February 2021: Arctic Outbreak/Warmup Begins

[Ted]

75 here in Galveston County...

[biggerbyte]

True that.

[Rip76]

75 here in Galveston County...

Yup.

[don]

GFS seems locked in at this point.

[Cpv17]

So when r we suppose to start getting cold? It's 76 here

I’ve been chilly for 24 hours. Only stepping down from here. In the 40s at the moment.

Damn I'm at 75 wth lol

The front has already made it through most of southeast Texas.

[Kingwood36]

I’ve been chilly for 24 hours. Only stepping down from here. In the 40s at the moment.

Damn I'm at 75 wth lol

The front has already made it through most of southeast Texas.

Not through Angleton

[Txrunner82]

70 here in seabrook. Fog lasted until noon and then has been sunny ever since.

[MontgomeryCoWx]

GFS seems locked in at this point.

GFS is laser focused.

[Cpv17]

Damn I'm at 75 wth lol

The front has already made it through most of southeast Texas.

Not through Angleton

I’ve been in the 50’s since last night.

[jasons2k]

Seems like front tried to waffle back north overnight for a bit - since then, pretty steady here.

[Kingwood36]

So when do you guys think they will start to lift watches and warnings?

[jasons2k]

I see Mr. Bastardi is being quite dramatic today, calling this a winter version of Harvey. I guess after crying 1899 every year since 1998 I guess at some point he’d get close.

[snowman65]

I see Mr. Bastardi is being quite dramatic today, calling this a winter version of Harvey. I guess after crying 1899 every year since 1998 I guess at some point he’d get close.

You mean 47" of snow?? WOOHOO....

[Cpv17]

Doesn’t look like there will be much snow around here as of right now per the models but I bet that will change as we get closer to the event. For now though it’s looking like an ice event, unfortunately.

[biggerbyte]

What was that song from years past, "The White Stuff", or was that right.. LOL

[MontgomeryCoWx]

Looks like one hell of an ice event.

[DoctorMu]

Wow, this is for the second cold blast later next week. Ridiculous!!

IKR. My concern is melting and refreezing on highways around Storm #2. This is likely to be a mixed frozen event.

Something interesting. CLL's local KTBX which tends to be conservative in forecasts seens single digits (7°F), which is 10 degrees higher than the current NWS forecast. NWS tends to phase delay...but seeing the local meteorologist go that cold 5 days out is remarkable. Just 5°F from the all-time record (1983). GFS somehow went even colder locally on the 18z with a ludicrous -5°F. The Frozen Tundra of Kyle Field!

Looks like I'm off to Home Depot and Lowes for pipe insulation, shutting and releasing the sprinkler system tomorrow. Going for a walk/run with our massive Labrador retriever first. We both need to drop some weight!

[MontgomeryCoWx]

I see Mr. Bastardi is being quite dramatic today, calling this a winter version of Harvey. I guess after crying 1899 every year since 1998 I guess at some point he’d get close.

Yeah, Joe is dramatic... A LOT.... but I can't say that I disagree with much of what he tweeted there.

[Cpv17]

Geez, the NAM is showing a good amount of rain for southeast Texas tomorrow. 1-3” with temps in the 30’s and 40’s.

[Kingwood36]

Wow, this is for the second cold blast later next week. Ridiculous!!

IKR. My concern is melting and refreezing on highways around Storm #2. This is likely to be a mixed frozen event.

Something interesting. CLL's local KTBX which tends to be conservative in forecasts seens single digits (7°F), which is 10 degrees higher than the current NWS forecast. NWS tends to phase delay...but seeing the local meteorologist go that cold 5 days out is remarkable. Just 5°F from the all-time record (1983). GFS somehow went even colder locally on the 18z with a ludicrous -5°F. The Frozen Tundra of Kyle Field!

Looks like I'm off to Home Depot and Lowes for pipe insulation, shutting and releasing the sprinkler system tomorrow. Going for a walk/run with our massive Labrador retriever first. We both need to drop some weight!

Is this storm #2 like to come to pass?