December 2022

[MontgomeryCoWx]

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

[guinness]

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]

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]

Looks like the 12z CMC brings in a storm system on monday, we will see

[christinac2016]

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.

[GBinGrimes]

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 $$$.

[jasons2k]

In 2021, we had friends over in Austin who took every standard precaution but the pipes still froze under their kitchen island.

[Stratton20]

Wind Chill Watch issued for my area, bring it on!!🥶🥶🥶

[brazoriatx]

Wind Chill Watch issued for my area, bring it on!!🥶🥶🥶

Issued for All of South East Texas

[djmike]

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.

[brazoriatx]

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.

I dont count Beaumont as apart of south east texas..lol jk!!!

[djmike]

I don't either lol. All cajun here man!! Lol

We have one now…

[Cpv17]

Larry Cosgroves post today was quite interesting but I don’t believe it lol

[Stratton20]

Cpv17 mentioned the shortwave that could bring the western gulf snow and ice next week, Larry is great, but yeah im definitely not buying it either, their is no model support for that

[Cpv17]

Cpv17 mentioned the shortwave that could bring the western gulf snow and ice next week, Larry is great, but yeah im definitely not buying it either, their is no model support for that

Yeah I’m already looking ahead to when our next cold snap could be. Since there doesn’t appear to be any chance at wintry weather with this I’ve kinda lost interest.

[Stratton20]

Cpv17 though i do wonder if hes seeing something that we arent or the global models arent lol, id find it hard to believe hed mention a chance of snow or ice for the western gulf coast if he didnt see something

[brazoriatx]

Sometimes Larry is full of it like bastardi

[Cpv17]

Sometimes Larry is full of it like bastardi

I used to not get this vibe from Larry but yeah I’m kinda agreeing with you. He’s probably referring to what the CMC shows though.

[DoctorMu]

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 $$$.

Smart idea. Our strategy is somewhat similar. I put a space heater under the stairs in the garage and kill two birds with one stone. The garage and attic remain above freezing.

[Ptarmigan]

crickets....

yea we all know its going to be cold with no Wintry stuff , not quite exciting.

Just cold with no wintry precipitation. Some may want snow around Christmas.