srainhoutx wrote:Off Topic, but we have an interesting storm system near the 1st of March if someone wants to start a new topic...hint...hint...

No - I need a rest from the weather.....LOL....too much time watching there forums and radars

Thanks for the heads up Srainhoutx.

Does anyone know how it is in Baytown? My mom is at work over there and has to drive home this evening. She will be heading home between 7-8 PM. Thank you guys, she can't get on the internet at work to look for herself. Baytown is fine. Was raining now its just misting. Should be no problems going ...

Temp on the KHOU page just dropped to 42 - it was 45.

Anyone have any observations for downtown yet? I am away from windows.....and don't get off until 5 p.m.

Rain and tiny sleet in mont belvieu baytown hubby seen it on the dog's fur as he was walking him outside.

Based on where the snow line is now - what is the estimated time of arrival for metro houston? Will it before or after rush-hour?

nuby3 wrote:Raining hard enough to produce run-off in the parking lot... Shouldn't be long!!!

Where you located nuby3? Please add you location in your profile.

Thanks,

I am a mean mom - I told my DD14 is wasn't going to snow - we were too far south and it was too warm.....so if it does snow its a complete surprise but she won't pester me. Gotta love being the parent.

How many do we have viewing the forum now? Wonder what the number will be this afternoon and this evening?

Can I get some travel info please. I need to go to U of H in Clear Lake tonight. I will be leaving my house around 4:30 PM and will be on the campus until 7 PM to travel back home......I saw on the NOAA site where they said a chance of sleet around 3 PM in that area...can someone tell me how treach...

srainhoutx wrote:Portastorm reports heavy snow now. Also seeing reports of -sn NW of Bryan.

is he doing the happy dance...he needs to get on here and make posts for us - eyewitnes accounts.....its coming this way....yeah!

Thanks for the reports Srainhoutx...this is exciting - the anticipation...

I have a question - what are the dewpoints for the Houston area? Wxman57 was concerned about that yesterday - just curious if they are still high as that is what the models were forecasting...

Bring on the WHITE Snow Stuff - I want it!

wxdata wrote:From Ft. Worth NWS:

We are noting the band of snow...maybe sleet/snow between Sweetwater and Comanche. KDYX is showing some bright banding. KDYS (Dyess AFB) reported 6SM -SN in the 0220Z Special.

Thanks for the nowcasting Dan - I was wondering how things were with the actual event...

Jeff Lindner's update email a few mins ago; Only change this evening is to extend .5 to 1 inch accumulation to include all of Fort Bend and Wharton counties to match with NWS issued WWA. Wharton County will probably be closer to the lower end of this scale. Other thing to note is that this will be a...

wxman57 wrote:

ticka1 wrote:How many more model runs do we have before the actual event arrives?

Every 6 hours. 00Z GFS/Euro, 6Z NAM/GFS, 12Z NAM/GFS/EURO and 18Z NAM/GFS/Euro

thank you.

How many more model runs do we have before the actual event arrives?

Watching.....way way out west

http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar/Current.aspx

when I say things like that people on the forum call me a tool and call for me to be banned. No, it's because you said things like a winter weather advisory wouldn't verify for our northern counties and all snow would be well west and north of Houston, which is already in line to fail I was discuss...

Another one for bring on the SNOW....what time is everyone going to get up in the morning to start the "SNOW WATCH" 2/23/2010??????????