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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2861 Postby Ntxw » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:21 pm

Quixotic wrote:Not sure if this is the same event, but I remember a quick hitter like this system in January of 85. It was almost 70 degrees and a front came through. I was walking home later that night and it was 20 but the wind was howling. Got up to throw newspapers the next morning and it was 6 with gusts up to 50 mph. We’d had a warm spell and I remember peoples lawns being long and green and the grass snapped off when I walked through it. Took two trips. It was like 70 again two days later.


That was the mid Jan polar vortex in the East event if we're still talking 1985. DFW got to 10F and high of 22 but quickly rebounded, was 70s before it. Closing days of January and early Feb had the 2nd more west event occurred with big HP. DFW was below freezing 4-5 days and bottomed out at 7F.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2862 Postby Cpv17 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:31 pm

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WinterMax wrote:Wind shift and drizzle here in Ville Platte Louisiana, in 30 minutes the temp has dropped from 56 to 53, this is wild !
Not all that drastic. If you said 56-33, that would be vastly different, over a 30 minute period.


I think they were referring to this event as a whole, not just their general location.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2863 Postby rwfromkansas » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:36 pm

I’m down to 14. The wind dying a bit has saved me from below zero wind chills for now. Blue skies.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2864 Postby DallasAg » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:42 pm

Ntxw wrote:
Quixotic wrote:Not sure if this is the same event, but I remember a quick hitter like this system in January of 85. It was almost 70 degrees and a front came through. I was walking home later that night and it was 20 but the wind was howling. Got up to throw newspapers the next morning and it was 6 with gusts up to 50 mph. We’d had a warm spell and I remember peoples lawns being long and green and the grass snapped off when I walked through it. Took two trips. It was like 70 again two days later.


That was the mid Jan polar vortex in the East event if we're still talking 1985. DFW got to 10F and high of 22 but quickly rebounded, was 70s before it. Closing days of January and early Feb had the 2nd more west event occurred with big HP. DFW was below freezing 4-5 days and bottomed out at 7F.


Jan 1985 we had a pretty decent snow on New Years night, then it got warm, then crazy cold. That was about the time that SA had its big snow. Then more snow at the end of the month going into early Feb. That storm at the end of the month was really interesting. Initial forecasts were that it was going to be big, and then the day before the event everyone (NWS and local TV mets) backed way off and made it sound like we might just get some cold and no moisture. Even up until the night before there was not much consensus on what would happen. IIRC we went under a Traveler's Advisory (remember those? before Winter Weather Advisories existed) for freezing drizzle. Woke up the next morning to a solid coating of sleet followed by 2 days of really nice snow. That was a great storm - 2 days without school, cold enough to support snow and decent accumulations, roads were icy but not impassable, no power outages. Fun for all.

I think we even caught some slop on the back end of the system as well. Freezing rain that made everything a mess.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2865 Postby Ralph's Weather » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:46 pm

Snowing hard here now
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2866 Postby Ntxw » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:52 pm

Models have a potent system coming through New Year's weekend. No real cold air for it to work with but worth monitoring given climo and time of year. At the very least some rain chances and dampen events if anything.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2867 Postby South Texas Storms » Thu Dec 22, 2022 5:54 pm

Ntxw wrote:Models have a potent system coming through New Year's weekend. No real cold air for it to work with but worth monitoring given climo and time of year. At the very least some rain chances and dampen events if anything.


As of now that system looks to have a higher thunderstorm threat compared to frozen precip. Can't rule out a few strong storms with it too, but the colder Gulf will likely limit a higher threat.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2868 Postby Cpv17 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:03 pm

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Ntxw wrote:Models have a potent system coming through New Year's weekend. No real cold air for it to work with but worth monitoring given climo and time of year. At the very least some rain chances and dampen events if anything.


As of now that system looks to have a higher thunderstorm threat compared to frozen precip. Can't rule out a few strong storms with it too, but the colder Gulf will likely limit a higher threat.


Looks like it will be mainly another LA event as of now.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2869 Postby TheProfessor » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:18 pm

Welp, that's enough winter for me. Measured 3 inches at the airport here. That cold air does a doozy on your body. I unfortunately had the public duties today, which meant spending time outside doing measurements and such.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2870 Postby rwfromkansas » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:22 pm

Video of various lakes are insane. Looks like the Bering sea or something.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2871 Postby Ntxw » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:43 pm

14F clear skies at DFW. Usually this is about as low as most decades have gone post 2000.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2872 Postby UTSARoadrunner4 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:49 pm

28° and dropping fast in Northern Bexar County. At least my Golden loves the cold weather. I need snow with cold like this.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2873 Postby Cpv17 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:52 pm

UTSARoadrunner4 wrote:28° and dropping fast in Northern Bexar County. At least my Golden loves the cold weather. I need snow with cold like this.


I think we all do. This cold is great and all but nothing can compare to a snowstorm.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2874 Postby HockeyTx82 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 6:59 pm

So my outside temp reads 13F and attic temp is 32.6F. Inside is 67F so guess I'm going to be ok........
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2875 Postby weatherdude1108 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:05 pm

21 here at my abode. Windy. Power been flickering on and off since around 2:15. Arcing issue I think. Ugh. Never went out in Feb 2020.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2876 Postby weatherdude1108 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:06 pm

21 here at my abode. Windy. Power been flickering on and off since around 2:15. Arcing issue I think. Ugh. Never went out in Feb 2020.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2877 Postby South Texas Storms » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:15 pm

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UTSARoadrunner4 wrote:28° and dropping fast in Northern Bexar County. At least my Golden loves the cold weather. I need snow with cold like this.


I think we all do. This cold is great and all but nothing can compare to a snowstorm.


Yeah, dry cold is lame. If it's going to be dry I would rather it be a nice temperature out so I can enjoy being outdoors. I don't mind it much now since it's Christmas.

My perfect winter day if it's not snowing is a low of 40 and a high of 60. Chilly during the morning and cool, but pleasant during the afternoon.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2878 Postby Ralph's Weather » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:18 pm

At 6pm the 20F line stretches from Midland to Austin to Lufkin. Looks like single digits are within reach tonight for many along and north of I-20. Wind chills will be in the -10F range.
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2879 Postby Brent » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:36 pm

Ntxw wrote:
Brent wrote:
Ntxw wrote:70F in a week :D.


Not gonna lie after today I'm gonna be ready for my 60s :lol:

This is the second time in 2 years I've seen the most extreme Arctic air of my life and I'm good :lol:

It's actually colder here mid afternoon than 2021 ever was :spam:


Don't you miss your Alabama days? :lol:. Lots of modified air there.


Ha I've been blowing the minds of my friends over there all day :lol:

Though I will say they are gonna get a bigger piece of this than they usually do
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Re: Texas Winter 2022-2023

#2880 Postby Cpv17 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 7:39 pm

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UTSARoadrunner4 wrote:28° and dropping fast in Northern Bexar County. At least my Golden loves the cold weather. I need snow with cold like this.


I think we all do. This cold is great and all but nothing can compare to a snowstorm.


Yeah, dry cold is lame. If it's going to be dry I would rather it be a nice temperature out so I can enjoy being outdoors. I don't mind it much now since it's Christmas.

My perfect winter day if it's not snowing is a low of 40 and a high of 60. Chilly during the morning and cool, but pleasant during the afternoon.


Yeah I’m glad it’s happening during Christmas at least but yeah I still remember that Christmas Eve snowstorm in 04. One of the best days of my life, no doubt. That was my first time ever seeing snow besides a few flakes in the 90’s that melted right away.
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