is gonna get a ROCK! Humph!!!

huh??

That was stolen from Portastorm for every time he gets dry slotted. We've only gotten a few minutes of drizzle today. Everything is going either south or north of us.

[TheProfessor]

Nothing falling here yet.

[DonWrk]

15z HRRR has a decent band that moves through later in the areas that are getting dry slotted right now.

[WeatherNewbie]

Very light rain with a couple sleet pellets mixed in on the border of Carrollton and Plano.

[Tcu101]

Looks like Denton is gonna get a ROCK! Humph!!!

huh??

That was stolen from Portastorm for every time he gets dry slotted. We've only gotten a few minutes of drizzle today. Everything is going either south or north of us.

[Tammie]

15z HRRR has a decent band that moves through later in the areas that are getting dry slotted right now.

"One can dream..."

[WeatherNewbie]

15z HRRR has a decent band that moves through later in the areas that are getting dry slotted right now.

"One can dream..."

You realize this will be predominantly an ice event for the Metroplex, right? I'd be thrilled to get dry slotted on this one.

[iorange55]

We're getting a mix of freezing rain and sleet now. Probably 75% sleet and 25% rain. It's light/moderate right now. The side roads are still fine.

[Tammie]

15z HRRR has a decent band that moves through later in the areas that are getting dry slotted right now.

"One can dream..."

You realize this will be predominantly an ice event for the Metroplex, right? I'd be thrilled to get dry slotted on this one.

Understood. I also think it may be our last chance to see frozen precip before Heat Miser takes over the weather controls again.

[Kelarie]

From Shreveport NWS

Winter Weather Advisory
ARZ070>073-TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149-150-152-165-
121200-
/O.CON.KSHV.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
MILLER-LAFAYETTE-COLUMBIA-UNION AR-RED RIVER-BOWIE-FRANKLIN-TITUS-
CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON-CHEROKEE-
RUSK-NACOGDOCHES-ANGELINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...
EL DORADO...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...
DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...JEFFERSON...TYLER...
LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...NACOGDOCHES...LUFKIN
1234 PM CST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...A SECONDARY ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS DEVELOPING THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL BRING RAIN AND SLEET WITH AN EVENTUAL WINTRY
MIX OF PRECIPITATION BY THIS EVENING. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND PERHAPS MIXING SOME SNOW
INTO THE MIX IN THE EARLY MORNING WITH STORM TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS REMAINING BELOW ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH AND A
DUSTING OF SNOW.

* TIMING...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL SUPPORT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACT...ICING OF ELEVATED OBJECTS...SUCH AS BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...AND TREES AND POWER LINES...IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF RAIN...SLEET AND
EVENTUAL FREEZING RAIN AND SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

[iorange55]

It's a good thing we're around 31/32 right now. If it was in the upper 20s right now, it would be a big mess around here. We've been getting this mix for around 2 hours now.

[DonWrk]

15z HRRR has a decent band that moves through later in the areas that are getting dry slotted right now.

"One can dream..."

And the 16z shows a much weaker band which I believe it's pretty spot on. Not much precip for me if any.

[Tcu101]

It's a good thing we're around 31/32 right now. If it was in the upper 20s right now, it would be a big mess around here. We've been getting this mix for around 2 hours now.

To be honest, its been raining here for 2 hours and temps have hovered around 27 degrees in West Forth Worth. Some of the very lightly traveled bridges are icy, but all the main roads, sidewalks ect (anything in direct contact with the ground) are just wet. I think the light nature of the precipitation has allowed enough of the suns rays to keep the concrete surfaces from freezing. Now, if this would have come through last night, different story. Still caution should obviously be used!

[dhweather]

Still nothing in Heath. Looking like we won't get anything either. We fell into the 40% no coverage area.

[iorange55]

It's a good thing we're around 31/32 right now. If it was in the upper 20s right now, it would be a big mess around here. We've been getting this mix for around 2 hours now.

To be honest, its been raining here for 2 hours and temps have hovered around 27 degrees in West Forth Worth. Some of the very lightly traveled bridges are icy, but all the main roads, sidewalks ect (anything in direct contact with the ground) are just wet. I think the light nature of the precipitation has allowed enough of the suns rays to keep the concrete surfaces from freezing. Now, if this would have come through last night, different story. Still caution should obviously be used!

That's interesting. Is the 27 degrees an accurate reading?

[CaptinCrunch]

Last Update on 11 Feb 12:52 pm CST @ FTW Navel Air Station Temp 31 WC 21 with Light Freezing Rain.

[gpsnowman]

Well the kids are home. After some minor melting, backyard objects are frozen again. Decent sleet coming down also.

[gboudx]

Still nothing in Heath. Looking like we won't get anything either. We fell into the 40% no coverage area.

7 miles or so north of you we're having drizzle and sleet mix.

[Portastorm]

What?? You mean to tell me that there's not a widespread blizzard raging in the DFW metroplex at this hour? Why, last night I saw posts on here that the NWSFO DFW folks were clueless and that this model and that model showed horrific amounts of wintry precipitation and we should have all kinds of warnings issued and .... Cat 5 in the Gulf!!

Is it conceivable that one of the best NWSFOs in the USA had a good handle on this event after all?

I'm shocked ... shocked, I tell you!

[davidiowx]

What?? You mean to tell me that there's not a widespread blizzard raging in the DFW metroplex at this hour? Why, last night I saw posts on here that the NWSFO DFW folks were clueless and that this model and that model showed horrific amounts of wintry precipitation and we should have all kinds of warnings issued and .... Cat 5 in the Gulf!!

Is it conceivable that one of the best NWSFOs in the USA had a good handle on this event after all?

I'm shocked ... shocked, I tell you!

Couldn't have said it any better myself!