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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7981 Postby gpsnowman » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:56 pm

Ntxw wrote:Pouring rain at 32F, thunder and lightning in Irving

Yes sir, how sweet it is. Chilling in my car before I make a break for the front door.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7982 Postby Brent » Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:57 pm

At least rain is moving into Dallas progress i guess lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7983 Postby Ntxw » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:02 pm

Current conditions at
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW)
Lat: 32.9°NLon: 97.02°WElev: 541ft.

Thunderstorm Freezing Rain Fog/Mist

34°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill 24°F (-4°C)
Last update 6 Feb 6:53 pm CST


I haven't noticed any ice but it felt like a thunderstorm. Driving down 161 there were lots of lightning strikes that could be seen
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7984 Postby Brent » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:03 pm

I wanna see some lightning at least :roflmao:
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7985 Postby Cerlin » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:04 pm

Good bits of lightning in Frisco recently. Precipitation has ceased for the time being but some bits of ice came down i think.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7986 Postby Brent » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:18 pm

Wow nice lightning. This is the best lightning in months lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7987 Postby cctxhurricanewatcher » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:33 pm

Ntxw wrote:
Current conditions at
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW)
Lat: 32.9°NLon: 97.02°WElev: 541ft.

Thunderstorm Freezing Rain Fog/Mist

34°F

1°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed N 16 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill 24°F (-4°C)
Last update 6 Feb 6:53 pm CST


I haven't noticed any ice but it felt like a thunderstorm. Driving down 161 there were lots of lightning strikes that could be seen

Didn’t GFS cancel winter for you guys?
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7988 Postby DFW Stormwatcher » Tue Feb 06, 2018 8:33 pm

Brent wrote:Wow nice lightning. This is the best lightning in months lol


Too bad it's not thundersnow :D
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7989 Postby Yukon Cornelius » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:02 pm

losf1981 wrote:been in the mid 20's all day here in Wichita Falls and once again not a lick of precip to go with it. :x

Once again, west of I35 stays bone dry...
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7990 Postby bubba hotep » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:04 pm

Cpv17 wrote:Rain chances appear to be diminishing and pushing more towards the SE for the next couple weeks per the last few runs of the GFS.


18z was an ugly run for DFW with 80s by the end and not much rain after tonight.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7991 Postby Cerlin » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:09 pm

Ice on the trees right now outside my house.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7992 Postby Ntxw » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:13 pm

I'm not buying any 80F from the models anymore than buying 0s :lol:. Should've had a few by now if they were right but none yet since early December!
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7993 Postby Ralph's Weather » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:16 pm

Pushing 3.5" of rain here.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7994 Postby bubba hotep » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:19 pm

Ralph's Weather wrote:Pushing 3.5" of rain here.


Nice! We have certainly gotten more here this evening than anticipated. The most rain I've ever seen at 32f lol
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7995 Postby PineyWoods » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:22 pm

We've had over 1.5 inches of rain here in Tyler and still raining. We sure needed it. Hope the rest of you are getting some.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7996 Postby EnnisTx » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:25 pm

Just finished our second round of downpours, with another round to go. We need the rain!
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7997 Postby Theepicman116 » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:29 pm

Cerlin wrote:Ice on the trees right now outside my house.

Same here in Keller
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7998 Postby rwfromkansas » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:33 pm

Temp hit a wall exactly at 32 and won’t drop anymore.
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#7999 Postby Gigem12 » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:41 pm

So are any of these roads in dfw going to be dicey tomorrow? Or will they dry out when the rain stops?
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Re: Texas Winter 2017-2018

#8000 Postby bubba hotep » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:43 pm

It looks like one last batch of storms is going to push through DFW with temps from 32 down into the upper 20s.

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