Ice storm

[GreenMonster]

I am sitting in the middle of an ice storm folks. Supposed to stay that way for a most of the evening before finally turning to snow sometime before dawn. All of the current weather models are predicting between 3 and 5 inches for us before dark tomorrow. Any other winter weather updates out there from across the state?

[luvhoops34]

Are you in Japan or Texas?

[Emerson1]

That's what I was fixing to ask

[Who-dun-it!!?]

I'm in Snyder and its freakin cold!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adidas410s]

just talked to a friend in Amarillo...it's 15...feels like 2...30 mph winds with 45 mph gusts...and has been snowing for about an hour.

The cold front just started here in North Dallas (it's down in the 40's now) and there's a light rain.

[pirate4state]

It is a comfortable 74 degrees in Sinton, but it feels like it is 76 degrees. :rolleyes: LOL! There is a slight breeze out of the north. :nerd:

Everyone up north be safe!!

[GreenMonster]

At 11:30 this morning it was 71 degrees at 11:37 it was 47 and dropping. Temps have been hovering just above freezing since 6. It's currently 33 with a stiff north wind and freezing rain falling. There are icicles haging off of my Christmas lights. I already had to go beat the ice off of my blow up yard decorations because they were dumped over from the extra weight. It's COLD here folks! The really crazy part is that it's almost like a thunderstorm. There has been thunder and lightning that accompanied the freezing rain. Not my first experience with freezing rain, but it's the first time I ever remember there being thunder and lightning.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
At 11:30 this morning it was 71 degrees at 11:37 it was 47 and dropping. Temps have been hovering just above freezing since 6. It's currently 33 with a stiff north wind and freezing rain falling. There are icicles haging off of my Christmas lights. I already had to go beat the ice off of my blow up yard decorations because they were dumped over from the extra weight. It's COLD here folks! The really crazy part is that it's almost like a thunderstorm. There has been thunder and lightning that accompanied the freezing rain. Not my first experience with freezing rain, but it's the first time I ever remember there being thunder and lightning.
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Where the heck are you GM?:D

[GreenMonster]

North Central TEXAS. Iowa Park to be exact. Roughly 50 yards south of US287 and roughly 300 yards east of the Johnson road overpass.

[RMAC]

What he's saying is he's pretty much in Oklahoma.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
North Central TEXAS. Iowa Park to be exact. Roughly 50 yards south of US287 and roughly 300 yards east of the Johnson road overpass.
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lol
Thanks for the detailed description. I was curious because your location is listed as Tokyo Bay.:nerd:

[Ranger Mom]

I don't know how cold it is here, but I do know that our heater isn't working!!

I sure hope hubby wants to snuggle tonight!:D

[DU_stud04]

it feels great out....ahhhhh...i love it

[luvhoops34]

I just talked to a friend of mine in Graham, TX. He said it sleeted some and was COLD!

[Lion92]

It was 80 here at 4:00 this afternoon and it is 42 and falling now.

[Stownhorse]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
At 11:30 this morning it was 71 degrees at 11:37 it was 47 and dropping. Temps have been hovering just above freezing since 6. It's currently 33 with a stiff north wind and freezing rain falling. There are icicles haging off of my Christmas lights. I already had to go beat the ice off of my blow up yard decorations because they were dumped over from the extra weight. It's COLD here folks! The really crazy part is that it's almost like a thunderstorm. There has been thunder and lightning that accompanied the freezing rain. Not my first experience with freezing rain, but it's the first time I ever remember there being thunder and lightning.


Last year we had what was called "Thunder-snow" here in S'water, it was pretty crazy.

[Bulldog_12]

Its a chilly 73 here.:(

[SintonFan_inAustin]

i have the ac set at 65

[football4life]

wind chill hovering around zero here in lubbock, snow on the way. talked to the folks back home in canyon around 930, had been snowing for a couple hours and still is.

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
just talked to a friend in Amarillo...it's 15...feels like 2...30 mph winds with 45 mph gusts...and has been snowing for about an hour.

The cold front just started here in North Dallas (it's down in the 40's now) and there's a light rain.

my girl just called me and told me its raining pretty bad up there...

[CalallenWildcat]

Originally posted by Stownhorse
Last year we had what was called "Thunder-snow" here in S'water, it was pretty crazy.

I've experienced that before. Quite a phenomenon.

[football4life]

wow just stepped outside the dorm for 2 seconds, couldnt get the door open because of the wind......blowing snow met me in the face. usually i'm a big fan of snow, but this is just miserable, it's not even nice to look at out there. class tomorrow is questionable....

[Highschoolfan78]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
North Central TEXAS. Iowa Park to be exact. Roughly 50 yards south of US287 and roughly 300 yards east of the Johnson road overpass. FOUND YOU on google earth!!!!!

[injuredinmelee]

Originally posted by Highschoolfan78
FOUND YOU on google earth!!!!!

I didnt need google earth. So can you see beautiful Gordon Lake from your back door?

[bobcat1]

So can you see beautiful Gordon Lake from your back door?
LOL Beautiful????? I think he lives in there close to where the Sheets girls grew up.

[DU_stud04]

no snow here :( just nice and cool :)

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by bobcat1
LOL Beautiful????? I think he lives in there close to where the Sheets girls grew up.

I think I live across the street from there Bobby Bobcat. I live on the North-East corner of Lincoln and Wood Circle. The Sheets girls grew up two houses north and across Lincoln from here. I know them and their brother too.

PS- Juggsy, we have about an inch of snow on the ground this morning. Weather dudes are expecting anywhere from a light dusting up to 5 more inches before today ends.

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by Highschoolfan78
FOUND YOU on google earth!!!!!

Sorry I wasn't outside waving, it's too dang cold to go outside.

[LH Panther Mom]

Last night I mentioned to my husband that IP was having an ice storm and expecting 3-5" of snow. He wanted to know what that had to do with us. I reminded him that the cold front would be coming from the north during the night. He still didn't "get it", but about 15 minutes later he was hollering at me that we were under tornado watch and sleet watch. :rolleyes:

It's been 32 degrees since I woke up at 5:30.....AND it was sleeting around 7:30, for about 5 minutes.

[3afan]

32 & "scattered sleet" in DFW ...

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom


It's been 32 degrees since I woke up at 5:30.....

WOW!! You slept in this morning, I see!!;)

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
WOW!! You slept in this morning, I see!!;)
I was soooo excited! :D And I am much more mentally rested, too.

[LH Panther Mom]

I'm on the phone with my mom. It's 17 right now in Matador, with wind chill of -1. :eek: :eek: She got about 4" of snow.

[IHStangFan]

it just rolled into Houston about half an hour ago....temp droppin fast and just started raining 9:25am

[GreenMonster]

snow has stopped for now. so far we've been unlucky and only had a dusting of snow. sure would like to see 3-4 inches so we could at least have a little fun in this cold.

[sotxrat]

front arrived here in Reynosa, Mexico about 10:00am temp is around 55 and the north wind is howling, forgot coat back home, brillant move.

[DU_stud04]

just started snowing in arlington :)

[Boosty_Hondo]

i want it to snow in corpus so bad!!!!!

[spiveyrat]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
Not my first experience with freezing rain, but it's the first time I ever remember there being thunder and lightning.
We had that up here yesterday. I got about a half inch of sleet in my yard accompanied by lightning and thunder. I've heard of "thunder snow" before (never seen it) and this my first encounter of "thunder sleet". Now, we've got about 2 inches of snow on top of that and climbing...

[luvhoops34]

Originally posted by sotxrat
front arrived here in Reynosa, Mexico about 10:00am temp is around 55 and the north wind is howling, forgot coat back home, brillant move.

Rat, I left Los Fresnos right before the front got there. It had started to drizzle some. Front hit me while I was heading North of 77 about at the Freddy Fender water tower. Immediately the temp dropped from 84 to 64. And then down to 55. It leveled of at 52 and stayed there all the way back to George West.

[Aesculus gilmus]

It's 32 here. Just began to sleet within the last hour.

[GreenMonster]

Originally posted by spiveyrat
We had that up here yesterday. I got about a half inch of sleet in my yard accompanied by lightning and thunder. I've heard of "thunder snow" before (never seen it) and this my first encounter of "thunder sleet". Now, we've got about 2 inches of snow on top of that and climbing...

One of my "boys" lives in Wichita now. He lives about 6 blocks from a mall. He works for Budweiser driving a delivery truck. I bet his fridge is never empty either :D By the way, what's up with them turning I-35 into a freakin' tollway??? It should be illegal to turn an Interstate highway into a state run tollway. Total BS in my opinion. Gas is cheap though being near Ponca City and the Conoco/Phillips refineries.

[injuredinmelee]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
I think I live across the street from there Bobby Bobcat. I live on the North-East corner of Lincoln and Wood Circle. The Sheets girls grew up two houses north and across Lincoln from here. I know them and their brother too.

PS- Juggsy, we have about an inch of snow on the ground this morning. Weather dudes are expecting anywhere from a light dusting up to 5 more inches before today ends.

I caught the biggest bass i have ever caught in my life in Gordon. I was probably 13 or 14. It was about an 9lber. Jay Loggins caught one the same day that was about the same size. We were fishing right off the access road where the water runs under after a big rain.

[spiveyrat]

Originally posted by GreenMonster
One of my "boys" lives in Wichita now. He lives about 6 blocks from a mall. He works for Budweiser driving a delivery truck. I bet his fridge is never empty either :D By the way, what's up with them turning I-35 into a freakin' tollway??? It should be illegal to turn an Interstate highway into a state run tollway. Total BS in my opinion. Gas is cheap though being near Ponca City and the Conoco/Phillips refineries.

It's been a Toll Road for a long time now. Longer than I've lived here. Supposedly, once the highway was paid for with the tolls, they would quit collecting tolls. Just goes to show you, NEVER vote for extra "temporary" taxes. The politicians will find a way to keep them premanent. I think it only costs $1.35 to drive from the OK line to Wichita, though.