February 2021: Arctic Outbreak/Warmup Begins
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Ch. 11 says 19 Friday am in Houston and not getting back to above freezing until later that day, with ice and snow on Wednesday and Thursday. Just now on tv per David Paul.
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THIS IS THE REAL DEAL FOLKS!
A historic, long duration, high impact arctic outbreak will bring widespread hazards and challenges to the region and state into next week. Travel will be crippled with motorist potentially stranded on roadways...stay put Sun PM-Tues. #houwx #txwx
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THIS IS THE REAL DEAL FOLKS!
A historic, long duration, high impact arctic outbreak will bring widespread hazards and challenges to the region and state into next week. Travel will be crippled with motorist potentially stranded on roadways...stay put Sun PM-Tues. #houwx #txwx
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People won't lose their homes because it gets cold. Lina made a dumb analogy.
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That’s a good way of explaining it. That’s why I’m rooting for the upper low to dig dig dig!!don wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:34 pmBecause its kinda like 2 systems in 1 ,theirs the upper level part of the storm moving in form the pacific northwest.Which triggers a surface reflection in the gulf (surface low). But sometimes if the main upper level energy doesn't quite match up with the surface low.You can get an area that gets dry slotted,as the upper level low kinda "robs" moisture for itself.And the lower level low in the gulf also concentrates moisture around itself.And whoever ends up in the middle of those two zones can be dry slotted.Kingwood36 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:22 pmWasn't there suppose to be a low that formed in the gulf? How would that not spread more moisture south of i10
A few months?
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RGEM says you’ll get your wish. Mesoscale banding (sleet) down to the coasts.Cpv17 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:41 pmThat’s a good way of explaining it. That’s why I’m rooting for the upper low to dig dig dig!!don wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:34 pmBecause its kinda like 2 systems in 1 ,theirs the upper level part of the storm moving in form the pacific northwest.Which triggers a surface reflection in the gulf (surface low). But sometimes if the main upper level energy doesn't quite match up with the surface low.You can get an area that gets dry slotted,as the upper level low kinda "robs" moisture for itself.And the lower level low in the gulf also concentrates moisture around itself.And whoever ends up in the middle of those two zones can be dry slotted.Kingwood36 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:22 pm
Wasn't there suppose to be a low that formed in the gulf? How would that not spread more moisture south of i10
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It’s funny how people just don’t want to go out on a limb with snow forecasts. David Paul went through temperature, wind speed, and wind chill, and then at the very end put up a GFS map showing Monday at 6 am with a lot of white just to the west of us and then quickly cut away to the 7-day without a word on what might be coming. Lol.
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We also need the southeast ridge to work in our favor. Hopefully it won’t poke its head too far west causing the upper low to track too far north of us.
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Arctic Airmasses don’t lose to SE ridges. Canadian ones will but not this. It’s a non-factor
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The crazy thing is that the Wednesday system is shaping up to be the more potent one.
I think it’s possible many people in southeast Texas stay below freezing starting tonight and not getting above freezing till next Friday afternoon.MontgomeryCoWx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:47 pmArctic Airmasses don’t lose to SE ridges. Canadian ones will but not this. It’s a non-factor
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Not for south of I 10 watch loltxsnowmaker wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:55 pm The crazy thing is that the Wednesday system is shaping up to be the more potent one.
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Lol. It at least gives you more hope than that evil 1%5 boundary lol.Kingwood36 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:56 pmNot for south of I 10 watch loltxsnowmaker wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:55 pm The crazy thing is that the Wednesday system is shaping up to be the more potent one.
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I think I’m one of those. Very reminiscent to 1983 except this one might be longer.Cpv17 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:55 pmI think it’s possible many people in southeast Texas stay below freezing starting tonight and not getting above freezing till next Friday afternoon.MontgomeryCoWx wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:47 pmArctic Airmasses don’t lose to SE ridges. Canadian ones will but not this. It’s a non-factor
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I have 5 gallon buckets of water filled so when it freezes I'm going to toss it in the air and make snow ❄
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If I don't rise above freezing until next Friday/Saturday... that would be similar to living in Laramie, Wyoming.
Just to put all this into perspective.
Just to put all this into perspective.
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jasons2k wrote: ↑Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:18 pm NWS has me now with a low of 9F on Tuesday morning. A little too warm, still, in my opinion, but getting there.
I'm putting an electric space heater in the garage because I have an exterior faucet line running along that exterior wall....I am glad my house is 100% brick and no siding - that may help a little.
There's a possibility we won't be above freezing until next Friday. 8 days. I rarely saw that as a young 'un in North Carolina.