Snow Falling in SE TX

[jeff]

Radar and obs along with excited public reports indicate snow is making it to the ground over sections of SE TX. Polk County is seeing the greatest covereage, however radar indicates increasing bands over Fort Bend and Wharton coutnies heading for metro Houston.

Temps are at or below freezing over the entire area, however the snow is light and should not accumulate.

[vbhoutex]

A coworker just called in with a report of flurries in SW Houston and radar shows an increasing area of winter precip moving in from the SW. come on lower levels keep moistening up!!!!

Here is a close in radar which shows an increasing area of winter precip moving in from the SW.

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[WhiteShirt]

light snow in Mont Belvieu and sleet pellets in Baytown...between Houston and Beaumont.

[jeff]

snow being reported in Sugarland, Rosenberg, and Sealy at this time. As well as at the NWS office, Baytown, and Webster. Just got a call from along the south loop also.

Radar shows a decent area of lgiht snow to fluries moving in from the SW. Even though the low level are very dry some of this is making it to the ground in the form of flurries.

No accumulation is expected today, however greater lift this evening may produce some accumulation along and south of I-10.

[vbhoutex]

Sleet and a few flurries now falling at Westheimer and Gessner in SW Houston.

[swimaster20]

How about snow in Lafayette and points south? We didn't have any yet
Will we get some????

[nystate]

Enjoy the snow and I hope you all get some!!

[vbhoutex]

Jeff the winter precip plume moving in from the SW sure looks heavy with precip. Is there more of a chance of it reaching the ground or is the better chances going to be later as the low finally develops and starts the lifting?

[Stratosphere747]

Jeff or Vb

Is this the "event" or is there still a chance for more in the later afternoon and early evening?

And why can't we have all the moisture that is in the gulf....Arrr......

[jeff]

Snow band to the SW may produce some accumulation as it crosses Harris County given the high reflectivity.

Upper lift from the low can be seen moving into SW TX south of SA were new bands are developing.

Expect additional development of snow through the afternoon with some chance for accumulation along and south of I-10 as the storng lift moves over the area late this afternoon and early evening.

[Stratosphere747]

They just issued a snow advisory for ATASCOSA, DEWITT, KARNES and
LAVACA COUNTIES till 6pm. Not far from us here in the Houston area!!!

Is this really happening?? A snow advisory!! In south Texas...

[vbhoutex]

Very impressive plume of winter precip now stretching all the way to the Mexican border from Houston. Could be a training effect coming into play here if this continues and it really begins making it to the ground. Actual small accumulations may beging to occur in our are and to our SW later today. Personal obs show that the overcast is thickening and there are flurries occurring. Warm ground will keep much accumulation from showing at least till later tonight if there is accumulating snow.

[swimaster20]

Warm ground will keep much accumulation from showing at least till later tonight if there is accumulating snow.

Here south of Lafayette the ground is cold enough for snow/sleet to accumulate however we haven't gotten any yet. Will we get some?

[vbhoutex]

Warm ground will keep much accumulation from showing at least till later tonight if there is accumulating snow.

Here south of Lafayette the ground is cold enough for snow/sleet to accumulate however we haven't gotten any yet. Will we get some?

Can't give you a definite on that, but it is what I would call a probability as opposed to a possibility.

[vbhoutex]

Just got a very excited report from my son who is around Bellaire and Wilcrest in SW Houston. Snow is coming down hard enough to accumulate on cars and other surfaces.

I can confirm that now. We are getting heavy sleet and snow mix at Westheimer and Gessner with accumulation on surfaces!!!! Could be a very interesting 24-36 hours!!!

[LAwxrgal]

^Are we going to get any of that?

(p.s. I'm in SELA, near New Orleans)

Have had some occasional sleet near I can tell this AM but nothing serious yet

[vbhoutex]

Now turning to almost all snow and still falling. Very light accumulations on colder surfaces at this time.

[Brent]

Well... I'm happy for you guys. Yes, disappointed it's just cold and clammy here, but you've heard enough of that.

Now... blow it NE.

[Yankeegirl]

We have got very little here in the Cy Fair area, but we did see it coming down... I really hope to get some more later on!! It was just nice to see if actually falling... So nice!



Merry Chirstmas!

[TexasSam]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
350 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

.UPDATE...
HAVE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND POST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 13Z. HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF
REPORTS OF MODERATE SNOW IN THE COUNTIES SOUTHWEST OF HOUSTON. ALSO
REPORT OF SNOW ACCUMULATING ON ROOFTOPS IN COLORADO COUNTY. THE MAIN
CONCERN IS ENOUGH PRECIP FALLING TO GET THE ROADS WET...THEN
REFREEZING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.