Texas Winter 2021-2022

[Ntxw]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

[UTSARoadrunner4]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

KSAT? San Antonio?

[txtwister78]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

Yup just saw that...lol. Deepens ULL right over SA.

[txtwister78]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

KSAT? San Antonio?

KSAT is SA. Airport code.

[UTSARoadrunner4]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

KSAT? San Antonio?

KSAT is SA. Airport code.

I thought it was just SAT? Not trying to be a smart ass, just thought everything in the US was a 3 letter code.

[UTSARoadrunner4]

Euro snowing in KSAT moving to northeast on Saturday. 2011 the models are trying .

Yup just saw that...lol. Deepens ULL right over SA.

WOOOHOOOO!!! Bring the fluffy stuff!!!

[txtwister78]

KSAT? San Antonio?

KSAT is SA. Airport code.

I thought it was just SAT? Not trying to be a smart ass, just thought everything in the US was a 3 letter code.

Identification code used (official weather reporting site) ....SAT is also used.

[wxman57]

I think many of you in the D-FW area may be regretting that you wished for winter weather later this week.

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[ROCK]

Less cold air and no snow for the DFW area in the 12Z GFS. Lots of freezing rain and sleet, though. The model flip-flopping probably won't stop until the 12Z Wednesday runs. We'll be able to "see" the cold air in the Northern Plains on Tuesday. That'll help. Best not to believe any one model yet. I like how the GFS keeps Houston above freezing. My secondary Red River Arctic air diverter appears to be doing its job.

It's a good thing you fixed your electric blanket, sir. You will need it later this week.

And please keep the freezing rain away from Austin if you can.

Agree!! Glad to see this is not a prolonged event though. Last Feb sleeping in my car has given me a slight case of PTSD.

[LearnedHat]

I think many of you in the D-FW area may be regretting that you wished for winter weather later this week.

Who would wish for that? Power outages and ruined trees. Also no snow blanket to insulate plants when temps bottom out on Saturday.

[rwfromkansas]

Yeah, I certainly didn't request an ice storm. Luckily we have a Fire Dragon Shantung maple that is supposed to just be one of the best trees for ice events.

Liking the slower trends today yet not holding back the cold much, with some speeding it up slightly.

[EnnisTx]

I think many of you in the D-FW area may be regretting that you wished for winter weather later this week.

Who would wish for that? Power outages and ruined trees. Also no snow blanket to insulate plants when temps bottom out on Saturday.

It's kind of like a car accident, no one really wants to see it or deal with it, but they always slow down to stare. Hopefully we see more snow than ice, but things are changing by the hour.

[Ntxw]

I think many of you in the D-FW area may be regretting that you wished for winter weather later this week.

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Yeah these maps with some frames of colors looks pretty. But in reality that is hours and hours of light to heavy precip in cold air. Reality is a lot more dramatic than maps. DFW will shut down Thursday no doubt. With the forecasted sleet and low 20s, roads, sidewalks will be much worst than last Feb with the snow. A lot probably drove ok on the snow and will think they can brave it again, with a bad outcome.

[Quixotic]

Think the transition from freezing rain to sleet will be quick. Maybe an hour of freezing rain and then all pellets. Again, nothing model wise to support this, but if the freezing line is moving through DFW and expected three hours later in Waco, that's some serious movement and while the warm nose may be there, the cold will deepen enough to cause pingers and not be freezing rain. Remember the supercooled droplets that preceded the December 2013 event? I expect that same kind of process: super cooled drops of rain that cause the warm nose to erode fairly quickly.

[Texas Snowman]

I think many of you in the D-FW area may be regretting that you wished for winter weather later this week.

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Yeah these maps with some frames of colors looks pretty. But in reality that is hours and hours of light to heavy precip in cold air. Reality is a lot more dramatic than maps. DFW will shut down Thursday no doubt. With the forecasted sleet and low 20s, roads, sidewalks will be much worst than last Feb with the snow. A lot probably drove ok on the snow and will think they can brave it again, with a bad outcome.

Nobody wishes for an ice storm. I’ve lived through several crippling storms up here in the Red River Valley since I moved here as a kid in 1979 and they are never fun.

I was a news and sports director for two local radio stations back in December 2000 when the Christmas Day ice storm arrived. Worked very long days that next week in the aftermath of a storm that destroyed a sizable portion of our power grid up here. Many big transmission towers collapsed in Grayson County and some were without power for up to three weeks.

But wishing—-removed-—doesn’t make anything happen or not happen. Besides, some of our “-removed-” on this board is nothing more than winter season frustration with a certain bicycle riding Heat Miser and his rubbing in Texas’ tendency to have warm weather!

[WeatherNewbie]

Think the transition from freezing rain to sleet will be quick. Maybe an hour of freezing rain and then all pellets. Again, nothing model wise to support this, but if the freezing line is moving through DFW and expected three hours later in Waco, that's some serious movement and while the warm nose may be there, the cold will deepen enough to cause pingers and not be freezing rain. Remember the supercooled droplets that preceded the December 2013 event? I expect that same kind of process: super cooled drops of rain that cause the warm nose to erode fairly quickly.

from your lips to mother nature's ears

[wxman57]

Yeah these maps with some frames of colors looks pretty. But in reality that is hours and hours of light to heavy precip in cold air. Reality is a lot more dramatic than maps. DFW will shut down Thursday no doubt. With the forecasted sleet and low 20s, roads, sidewalks will be much worst than last Feb with the snow. A lot probably drove ok on the snow and will think they can brave it again, with a bad outcome.

Oh, yeah, do not plan on traveling anywhere up there between Wednesday evening and the following week. As of now, it's looking like mostly freezing rain and sleet. Neither matters as far as the roadways because surface temps won't let sleet melt, though it does matter as far as power lines staying up. We may not really be confident in how much of each until Wednesday afternoon.

[harp]

I just learned from a friend that the latest Euro does give a little hope to those of us in south Louisiana.

[Ntxw]

Yeah these maps with some frames of colors looks pretty. But in reality that is hours and hours of light to heavy precip in cold air. Reality is a lot more dramatic than maps. DFW will shut down Thursday no doubt. With the forecasted sleet and low 20s, roads, sidewalks will be much worst than last Feb with the snow. A lot probably drove ok on the snow and will think they can brave it again, with a bad outcome.

Oh, yeah, do not plan on traveling anywhere up there between Wednesday evening and the following week. As of now, it's looking like mostly freezing rain and sleet. Neither matters as far as the roadways because surface temps won't let sleet melt, though it does matter as far as power lines staying up. We may not really be confident in how much of each until Wednesday afternoon.

Did you say following week? A little cold mongering there I see!

[BigB0882]

I just learned from a friend that the latest Euro does give a little hope to those of us in south Louisiana.

Well, the Euro seems to be performing the worst but I am curious. Which parts of south Louisiana and what is it showing?