A decent model shift tonight may make snow-lovers a bit happier. That said, I’m not completely sold, yet. Because forecasting wintry weather in the South is tough. The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico makes…
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12/6/17 Overnight update – Gulf Coast chill offers mainly cold drizzle, perhaps wintry precip
Well, well, well, Winter. We meet again! The first time I had to deal with winter weather in Mississippi was February of 2015 behind a bout of severe weather. The last time? January 4, 2016…
SPC concerned about ice accumulations for Texas Oklahoma, Kansas
The SPC is concerned about freezing rain for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles as well as parts of Kansas. From the SPC: SUMMARY…The risk for freezing rain accompanying showers and thunderstorms will spread northward/northeastward through…
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Forecast Guarantee: Snowfall amounts will be disappointing
There is at least one forecast that is a promise: Disappointment. The Reality: This is Tough Starting late Thursday, through Friday and into Saturday there will be a really good chance that many parts of…
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Gulf Coast faces storms, then possibility of wintry weather
Due to the lack of cooling through the column and a very high (about 15,000 feet) dendritic growth zone, snow still doesn’t look likely across the Gulf Coast. But the latest model data is coming…
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Gulf Coast wintry weather breakdown
The overnight computer weather model data just came down and things are starting to come into better focus, and while things are looking a little more *wintry* the majority of the information isn’t pointing to…
The cold air is here… Early
Update (12:05pm): It looks like the warm downsloping winds are eroding away at the cold air in some of the western and southwestern counties. Original Text (9:35am): Cold air doesn’t play any games. Or rather,…
Look on the bright side, Texas…
Seeing as a healthy section of Texas is under the gun for some winter weather, it seemed like a good time to put things into perspective. The forecast might be calling for between 3″ to…
Winter weather headed toward Texas panhandle
Scenario A closed-low off moving through California will track east through the southern Rockies and into Texas. As it does so, it will increase the chances for wintry precipitation across New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma.…
Colder weather settles across high plains Thursday night
Good morning everyone! Things are getting interesting as as the weather models get a better handle on the next system to move through the southern high plains. In fact, the forecast changed drastically in the…
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