I’m not sure what Phil will decide today, but I am sure that winter has come to SE Texas without any mercy. A strong Arctic cold front dropped the temperatures 40 F in a matter of just hours, and has settled over us for the next few days. There is even a threat of snow? Yesterday it was 72F !
Update: It appears as though Phil did not see his shadow, and as legend has it, this is predictive of an early spring. Phil needs to come to Texas……….we awoke to 24 F this morning with a chance of snow in the next 48 hrs. So much for spring!
525 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT
A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ALMOST EVERYWHERE BUT NEAR THE BEACHES. LOW
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER TEENS
WELL INLAND TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S AT THE COAST. MODERATE TO STRONG
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
INLAND AND AROUND 10 AT THE COAST. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY SENSITIVE TO PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH FOUR…WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS MOST INLAND AREAS BOTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. DAYTIME
HIGHS MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE EXTREMELY LOW. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SENSITIVE TO PROLONGED FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
BEGINNING ON THURSDAY…MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER
SURFACE AIR. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST
TEXAS SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION. AT THIS TIME…MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW FOR INLAND AREAS WITH SOME
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE EXACT LOCATION…PRECIPITATION TYPE…AND
ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE
DISTURBANCE…TEMPERATURES…AND MOISTURE LEVELS. METEOROLOGISTS
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND UPDATE THE FORECAST AS NEEDED.
RESIDENTS SHOULD CLOSELY TO MONITOR THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS
UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER EVENT.