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Your Local Weather / Re: Dallas-Fort Worth weather

« on: January 10, 2011, 10:58:19 PM »

First Wintry Precipitation for 2011 Yesterday

A winter storm moved through north Texas on Sunday, January 9, 2011 leaving the region with its first snowfall of the year. Snowfall totals were VERY sporadic. Despite the two hours of constant snowfall, totals only reached .2 inches at DFW Airport. However, totals neared 3 inches in the far northern towns in the Metroplex.

This system was more of a rain-maker than anything. A record-setting amount of rain fell yesterday morning before it turned to snow in the afternoon:

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SXUS74 KFWD 092225
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
0421 PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH...

 A RECORD RAINFALL OF 1.27 INCHES WAS SET AT DALLAS FORT WORTH
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.86 SET IN 1955.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 10, 2011, 10:50:41 PM »

Well, it looks like the winter storm has moved on. While we did get some sleet and snow, winter precip. accumulations only totaled .2 inches. I've seen more snow than this before (last year, for example ). This was more of a rain-maker for us than anything; we broke a record of 1.27 inches.

From an outsider's perspective, and considering I've spent my whole life in wintry climates, I find it amazing how quickly the South gets paralyzed due to an amount of snow that wouldn't even register in the North.  Of course, I know that the South isn't used to such snowfall and the infrastructure isn't designed to handle it, but still... it's always struck me as somewhat strange.

I think it's kind of interesting how we get "paralyzed" too, but I guess it's just because winter storms are not all that common for the South and yes, we are not as prepared for such a situation. Any trace of ice or snow is likely to get school delayed or closed and would make the roads a mess. But when I went to Colorado, for example, they have about three times as much snow there and for a couple of months, and the roads were not that bad, and obviously school wouldn't be closed for that long.

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TWC Fan Art / Re: Michael's TWC Fan Art Portfolio

« on: January 10, 2011, 10:37:20 PM »

This shows a great comparison of the icons, Michael...good job! I think Version 3 or 4 is best.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 09, 2011, 10:53:44 PM »

Talk about insane!

Glad I'm not on that road. Is this as of now, though...why are there THAT many vehicles this late at night?

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 09, 2011, 10:45:38 PM »

For those of you in the path of the storm, remember to stay safe. The snow has ended here, but freezing drizzle is expected tonight which might make travel conditions a nightmare. Hopefully nothing happens.

We did get some sporadic snow accumulations here. I will post a report tomorrow.

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General Weather Chat / Re: What's the weather in your area?

« on: January 09, 2011, 05:54:12 PM »

Partly sunny Hmm, where did the sun go...I saw it just a few minutes ago.

Cloudy...32°F.

I don't think we have to worry about ice today; all rain/snow has stopped.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 09, 2011, 05:51:43 PM »

Chattanooga is supposed to get about 2-4 inches of snow tonight, 2-4 inches tomorrow, and top the evening off with freezing rain. For the public schools, that's good enough to shut down school for two days. For a private school like mine...I'll be lucky to get tomorrow off.

I'm surprised public schools in your area would react more than private schools. Here, public schools would try to find the least possible amount of days to close schools. Private schools couldn't care less, and some don't even have to make the days up.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 09, 2011, 04:59:20 PM »

According to the Memphis NWS, there is a chance of thundersnow there. So snowfall rates could be of excess of 2-3 inches an hour if that occurs which I believe is likely, there looks to be a lot of lift with the development of this storm atm.

I actually had some thundersnow today

Lucky.  That's one phenomenon I want to see, sooo bad!  I always think of Jim Cantore's reaction from the 90's

I'd love to see thundersnow, too. I don't know why it's hard to think about snow and thunder at the same time...just is!

The storm here is just about over. We may get more snow early tonight, but things are starting to quiet down. I will have an update later.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 08, 2011, 06:02:43 PM »

This must be a fast-moving system. It has been sunny with not a cloud in the sky all day, and I now only see a few clouds in the sky as I look out the window. So, since we're supposed to get precip. tonight, the storm must be a very quick one.

Here are our latest forecasts:

WINTER STORM WATCH - in effect until Sunday evening

TWC

TONIGHT: A 70% chance of rain, becoming steady after midnight. Low 38.

SUNDAY: A 90% chance of wintry mix in the morning, changing to all snow by the afternoon. High 37. 2 to 4 inches expected.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. No more precipitation expected.


NWS

TONIGHT: A 70% chance of rain before midnight, then rain and snow after midnight. Low 35.

SUNDAY: An 80% chance of snow, ending by noon. High 35 and falling. 2 to 4 inches expected.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. No more precipitation expected.


For here, it's the timing of this storm rather than the snow accumulation that seems to be debatable.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 08, 2011, 12:13:31 PM »

...and Dallas is projected to get around 4" of snow as well. It's been awhile since the Big D has seen flurries

Wow, that's even more than I thought TWC is predicting a 100% chance of a wintry mix tomorrow; NWS is predicting rain changing to snow. Accumlations expected to be anywhere between 1 and 3 inches. Our high temperatures will be above freezing and the ground is pretty warm, though, so will we have to worry about ice?

And yes, the last time Dallas saw any snow was actually March 2010 (first day of spring, ironically). Can't forget our record-setting 12 inches of snow in February, either.

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Winter Weather / Re: Possible Winter Storm in the south Sunday and Monday

« on: January 07, 2011, 10:28:24 PM »

I'm going to be interested in seeing if we get anything from this storm. We're going to be on the very tail end of this, so I'm not sure, especially since TWC hasn't said anything about an impact on Texas. However, both TWC and the NWC and predicting a great chance (70-90 percent) of a wintry mix on Sunday and possible flurries later. Obviously, nothing big, but ANY type of wintry precipitation in Dallas is something to note.

It's going to be quite chilly though...we may be below freezing for a couple of days.

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General Discussion / Re: Follow The Rules

« on: January 07, 2011, 10:23:02 PM »

This kind of stuff is annoying. Although banning a player because of his hairstyle is a little picky, people need to learn that rules DO apply to them.

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OCMs & Personalities / Re: Where is Jim Cantore?

« on: January 07, 2011, 10:19:29 PM »

Is Jim going to head somewhere to the South (possibly even back to Atlanta) to cover the winter storm the region will be getting this weekend, or stay in NYC?

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 07, 2011, 10:14:51 PM »

Chris Warren and Todd Santos (in for Crystal) on WC tonight. Jim is, of course, in NYC.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 07, 2011, 06:44:27 PM »

It appears that Carl Parker and Heather Tesch now host Day Planner Monday-Friday.

That's their placement for now, Maria and whoever hosts Weekend Now... now.

It makes more sense to just do this and have them host the whole week. I don't understand why a "mid-week" change in OCMs is needed.