rwfromkansas wrote:This is a tricky situation. If it’s too light yet cold we may repeat 2021 with patchy ice. I recall going to school that day worrying and yet not a bit of ice in my area. Just south that awful crash.
But, if it’s ice to me the sweet spot is .10-25. Enough to be dangerous and close things but not take down lots of infrastructure.
A little ice is IMO better than patchy stuff after 2021. But, not a major ice storm.
Soil temps are still plenty warm and so outside the usual elevated bridges and overpasses threat (which obviously can be an issue in the bigger cities) with temps hovering around 30-32 the surface roads would be fine. If I'm not mistaken though temps in DFW were a few degrees colder during that 2021 patchy ice event.
NWS out of Fort Worth still not sold however (per their AFD) on this being an issue within the Metroplex for now.