February 1-5, 2011 Arctic Blast/Winter Storm Discussion

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Andrew wrote:
ticka1 wrote:
Andrew wrote:ULL still seems to be dropping south and even farther south than the Euro and other models show:

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/products/wx ... 0mbwv.html
translation please.

It is our "wintry weather" maker and closer it gets more moisture we can get.

How much farther south is it trekking vs. Euro/GFS/NAM projections?
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Andrew wrote:
ticka1 wrote:
Andrew wrote:ULL still seems to be dropping south and even farther south than the Euro and other models show:

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/products/wx ... 0mbwv.html
translation please.

It is our "wintry weather" maker and closer it gets more moisture we can get.

How much farther south is it trekking vs. Euro/GFS/NAM projections?[/quote]

It is around the same area as the models but seems to be moving south still. One thing everyone needs to keep in mind is that models have a lot of trouble with these lows and it could make the biggest difference.
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Just got the email that Waller ISD will be closed tomorrow...Boy is my daughter going to be happy.... :D
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rnmm wrote:Not trying to go "off topic" just thought I would post in case someone needs to know and has not heard that Texas City ISD and La Marque ISD have now canceled school for tomorrow.
That's definitely not an off topic comment ...... any updates that help others coming here for information concerning this weather event are well received on this board. Thanks rnmm
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According to KSAM radio website, Onalaska, Huntsville and New Waverly Schools closed tomorrow.
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sleeting here in pearland!
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Perhaps we should start a school/church/business closing thread for this event.
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Any pro mets (ie Jeff, wxman) believe ull is trekking further south than forecasted? Curious.
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A good bit of what looks like graupel (kind of like melted and re-frozen snowflakes) falling near I-45 and Beltway 8 on the south side. This would indicate a thin layer of above-freezing air aloft. It's not solid enough to call it sleet. Starting to wet the ground. Should bring surface temps down fairly quickly if it persists.
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Andrew wrote:ULL still seems to be dropping south and even farther south than the Euro and other models show:

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/products/wx ... 0mbwv.html
That's what I was afraid of. Hope it makes a turn east soon.
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HRRR is very interesting. Has what appears to be a pretty solid (couple of breaks in it) 3-4 inch swath Austin (and a little ways north) then cutting back due east through northern Montgomery County on the south side. Wonder if that will be the trek of ull as it turns out? Guess we will see!!!
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I'm losing hope in Wharton County here :( Someone tell me different! Looks like all the moisture has moved along towards HGX :(
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hlewis wrote:I'm losing hope in Wharton County here :( Someone tell me different! Looks like all the moisture has moved along towards HGX :(
Don't lose hope .... this event hasn't even started yet.
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jdman wrote:HRRR is very interesting. Has what appears to be a pretty solid (couple of breaks in it) 3-4 inch swath Austin (and a little ways north) then cutting back due east through northern Montgomery County on the south side. Wonder if that will be the trek of ull as it turns out? Guess we will see!!!
HRRR was not really a good run to me. It shows no moisture on the gulf for the next 12h when we already have moisture down there.
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Just an FYI: jcarr has created a Topic that is pinned at the top of the page. It was made prior to your thread, djjordan, so I merged the two Topics together. Thanks for the information folks.

http://forums.khou.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=569
Carla/Alicia/Jerry(In The Eye)/Michelle/Charley/Ivan/Dennis/Katrina/Rita/Wilma/Humberto/Ike/Harvey

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Thanks .... later on down the line when the event is unfolding we should think about making a thread depicting emergency information as we do with Hurricane events.
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SPC:

DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0148 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

VALID 032000Z - 041200Z

...NO SVR TSTM AREAS FORECAST...

REDUCED THUNDER COVERAGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST AND NRN FL BUT KEPT
WRN AREA OVER TX/LA/SRN AR AHEAD OF EJECTING UPPER TROUGH OVERNIGHT.

FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW HIGHLY ELEVATED PARCELS ORIGINATING NEAR 600
MB. EVEN SO...MUCAPE ON THE ORDER OF 100-200 J/KG IS
FORECAST..RESULTING IN BURSTS OF THUNDERSLEET AND THUNDERSNOW GIVEN
COLD THERMODYNAMIC PROFILES.

..JEWELL.. 02/03/2011
Carla/Alicia/Jerry(In The Eye)/Michelle/Charley/Ivan/Dennis/Katrina/Rita/Wilma/Humberto/Ike/Harvey

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Anyone on here ever experience Thundersnow or Sleet?? It's quite an experience .... hope it comes to fruitation
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djjordan wrote:Anyone on here ever experience Thundersnow or Sleet?? It's quite an experience .... hope it comes to fruitation
Never in my life have I experienced that...esp. with lightning. That would be awesome!!
Ready for severe weather season!!
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