January 2024

[brazoriatx]

I'm assuming the green stuff on that model is considered sleet or frz rain and not rain?

[Stratton20]

green is rain, the blue is snow / orange color is sleet, pinkish/ red color s freezing rain

[Harp1]

Things are looking better for my area

[djmike]

Well today wasnt sooo bad. I was expecting all hell to break loose. Thankfully it stayed in check. Squall line shortly then done. On to the potential winter weather.

[DoctorMu]

The GFS shows light sleet and freezing rain all the way down to the Louisiana coast, interesting LOL.

[Stratton20]

Holy gfs!

[snowman65]

The GFS shows light sleet and freezing rain all the way down to the Louisiana coast, interesting LOL.

not sure what thats saying...??

[DoctorMu]

Holy gfs!

My guess is everything south of Hwy 79 is freezing rain or sleet.

[Cromagnum]

Someone cut fiber to internet in our area so thats been out all day so couldnt work from home. Came home to entire neighborhood out of power now, which double sucks because it means i have no water either (community well and they refuse to run a backup generator). Par for the course since infrastructure sucks here.

[DoctorMu]

An unexpected shower has popped up, interfering with a dog walking window before the big game.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

Too many NG power stations were off-line in 2021 due to repairs and prepping for the following summer. The Texas grid did or could not connect power coming from wind and solar from West Texas to the eastern part of the state. My wife's dad worked for Exxon for over 35 years. Her brother worked in O&G exploration for 25+ years. My neighbor was an O&G geologist.

Because we haven't had to ballz to upgrade and expand nuclear capabilities and never developed a viable biofuel industry, the transition will have to be fusion. With the superconductor magnets, we have the potential to build safe power plants in time (and generate helium which is running short in supply. However, without a Man on the Moon mission to upgrade our energy, it's going to be a 20-35 year transition to fusion from O&G. Solar and wind contributions will increase, but 2024 will be the first year they contribute more to the power grid than coal!

Ammonia isn't a bad option for powering shipping vessels. However, Ammonia does have the scale for power plants to support the grid.

I'm still looking at a Hybrid (probably CR-V as our next vehicle purchase. I drive 'em 'til they drop: 2009, 2012 Hondas. When the EV grid (and power plant grids) are ready, we'll transition our transportation.

There just isn't an overnight solution.

I agree with most of that. I see and talk to individuals you all would know, in my line of work, and they are dumbfounded society has bought off on EV having a viable long term future, but they’ll toss money into the fire because they are told to by their constituents and shareholders. They know electrification of certain industries will end in a massive money suck and failure.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

The GFS shows light sleet and freezing rain all the way down to the Louisiana coast, interesting LOL.

No big deal. Just a normal 6-8 inches at the farm.

Lol, of course I’d be out of town for that (if it happened). We have some awesome sledding hills.

[don]

Local severe weather reports from today's storms:

6 S Coldspring San Jacinto TX 3050 9514 Spotter reported a tornado on the ground near Coldspring ... TX. (HGX)

2230 60MPH 3 NW Houston Harris TX 2980 9543 Damage to street signs. Street light downed and damaged. (HGX)

2238 62MPH 5 N Brookside Village Harris TX 2967 9532 Large tree downed near the intersection of Mykawa Road and Bellfort Avenue. (HGX)

2359 61MPH 15 WSW High Island Galveston TX 2947 9462 Marine thunderstorm wind gust occurred at the Crab Lake WeatherFlow site (XCRB). (HGX)

[TexasBreeze]

Very active Januarys around here!
Lots of activity lately around the area between the Brazoria county tornado the other day and today's stuff. Makes me wonder about the springtime unless Mr. cap make an appearance!

[Cpv17]

The GFS shows light sleet and freezing rain all the way down to the Louisiana coast, interesting LOL.

What the heck.. boy that would really put us in an ice box.

[Cpv17]

The latest ICON model has temps at 88°F below normal in Montana.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

It’s hailing again in Weimar.

What!? What an over performance. Huge surplus in January!

[MontgomeryCoWx]

The latest ICON model has temps at 88°F below normal in Montana.

That’s a first. Holy ****!

[christinac2016]

I keep telling mom to prepare. Dad is going to wrap pipes in the next few days. Mom likes to wait for tv meteorologists to bring it up. also she’s of the she’ll believe it when she feels/sees it.

[TexasBreeze]

Yeah there's colors on the surface temp depiction that are almost at the most bottom of the scale (tropical tidbits) up there!!!