Seemed much colder with the less talked about front last weekend. This (arctic outbreak) is really just a cold front to me. Nothing to write home about, especially in the Houston area. I think there is a general mis-understanding of what is meant by arctic front. It is the source region of the air ...

Seemed much colder with the less talked about front last weekend. This (arctic outbreak) is really just a cold front to me. Nothing to write home about, especially in the Houston area.

Looks like many parts of Texas, minus southeast Texas, will have interesting and ugly weather.

Ha ha ha, Houston gets what it normally gets, miserable cold with a little rain. Yuck, bring on Spring already.

A few degrees downward this past Sunday, driving back from Dallas, would have made that trip miserable and long. Meteorologist in this area have a tough time going with a winter precip scenario, and I understand why. They have to go with the data given to them, but that fly in the ointment can alway...

Texaspirate11 wrote:I'll be in Lufkin for a wedding on NYE - this should be interesting....

Weddings certainly can be.

Also in the period known as the Little Ice Age. 1300 to 1870.

When you say New Mexico and Texas, I'm particularly interested in the Texas part. Are we talking Midland Odessa/Panhandle area of Texas? Or are we talking a storm that drives southeast with spreading frozen precip a little closer to the Houston area? I'm starting to sniff a cold and wet trend, not a...

I think you're safe predicting freezing drizzle and or an ice pellet or two, Brooks. All of us would rather see snow for a number of reasons. But many here, like me, have lived in this sub-tropical climate all our lives and know the scenario you painted is the more likely scenario.

srainhoutx wrote:The 12Z Euro also suggests a wintry mess along Coastal Texas into Louisiana on New Years Eve into New Years Day and has a Coastal Low/wave developing along the Lower Texas Coast moving NE.

srain, you sure know how to get folks interested.

Winter 83 is one I'd just assume forget. It was miserable and, at least in Friendswood, we got no snow or sleet. If I recall correctly we only had miserable cold and freezing drizzle at times. 89 was a nice snow event, but man did it get cold after the snow. Tried to finish up my Christmas shopping ...

Karen wrote:Is the south side going to get anything looks like everything is moving well north of Houston.

Few minutes from now we'll get a little storm, but the main event is a few hours away.

Looking to the southwest for our future. Still believe we'll see some very serious storms fire up and move our way a little later. Heck, I prefer thunderstorms at night anyway.

Already long john weather, what.
You were right srain; this definitely did not give us a glancing blow.

Think this will be a glancing blow with the majority of the cold air headed to the east southeast. Could be record breaking for Florida. My opinion and it's not a professional one.

 "There are some interesting developments in the tropical Eastern Pacific that raises an eyebrow." I live when srainhoutx says stuff like this..especially in winter time ;) Don't believe it'll be that exciting. Probably colder temps with some rain, that's it. If it were December, January,...

Never forget the EF-4 that tore through Channelview in 1992. November can definitely have some very dangerous storms.

Last night was a pleasant surprise. Love a storm at night.

Storms firing up in our northern areas. I love the heat. I can tolerate it much more than the cold. The cold penetrates me to the core. HGA is a great association. I was a member as a youth and loved my summers playing golf and tournaments all over the Houston area. Playing courses I would have neve...

Believe a deluge of rain will be a tremendous help to this area. A few lightning strikes and some gusts of wind won't diminish that benefit.
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