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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8001 Postby TexasF6 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:26 pm

School Districts Closing in Austin Area!!! Round Rock and Manor to name a few. Good moves.... :froze: :froze: :froze:
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#8002 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:28 pm

TexasF6 wrote:School Districts Closing in Austin Area!!! Round Rock and Manor to name a few. Good moves.... :froze: :froze: :froze:


AISD, too.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8003 Postby longhornweather » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:29 pm

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longhornweather wrote:Very curious how this is going to play out in the northern Austin metro. Temps are dropping quickly. My PWS is showing 41 already and steadily declining.


Have to agree. The temperatures have dropped quicker than expected, at least that's my impression. I'm not saying the front is more potent than forecast, but the onset of the temperatures does seem to be quicker. I've gone from 67 to 41 in a little less than 4 hours. It will take a pretty considerable reduction of that rate to hold off the freezing temperatures until midnight.

Definitely appears that we are heading for sub-freezing temps earlier than forecast. If most of the precip coming in falls in a frozen manner, this could get bad very quickly around here.

Georgetown ISD just announced closure for tomorrow.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8004 Postby Shoshana » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:30 pm

longhornweather wrote:Very curious how this is going to play out in the northern Austin metro. Temps are dropping quickly. My PWS is showing 41 already and steadily declining.


Mine is at 42 now, down from a high of 68 just before 3pm

So far Round Rock, P'ville and Austin ISDs have all called off school for tomorrow
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#8005 Postby Brent » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:30 pm

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TheProfessor wrote:Whoever get's under those bands down in Midland and Odessa is going to see some very heavy snow/sleet/frz rain. :eek: I wonder if they will expand in width?


It looks like more storms have developed in the past hour behind the initial band down there. The radar still looks good for a significant winter storm, at least to me.

Currently getting sleet here in Cedar Hill.


Yeah I don't really get the bust talk... honestly I wasn't expecting this many bands before sunset. This was supposed to be more of a lull with the main show that stuff back towards Midland
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#8006 Postby Ntxw » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:32 pm

Spring? 18z GFS says what false spring? Tries to dump more wintry precip late next week :roll: La la land technically.

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#8007 Postby texas1836 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:34 pm

Sleeting heavy now in McKinney. This is gonna be a loooooong night.
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#8008 Postby jstroud » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:36 pm

Sleeting in Fort Worth, near Park Hill/TCU with very gusty winds.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8009 Postby Wthrlvrmom » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:38 pm

There is a change in my forecast on NWS site. I originally had 3 inches of sleet and snow and now it says only 1-2 inches. Hmm...
NWS also says current temp is 35, but my weatherbug and outdoor temp gauge is at 31- not to mention the ice already on everything elevated.
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#8010 Postby TheProfessor » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:40 pm

Abilene is about to get pelted :eek:
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8011 Postby Ntxw » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:40 pm

Wthrlvrmom wrote:There is a change in my forecast on NWS site. I originally had 3 inches of sleet and snow and now it says only 1-2 inches. Hmm...


It's a nowcast at this point, don't worry about point forecasts. It's all about watching the radar out west and southwest. Temperatures area-wide is pretty much below freezing. Anything that falls now is likely to be frozen or will freeze.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8012 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:40 pm

Wthrlvrmom wrote:There is a change in my forecast on NWS site. I originally had 3 inches of sleet and snow and now it says only 1-2 inches. Hmm...


At this point I'd start paying attention to what's happening outside rather than the point forecasts. The radar is lighting up to your SW, and you're certainly going to be cold enough. Nowcasting as opposed to forecasting is going to be the way to go.
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#8013 Postby Longhornmaniac8 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:41 pm

We're closing in on 38 degrees here in NW Austin.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8014 Postby Brent » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:44 pm

Longhornmaniac8 wrote:
Wthrlvrmom wrote:There is a change in my forecast on NWS site. I originally had 3 inches of sleet and snow and now it says only 1-2 inches. Hmm...


At this point I'd start paying attention to what's happening outside rather than the point forecasts. The radar is lighting up to your SW, and you're certainly going to be cold enough. Nowcasting as opposed to forecasting is going to be the way to go.


This ^^^^ The radar looks really good

These convective sleet bands are legit already and the sun is down now... things are gonna ramp up quickly now
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#8015 Postby WeatherDuck » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:50 pm

38 here in Taylor (eastern Williamson County). I wonder if it will hit 32 before midnight.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8016 Postby Brent » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:52 pm

Well this is gonna pile up fast already ground and street is turning white
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#8017 Postby Ntxw » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:55 pm

Very intense band of sleet liking crossing Loop 820 in western Tarrant county towards N Ft Worth, Saginaw, and Keller. The entire band is probably going to sweep across the metroplex and coat.

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#8018 Postby TarrantWx » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:57 pm

Ntxw wrote:Very intense band of sleet liking crossing Loop 820 in western Tarrant county towards N Ft Worth, Saginaw, and Keller. The entire band is probably to to sweep across the metroplex and coat.

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I'm close to I-35 and I-820 intersection. It's mostly freezing rain but it is coming down hard and accumulating on exposed surfaces. Hopefully this turns to sleet soon or this could get bad.
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8019 Postby WacoWx » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:58 pm

Sleeting good near downtown Dallas
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Re: Texas Winter 2014-2015

#8020 Postby TexasF6 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:58 pm

My temp went from 42 to 39 at Longhorn WX Center in NW Austin! ! ! Span of 15min! :froze:
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