February 1-5, 2011 Arctic Blast/Winter Storm Discussion

[clute28]

Nothin n brazoria county so far esp for clute.lake jackson.angleton.brazoria area

[TexasMetBlake]

Snow grains falling at the tv station now...very, very light.

[cristina99]

Okay...I hate to do this, but we are desperate...

PLEASE SNAP PICS OF YOUR SNOW FLURRIES OR ICE. I WORK FOR A LOCAL TV STATION AND THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SHOWING THEM ON THE AIR IF WE CAN GET ICE OR SNOW PICS. PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME ASAP.....

If you are able to get them, private me and I will send you the email address. Thanks.

Well, if I see any snow, I will send them to you . . . that's if we see anything. I'm thinking I need to surrender to my mother. She watched Frank and he mentioned the possiblity of this thing going bust. I guess we just have to wait.

[BigNorthSide]

So I'm a little confused about all the issues in Corpus. There doesn't seem to be any real rain on the radar there... where is all this icing coming from?

I moved from the Willis/Conroe area last fall and live here in Corpus close to the bay. I can tell you that the road closures are due to light freezing drizzle that is not showing up on radar very well. Travel here on any of the bridges is very dangerous. Moisture is on it's way to you guys up North!

[Paul]

Okay...I hate to do this, but we are desperate...

PLEASE SNAP PICS OF YOUR SNOW FLURRIES OR ICE. I WORK FOR A LOCAL TV STATION AND THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SHOWING THEM ON THE AIR IF WE CAN GET ICE OR SNOW PICS. PLEASE SEND THEM TO ME ASAP.....

If you are able to get them, private me and I will send you the email address. Thanks.

..as soon as I repair this fuel cell leak I will get you some pics... come guys we got 45 minutes to save CC's job!! we can do it!!

[texaskaz]

Candy Cane in regards to pics...I just got the App for KHOU and it looks like sending you pics from the Itouch or I phone is really easy! I hope to send some via that app.

[rain]

nothing in West Columbia

[sm040480]

I've got teeny tiny flurries at West Airport and Fondren/Hillcroft. Just started.

[jabcwb2]

Flurries half a mile east of DWH

AT HOOKS AND GETTING NOTHING.

[michmich]

Okay, CC..who are you?!?!?!?

[Portastorm]

Things are getting interesting in Austin ... now have freezing drizzle/light freezing rain. Guess there's some kind of warm layer of air above us? Objects outside are starting to get a light coating.

[clute28]

nothing in West Columbia

Where probally going to get screwed out of it somehow lol

[Texashawk]

Man, it looks like moisture wants to build up south of Fort Bend. Colors getting ever lighter.... come on light green, you can do it!


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Man, are we pathetic or what? I wonder what people from Chicago or Green Bay think about our breathless news coverage of possible flurries...

[rain]

Things are getting interesting in Austin ... now have freezing drizzle/light freezing rain. Guess there's some kind of warm layer of air above us? Objects outside are starting to get a light coating.

my son said they were getting ice pellets in Round Rock and sticking

[leahpeah]

Light flurries/ rainISH.....At 59 and 99....

[Frigid Aggie]

Radar shows something building into western Brazoria county. Any thoughts on precisely what it is?

http://www.khou.com/weather/radar?radar ... pe=ani&c=y

[rain]

nothing in West Columbia

Where probally going to get screwed out of it somehow lol

lol right

[jeff]

-SN in Rosenberg, Flurries west side of downtown

[helloitsb]

not sure if you can call these flurries yet here more like CC said "snow grains"

[srainhoutx]

From Nesdis...

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATES..DATE/TIME 02/04/11 0310Z
SATELLITE ANALYSIS BRANCH/NESDIS---NPPU---TEL.301-763-8678
LATEST DATA USED: GOES-13: 0145Z VOGT
.
LOCATION...LOUISIANA...ARKANSAS...TEXAS...
.
ATTN WFOS...JAN...LCH...SHV...HGX...FWD...OUN...CRP...EWX...BRO...
ATTN WFOS...SJT...LUB...
ATTN RFCS...LMRFC...ABRFC...WGRFC...
.
EVENT...SNOW STARTING TO SPREAD OVER C AND E TX
.
SATELLITE ANALYSIS AND TRENDS...LATEST WV IMAGERY SHOWS UL LOW NOW
CROSSING THROUGH C TX PROVIDING INCREASED UVV'S... THE IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS
GOOD MID-LEVEL MOISTURE ENHANCEMENT RIGHT OVER C TX WHICH IS WHERE SNOW
IS CURRENTLY BREAKING OUT DUE TO A S/WV IMPULSE. IR IMAGERY INDICATES
MINOR UL ENHANCEMENT OF CLOUD TOP TEMPS, ALSO OVER C TX, AVERAGING ABOUT
-28C. 00Z PW ANALYSIS HAS PWATS VARYING BETWEEN 0.6" IN NUECES COUNTY UP
TO 0.9" IN CAMERON COUNTY, LA. PWATS OVER C TX ARE ABOUT 0.3". THE BEST
MOISTURE IS THEREFORE HUGGING THE SE TX COASTLINE AND APPEARS TO REMAIN
THAT WAY FOR THE TIME BEING. EVEN SO... THE UL LOW IS PROVIDING ENOUGH
LIFT FOR SOME LIGHT TO MOD SNOWFALL OVER C AND EASTERN TX FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 2-3 HRS. LOCATIONS IN SE TX/S LA MIGHT ALSO SEE SOME WINTRY PRECIP
WHERE SFC TEMPS ARE HOVERING AROUND 0C AND 850 TEMPS ARE A BIT ABOVE 0C,
SUCH AS BRAZORIA/GALVESTON/CHAMBERS/JEFFERSON COUNTIES AND MUCH OF S LA..
SHORT TERM OUTLOOK VALID 0315-0615Z...MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FACTOR IN
SHORT TERM OUTLOOK...EXPECT SNOW TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN TX WITH A CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN/SLEET
OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF LA/SE TX COASTLINE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 2-3
HRS. SNOWFALL SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT TO MOD WITH MORE CONCENTRATED
AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE S/WV OVER HAMILTON/MCLENNAN/BOSQUE/LIMESTONE
GRADUALLY MOVING ENE.