February Ends Warm and Dry

[jswxhou]

definately sno/flurries here galleria area.

[srainhoutx]

Even the neighbor kids that just got off the bus are hollering 'it's snowing'.

[clute28]

Getting some sleet in Clute ..its bouncing off my truck window

[TexasMetBlake]

Perhaps IAH will come in at a 'trace' of snow. If it is snowing at my house, Steve's house, the Galleria area and others, then hopefully we can get a flurry to land in the bucket. That will extend our "snow streak" to 4 consecutive years.

[lyndie32]

Please notify the National Weather Service of your snow reports:

sr-hgx.webmaster@noaa.gov

Ice all over patio furniture here in Tarkington, saw a few little flakes about an hour ago and that was it,,, but the ice if forming here!

[TexasMetBlake]

Please notify the National Weather Service of your snow reports:

sr-hgx.webmaster@noaa.gov

Ice all over patio furniture here in Tarkington, saw a few little flakes about an hour ago and that was it,,, but the ice if forming here!

Email your report to the address above.

[srainhoutx]

Hey folks. It's going to be bitter cold tonight. Stay Safe and dress warm...further to our N, even colder...

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE COAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE
FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID
20S TONIGHT.

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-100600-
/O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/
HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...CONROE...
CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...GROVETON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...
HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...PASADENA...
SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WILLIS
248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BEHIND A STRONG
COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15
DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.

REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO
REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY
WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL.

[TXStormjg]

someone launch a balloon already,,,,sheeesh...

Heck, if they launched a balloon in this wind, it would be in Acapulco Mexico in 30 minutes!!!!

[Andrew]

Looks like temps are going to bust tonight. I am already down to 30-29 degrees in NW Houston with an expected low of 22. That is impressive for being 4:19pm.

[srainhoutx]

23.6F up here. Clouds are breaking as well. I wonder if my 18F low of last week may be in jeopardy?

[Andrew]

23.6F up here. Clouds are breaking as well. I wonder if my 18F low of last week may be in jeopardy?

I honestly think this will be colder then last week. Tomm night looks bad too. Here comes the rolling blackouts again. Tomm is going to be a mess especially with ice in people's driveways ditches and the side of the road.

Models have done a TERRIBLE job with this front. Looking at the 12z data set from the Euro it shows temps at the 00z timeframe to be at 1C. Then tonight only getting down to -3.9C. That is going to bust.

[singlemom]

someone launch a balloon already,,,,sheeesh...

We need weather balloons here. It is not that expensive.

I not so sure about the 'not that expensive' part.

Laughs....yeah, but Longview....*Longview* has a balloon.....and we don't.....laughs....but hey. A kabillion dollar budget deficit in the state means we're not gettin' one here any time soon. (still giggling...*Longview* has one....)

[JulieC]

The entire area between Fry, Clay, Franz, and the Grand Parkway has been without power for about 2 hours. All the traffic lights at those intersections are out and traffic is really building. My Katy ISD school ended the day without power, wonder if we will have school tomorrow.

[sambucol]

The entire area between Fry, Clay, Franz, and the Grand Parkway has been without power for about 2 hours. All the traffic lights at those intersections are out and traffic is really building. My Katy ISD school ended the day without power, wonder if we will have school tomorrow.

Is it from a rolling outage?

[JulieC]

The entire area between Fry, Clay, Franz, and the Grand Parkway has been without power for about 2 hours. All the traffic lights at those intersections are out and traffic is really building. My Katy ISD school ended the day without power, wonder if we will have school tomorrow.

Is it from a rolling outage?

I don't think so. We had a couple of power outages last week during the ice, but they were back up and running within 20-30 minutes. The power at school went out about 3:00, flickered a bit, then went off to stay and never came back on. Every traffic light from I-10 to West Little York on Fry is out and traffic is backed up for miles. I saw several accidents too. My normal 15 minute ride turned into a 40 minute ride.

On a good note, I didn't see any ice on the road, but my car door in the school parking lot was frozen shut and had 2 inch icicles on it. The bus ramps were slick and slippery and the buses themselves had ice on the steps to the bus. We had to load kids VERY CAREFULLY.

[Paul]

no snow here in Pearland but there were reports of snow in Kehma earlier....a few hours ago....

[Paul]

who said protect your plants?

no way in this cold....plants dead- check

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[srainhoutx]

My poor Date Palm has bit the dust. I nursed it back after last winter, but I fear the worse. Ice today totally collapsed the canopy of that long nurtured plant.

[sleetstorm]

Some sleet on the radar is still showing up on around Baytown.

[sleetstorm]

who said protect your plants?

no way in this cold....plants dead- check

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You could still cover your philodendrons with multiple bed sheets, Paul.