February Weather Discussion. Wild Winter Storms?

[wxdata]

A LOT of AP on the radar, but showers are developing along the front!

[weatherguy425]

Just had quite a bit of small hail or graupel in kingwood!

[wxdata]

Radar suggest inch hail in the storm south of El Campo

[svrwx0503]

Heavier showers and even some rumbles of thunder developing as the front starts to move into our southern zones where better moisture levels reside this evening. Like people have been mentioning, there is a decent temp drop behind the front along with some very gusty northwest winds. Hope you enjoyed the mid to upper 60s this afternoon cause it's back into the ice box through mid-week ahead of another decent front.

[wxdata]

Surface station at KTME (west of Katy) reporting NW winds 26 gusting to 36 and temp down to 52. Surface station at Rice shows 64!

[srainhoutx]

Easy upper 30's gusts up here. Temp down to 49.8! 20 degree drop in an hour.

[Ptarmigan]

I heard on 13 that the next low that comes could be historic. Did anyone catch it?

[amandamarie01]

Ive got lots of thunder, one or two lighting strikes - big, steady wind and even bigger gusts here in Dayton. Temps steadly dropping.

[ticka1]

I heard on 13 that the next low that comes could be historic. Did anyone catch it?

Why did they say that? Wonder in what way will it be historic?

[sambucol]

I heard on 13 that the next low that comes could be historic. Did anyone catch it?

The cold air that's coming next weekend?

[Ptarmigan]

Why did they say that? Wonder in what way will it be historic?

I don't know because I went outside afterwards.

[Ptarmigan]

The cold air that's coming next weekend?

That's what I thought, but I actually did not see what they actually said.

[srainhoutx]

RE next weekend. RECON will be flying for the next storm...

000
NOUS42 KNHC 141730
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1230 PM EST SUN 14 FEBRUARY 2010
SUBJECT: WINTER STORM PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 15/1100Z TO 16/1100Z FEBRUARY 2010
WSPOD NUMBER.....09-076

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71
A. P27/ 35.5N 156.0W/ 16/1200Z
B. AFXXX 29WSC TRACK27
C. 16/0600Z
D. 19 DROPS ON TRACK
E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 16/1800Z

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: PSBL WC 130 MISSION P20/ 40N 141W/
17/1200Z WVW

[sambucol]

RE next weekend. RECON will be flying for the next storm...

000
NOUS42 KNHC 141730
WEATHER RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS
CARCAH, NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER, MIAMI, FL.
1230 PM EST SUN 14 FEBRUARY 2010
SUBJECT: WINTER STORM PLAN OF THE DAY (WSPOD)
VALID 15/1100Z TO 16/1100Z FEBRUARY 2010
WSPOD NUMBER.....09-076

I. ATLANTIC REQUIREMENTS
1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.
2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK.....NEGATIVE

II. PACIFIC REQUIREMENTS
1. FLIGHT ONE - TEAL 71
A. P27/ 35.5N 156.0W/ 16/1200Z
B. AFXXX 29WSC TRACK27
C. 16/0600Z
D. 19 DROPS ON TRACK
E. AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE/ 16/1800Z

2. SUCCEEDING DAY OUTLOOK: PSBL WC 130 MISSION P20/ 40N 141W/
17/1200Z WVW

Ok. Why in the world would RECON be flying for the next storm?

[Ptarmigan]

Ok. Why in the world would RECON be flying for the next storm?

I wonder about that too.

[BigNorthSide]

1. NEGATIVE RECONNAISSANCE REQUIREMENTS.

A leg pull??

[ticka1]

Wind is howling out there - temps dropped from 62 degrees to 50 degrees in less then 15 mins. Getting the feeling that this front is going to be a cold one....

[randybpt]

Bignorthside actually the negative is for the atlantic basin, the recon is for the pacific trying to gather info for an up coming winter storm not so much for our area but they started this to see if they could gather info to actually predict winter storms better. sort of like hurricane recons.... so much for light showers before front over half inch here and now winds gusting out of north over 35. as far as next weekend i don't think anyone has a handle on this up coming pattern which could bring some very cold air south out of canada, there are many things that could change still no models have really latched on to the idea of cross polar flow, i do agree with all the snow cover to our north would not be much moderating "IF" arctic air heads this way. still a long shot imho!

[sambucol]

Temps are dropping and wind is blowing here, too. I didn't think much of this front being anything really chilly, but I was wrong! I say, bring it on!

[BigNorthSide]

I see.......thanks Randy! I am learning much here