December 2022

General Weather Discussions and Analysis
User avatar
MontgomeryCoWx
Posts: 2356
Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:31 pm
Location: Weimar, TX
Contact:

guinness wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:06 am NWS forecast has the front coming in around 5 or 6 for the Katy area. Do you all agree with this?
I think it will be quicker. 3-4 pm
Team #NeverSummer
guinness
Posts: 7
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:26 pm
Contact:

MontgomeryCoWx wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:25 am
guinness wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:06 am NWS forecast has the front coming in around 5 or 6 for the Katy area. Do you all agree with this?
I think it will be quicker. 3-4 pm
Thanks, got a kid working at HEB in the parking lot on Thursday and trying to figure out if it's going to be blowing in during his shift. Going to be brutal.
mcheer23
Pro Met
Pro Met
Posts: 530
Joined: Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:15 am
Location: Missouri City/ Sugar Land
Contact:

guinness wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:39 am
MontgomeryCoWx wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:25 am
guinness wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:06 am NWS forecast has the front coming in around 5 or 6 for the Katy area. Do you all agree with this?
I think it will be quicker. 3-4 pm
Thanks, got a kid working at HEB in the parking lot on Thursday and trying to figure out if it's going to be blowing in during his shift. Going to be brutal.
Might even be as soon as 1 pm....
Stratton20
Posts: 4225
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:35 pm
Location: College Station, Texas
Contact:

Looks like the 12z CMC brings in a storm system on monday, we will see
User avatar
christinac2016
Posts: 115
Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:18 pm
Location: The Woodlands
Contact:

Kinda nervous. Always leased apts. first time renting townhouse. Going to cover outdoor faucet tomorrow with styrofoam cover a friend bought me. Not nervous about cold. Don’t want any damage.
User avatar
GBinGrimes
Posts: 108
Joined: Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:50 pm
Location: Anderson, TX
Contact:

DoctorMu wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:50 pm
Ptarmigan wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:22 pm
DoctorMu wrote: Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:40 pm

We were in the NC mountains in late 1983 skiing. It was below 0°F for a couple of nights, but we escaped any pipes bursting in the rental. That didn't stop us from skiing, and the snow was less icy.
They are more prepared to deal with cold weather. I have skiied in mountainous areas, in the Western US.
Yes and no. Houses in the NC mountains are built on foundations, so all the pipes underneath the house in the crawlspace have to be insulated. Foundations have built in warming - mother Earth. water lines and pipes in attics have to be insulated or dripped. When the temp was below 0°F, we definitely dripped water.

If the argument is that many houses in Texas are not sufficiently or are sloppily insulated, then I agree! That applies to summer energy costs big time as wel... I'm looking to see if we can blow or place more insulation in our western walls.

I have a plan to keep the garage and attic above freezing. We did well in Feb. 2021. Fingers crossed!

In the 2021 event we opened the attic stairwell, allowing the warmer house air to vent up into the attic space. The house was a bit cooler than we would've liked yet the attic temps stayed in the upper 40's to low 50's. I'll take that trade to save pipes and $$$.
User avatar
jasons2k
Posts: 5360
Joined: Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:54 pm
Location: Imperial Oaks
Contact:

In 2021, we had friends over in Austin who took every standard precaution but the pipes still froze under their kitchen island.
Stratton20
Posts: 4225
Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:35 pm
Location: College Station, Texas
Contact:

Wind Chill Watch issued for my area, bring it on!!😁😁😁🥶🥶🥶
brazoriatx
Posts: 328
Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:09 pm
Contact:

Stratton20 wrote: Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:36 pm Wind Chill Watch issued for my area, bring it on!!😁😁😁🥶🥶🥶
Issued for All of South East Texas
User avatar
djmike
Posts: 1702
Joined: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:19 pm
Location: BEAUMONT, TX
Contact:

Not ALL southeast texas. Lol. Beaumont not yet… but our NWS comes from Lake Charles. Im sure it will be any minute for the remaining of setx.
Mike
Beaumont, TX
(IH-10 & College Street)
Post Reply
  • Information
  • Who is online

    Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 70 guests