More cold air on the way next week!?

[C2G]

This may dig further south, however it is a weak piece of energy.

Understood. Oh well one can always hope. Maybe that weakling will tap into the gulf and dump a foot on us.

[C2G]

Up to 1 inch accumulation in Porter possible tonight.

What? Say it ain't so...

Hope you get that and then some bb.
Think you kinda missed the Dec 4th event didn't you?
Not sure, but anyways I hope you get some snow.

[Mr. T]

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
912 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
PRECIP IS BEGINNING TO CHANGE OVER ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
COUNTIES AS ANTICIPATED AS THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN COOLS WITH THE
ARRIVAL OF THE SHORTWAVE. HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS OF HEAVY SNOW
FALLING IN BRYAN WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON CARS...AND SLEET
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW IN MADISONVILLE. THE OB IN CROCKETT JUST SHOWED
A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW AS WELL TEMPS HAVE QUICKLY DROPPED TO NEAR
FREEZING IN THESE AREAS. METARS HAVE BEEN SHOWING SOME PERIODS OF
RAIN OR EVEN FREEZING RAIN DURING THE CHANGEOVER PERIOD...SO HAVE
ADDED -FZRA TO THE MIX FOR THIS EVENING. EXPECT THAT BY AROUND
MIDNIGHT IT WILL GO TO MOSTLY SNOW ACROSS THE NRN COUNTIES.

EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO INCLUDE BURLESON...BRAZOS...AND
GRIMES COUNTIES. THE BACK EDGE OF THE MAIN PRECIP SHIELD HAS REACHED
THE I-35 CORRIDOR...AND WILL CLEAR THE NW ZONES BY 2 AM. 00Z NAM
SHOWS NO PRECIP OCCURRING BEYOND THIS TIME FRAME. WILL KEEP ADVISORY
GOING UNTIL 6 AM HOWEVER AS BRIDGES/OVERPASSES LIKELY TO REMAIN ICY.

THE 00Z NAM SHOWS IMPRESSIVE JET DYNAMICS RESULTING IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIP AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER EASTERN ZONES...WITH FCST
SOUNDINGS AT KLFK STILL SHOWING A SATURATED COLUMN WELL INTO LATE
TONIGHT. SO A MORE PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR
THIS AREA. WILL KEEP THE NE ZONES JUST ADVISORY LEVEL FOR
NOW...BUT WILL MONITOR THINGS CLOSELY AND WILL CONSIDER UPGRADING
TO A WARNING IN THE HOUSTON/TRINITY COUNTY AREA IF NECESSARY.

UPDATED PRODUCTS OUT SHORTLY.

[jeff]

Seeing some enhancement N of KVCT...profile still too warm except over our N counties where change over has developed...however it is cooling...could see IP/RA mix possibly SN/RA mix into NW Harris and much of Montgomery County...actually better chances look like over in deep SE TX in LA.

[wxdata]

Robertson County (northwest of Bryan) reports 1/2 to one inch of snow on exposed ground.

[srainhoutx]

Seeing some enhancement N of KVCT...profile still too warm except over our N counties where change over has developed...however it is cooling...could see IP/RA mix possibly SN/RA mix into NW Harris and much of Montgomery County...actually better chances look like over in deep SE TX in LA.

Thanks Jeff.

[redneckweather]

I'm here just south of Lake Conroe Dam. Nothing but a cold rain so far. We had a few sleet pellets out near Magnolia around 7:30 but that is all I have seen. I'll keep an eye out till I hit the hay in a couple of hours.

[wxdata]

North Texas snow reports

[TxLady]

Still a very cold rain here in far southern Walker County. I'll be up for awhile, and will report in if it does change to snow. (Keeping fingers crossed! Oh wait...then I won't be able to type... )

[Mr. T]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
915 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

...SNOW EVENT ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS...

AT 9 PM...DFW AIRPORT HAD RECORDED 9.4 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. THIS
BREAKS THE PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD FOR FEBRUARY 11 OF 1.4 INCHES SET
IN 1988. THIS ALSO BREAKS THE PREVIOUS 24-HOUR RECORD FOR
FEBRUARY...7.5 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 17, 1978 AND FEBRUARY 25, 1924.

THIS IS THE GREATEST CALENDAR-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR
DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.8 INCHES ON JANUARY 15,
1964 AND JANUARY 14, 1917.

THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 12.6 INCHES...WHICH IS
THE 4TH HIGHEST SEASONAL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THIS
IS THE SNOWIEST WINTER IN 32 SEASONS (SINCE 1977-1978).

--------------------------------------------------------------------

DALLAS/FORT WORTH - SNOWIEST SEASONS

1 17.6 1977-78
2 15.3 1963-64
3 13.5 1923-24
4 12.6 2009-10*
5 10.4 1976-77
6 9.5 1909-10
7 9.2 1916-17
8 8.8 1947-48
9 8.1 1937-38
10 7.3 1965-66
7.3 1941-42

--------------------------------------------------------------------

DALLAS/FORT WORTH - MOST SNOW IN FEBRUARY

1 13.5 1978
2 9.4 2010*
3 7.5 1924

--------------------------------------------------------------------

DALLAS/FORT WORTH - GREATEST 24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS

1 12.1 JANUARY 15-16, 1964
2 9.4 FEBRUARY 12, 2010
3 8.2 JANUARY 14-15, 1917
4 7.5 FEBRUARY 17, 1978
7.5 FEBRUARY 25, 1924
6 6.0 MARCH 13, 1924
7 5.5 DECEMBER 9, 1898
8 5.0 NOVEMBER 22, 1937
5.0 JANUARY 5, 1910
10 4.7 NOVEMBER 13, 1976

--------------------------------------------------------------------

$$

25/85


Incredible!

[srainhoutx]

Latest RUC...

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod ... el_l.shtml

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1004 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

TXZ197-199-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-121300-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-
JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MONTGOMERY-WALLER-WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
1004 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN WILL PREVAIL
TONIGHT. THE RAIN COULD MIX WITH LIGHT SLEET OR SNOW LATE TONIGHT
AS FAR SOUTH AS THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. HOWEVER...NO ICE OR
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
FREEZING.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS STORM WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN
ONE QUARTER AND A HALF INCH.

.DAY TWO... FRIDAY

ANY RESIDUAL PRECIPITATION WILL END SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. SKIES
WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH PARTIAL
CLEARING AROUND SUNSET.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1004 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

TXZ163-164-176>179-195-196-198-121300-
BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-
WALKER-
1004 PM CST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO
APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL WORK IN
TANDEM TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THIS EVENING. COLD AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR A WINTRY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT.

ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET OR SNOW...PRIMARILY ON GRASSY OR ELEVATED
SURFACES...CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM
0.5 TO 2.0 INCHES. IN ADDITION LIGHT FREEZING RAIN COULD CREATE A
LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE. PATCHES OF ICE ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ON
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
WHILE TRAVELLING TONIGHT.

.DAY TWO... FRIDAY

THE PRECIPITATION WILL END BY SUNRISE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

[biggerbyte]

Up to 1 inch accumulation in Porter possible tonight.

What? Say it ain't so...

Hope you get that and then some bb.
Think you kinda missed the Dec 4th event didn't you?
Not sure, but anyways I hope you get some snow.

Yes, I did not get much. Though more would have been ideal, it was enough to be excited over. I loved the huge flakes, and watching it come down so heavy. The end result was about a dusting, but it was more than we expect in these parts. I'm excited over the new and improved s.e. Texas winters. Ah, if only we were DFW tonight. I long to build a snowman again.

Keep this in mind folks.. Whatever you get tonight, just remember that this appears to be a primer for what could come later this month. More on that as the days progress.

BB

[txsnowmaker]

I can't make it out for sure but it appears that there might be some small flakes (more like particle size) blowing in the wind in metro Houston near the Galleria. Anyone else see this?

[redneckweather]

I've got my son going back and forth to the window to see if any flakes are mixing in...still nothing so far (central Montgomery County).

[txsnowmaker]

I've got my son going back and forth to the window to see if any flakes are mixing in...still nothing so far (central Montgomery County).

Must be a false alarm. I can't imagine that we would have it down here if you all up north did not.

[wxman57]

I can't make it out for sure but it appears that there might be some small flakes (more like particle size) blowing in the wind in metro Houston near the Galleria. Anyone else see this?

You're probably seeing drizzle. The type of snow developing across Texas is producing HUGE flakes, not tiny ice crystals more common in colder air. If it starts snowing, you'll know it.

[Ptarmigan]

You're probably seeing drizzle. The type of snow developing across Texas is producing HUGE flakes, not tiny ice crystals more common in colder air. If it starts snowing, you'll know it.

I wish for snow, not the heavy one like in DC. Makes it more interesting.

[weatherguy425]

wxman, thermometer is down to 36 and flag is blowing from the north, think we could see a mix before it's said and done? especially with light redevelopment out to the west?

[HouTXmetro]

LOVE the new Forum....Anyways, the Accuweather radar extends the Frozen precip line into Northern Harris County(I know it's not accurate). Looks like we have a short window to actually squeeze something out as the moisture is exiting.

[redneckweather]

wxman, thermometer is down to 36 and flag is blowing from the north, think we could see a mix before it's said and done? especially with light redevelopment out to the west?


What part of town are you in?