February 2021: Arctic Outbreak/Warmup Begins

[MontgomeryCoWx]

Moderate to heavy sleet

[srainhoutx]

HCTRA has closed Westbound connector from West Belt to I-10 due to icing

[don]

Getting "moderate" flurries now in the Heights!

[srainhoutx]

In the Corpus area, my overpasses are being closed due to icing

[srainhoutx]

Mesoscale Discussion 0082
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0704 PM CST Sun Feb 14 2021

Areas affected...Portions of Texas Hill Country into Southeast Texas

Concerning...Heavy snow

Valid 150104Z - 150700Z

SUMMARY...Pockets of moderate to heavy snow are possible in parts of
the DFW metro and eastward in the short term. The next area of heavy
snow to develop will likely be within the Edwards Plateau perhaps by
8-10 PM CST. This heavy snow will develop eastward into Southeast
Texas through the evening and overnight.

DISCUSSION...Current water vapor imagery shows another area of
mid-level ascent moving through the Big Bend region. This ascent is
forecast to pivot through the base of the broad upper-level trough
as it moves east. MRMS radar imagery shows heavier bands of
precipitation developing in Mexico that should begin to move into
the Edwards Plateau within the next 1-3 hours. 1 inch per hour
snowfall rates are possible as the favorable lift within the
dendritic growth layer moves through the region.

A band of moderate to heavy snow now moving east through the DFW
metro area will continue to bring around 1 inch per hour rates.
However, this is expected to decrease with time as the more
favorable synoptic ascent shifts to the south.

..Wendt.. 02/15/2021

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...HGX...FWD...EWX...SJT...

[srainhoutx]

Jeff Lindner
@JeffLindner1
AVOID ALL TRAVEL! Numerous bridges are iced over with several accidents. Precipitation will continue to increase with dangerous conditions developing. Do NOT leave your location #houwx #txwx

[cperk]

Sleet coming down heavy here in Richmond.

[art3]

Snowing here in Westbury

[cperk]

Patio iced over.

[megsy]

Flurries in south katy!

[Kingwood36]

"Twiddling thumbs"....33.4 here...waiting....lol

[cperk]

I didn’t think it was suppose to start here until later tonight.

[don]

Moderate sleet now in the Heights,snow and sleet are already accumulating.

[cperk]

In the Corpus area, many overpasses are being closed due to icing

Wow that far south this early.

[Kingwood36]

32.9..Finally!!

[gent500]

Moderate sleet and rain mixture now in the Heights near I-10 and Yale. Ice glaze covering tree branches and metal gate.

[DoctorMu]

CLL: accumulating sleet/tiny snowflake mix.

21°F; N 21 G26

Approaching blizzard conditions.

[Kingwood36]

Getting sleet in angleton

[Belmer]

Austin has quickly fallen into teens and CLL is nearing 20°. Temps will rapidly fall tonight as the trough moves through around 2am here in SETX. This is going to be a one-two punch as the heaviest sleet/snow will begin falling between 2-6am.

[Scott747]

Getting sleet in angleton

What part of town? Not seeing nothing down towards the southside of the area where I'm at.