2021-2022 Texas Winter Weather Thread

[Aqua Buddha 14,597]

Northwest Arky here.  10-14 inches of snow predicted.  The weed store was busy yesterday.

[texhorn 351]

27 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Herd of cow pissing on flat rocks in Central Austin.  Going to have everything nice and damp for when it hits freezing in the morning.

Meanwhile, ERCOT:

More like...

 

[MissingInAction 25,082]

[Steel Shank 9,425]

1 hour ago, phdhorn said:

The thing that sucks about this storm is that it's really a fairly warm one. This cold layer from the front is very shallow, no more than a couple thousand feet. So the precip that forms aloft is rain, and the cold layer is so thin it might not even have time to freeze before it hits the ground (sleet), nor is frozen when it first forms in higher altitudes (snow). This stuff rains down the warm air until it hits the cold ground and then freezes.

If the cold layer deepens toward tomorrow there may be more sleet and even snow flurries before the storm moves out, as the middle atmosphere will get colder. But as much as I wish this were snow, the storm is too warm aloft to produce it, in any snow would be very light and fleeting as a storm really moves past us.

aight

[Brisketexan 105,147]

Gonna work from home tomorrow.  Gonna use that time to make a nice pot of red beans and rice.  Make the best of things, and enjoy the little things.

[Telegraph_it 3,357]

4 hours ago, DaysOff said:

I have to be at IAH tomorrow night for a trip. I live on top of a hill in the hill country. I'm leaving tonight; y'all fucked.

I leave for MIA. 
 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,819]

Drove 50 miles round trip to go turn off the water well at the place in Hays Co., then came back home to get told how to herd the plants inside.  I hate freezing weather.  

[MissingInAction 25,082]

[Bevo 13,577]

4 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Drove 50 miles round trip to go turn off the water well at the place in Hays Co., then came back home to get told how to herd the plants inside.  I hate freezing weather.  

I was thinking about this from the Alaska thread. Are there pipe heaters for things like wells or for pipes that are below the frost line but rise as they come into the house? Just wondering how that stuff is handled when it gets 50 below and such.

[Biff Tannen 45,690]

1 hour ago, MissingInAction said:

I have like 3 of these already.

[pantone159 719]

9 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I have like 3 of these already.

Yeah. I go to the Scary HEB on South Congress, and it is picked so clean that it is about to be razed to the ground. I made one last attempt to get something from the bakery (the temp store lacks this) but I got chased away by the employees. I was kind of hoping to get the very last beer from there or something. And '2021 Hell Storm Flashback' and 'ERCOT mocked' are pretty much free squares.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,324]

32 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Gonna work from home tomorrow.  Gonna use that time to make a nice pot of red beans and rice.  Make the best of things, and enjoy the little things.

Same here, but chili instead. And I've got conference calls to MN all morning where they're ecstatic about the fact that their temps next week might finally break 30. 

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

7 minutes ago, pantone159 said:

 I made one last attempt to get something from the bakery (the temp store lacks this) but I got chased away by the employees. 

Meh, much worse to be chased by the customers there. Can be some rogue ones at SHEB, I know.

[VirginiaLonghorn 4,772]

1 hour ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Northwest Arky here.  10-14 inches of snow predicted.  The weed store was busy yesterday.

Razorback NIL sponsor?

[Trey3216 15,346]

This rain in Waco rt now is an ass-whipping.  Been absolutely spring dumping rain for 4 hours now.  And the timing of getting below freezing has moved from 4 am to 1 am.  Not gonna take long.   

[F250 28,777]

Stopped by the liquor store and people were loading up like it was NYE. People were buying mixers and all kinds of party paraphernalia.

 

Winter Freeze 2022!!!

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,819]

47 minutes ago, Bevo said:

I was thinking about this from the Alaska thread. Are there pipe heaters for things like wells or for pipes that are below the frost line but rise as they come into the house? Just wondering how that stuff is handled when it gets 50 below and such.

If there’s one thing you’ll learn about me is, I’m the laziest, most slothful motherfucker that has ever graced this earth.  So rather than deal with the aftermath, I just headed it off at the pass.  No water, no freeze problem.  

[Surly Bevo 24,923]

The rain in NE Tarrant County is consistent, steady rain.  Says it is 30 degrees.  This could be a fucking disaster for the trees (roads being fucked are a given)

[Biff Tannen 45,690]

Rain picked up in 78751 big time the past hour or so and hasn't let up. 

[Wally Pryor 5,261]

5 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

This could be a fucking disaster for the trees (roads being fucked are a given)

Yeah, that's where I've been. Bad in a big way.

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

6 hours ago, Deej said:

If the birds are any indication, shit is about to get real. I usually have 5-10 at the feeders at any given time. There's 50 plus out there at the moment fighting for food. Blue Jay's, cardinals, woodpeckers, finches, doves, grackles...you name it. I guess they are filling up beforehand. 

The squirrels in my backyard were doing some renovations on their nest yesterday.  I took that as a bad sign so went and bought toilet paper.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,819]

24 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

Rain picked up in 78751 big time the past hour or so and hasn't let up. 

Same in 78748.  Still above freezing though.  

[Fudge Nuggets 19,190]

66 degrees over here so still t-shirt and shorts.  Got a little bit of rain over the last hour though but it's stopped for now.

[Steel Shank 9,425]

Taking my cues from the birds, I’m loading up early.

[hookemATL 11,738]

1 minute ago, Steel Shank said:

Taking my cues from the birds, I’m loading up early.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11,819]

3 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

Taking my cues from the birds, I’m loading up early.

Save some pot roast, man!

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[Steel Shank 9,425]

2 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Save some pot roast, man!

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I may eat that whole bitch tonight!

[atomheartbevo 89,675]

Wife just had to go by HEB on the way home, even though we were fine through Sunday or Monday.

She brought home some HEB ice cream.  Rocky Road and Mint Chocolate Chip

[Wax Beer Cup 382]

Had about an inch of rain with some sleet in Plano tonight, but luckily still hovering around freezing, so ice on fences and stuff, but streets still look pretty good.  Hopefully we’ll switch to snow soon without the layer of ice first they were predicting.  🤞

[atomheartbevo 89,675]

Damn.   

https://drivetexas.org/#/6/33.056/-97.585?future=false

[atomheartbevo 89,675]

That little bit of thunder in Austin just woke the kids up.   Lovely.  

[Deej 76,797]

All the lightning is a nice touch.

[Paper_jam 831]

My back yard is basically a shallow pond. Maybe this thing will mostly rain itself out before the temperatures drop below freezing.

[Updawg 2,266]

Right. We finally get a decent thunderstorm but within an hour it will be followed up by winter storm from hell

[Wax Beer Cup 382]

47 minutes ago, Wax Beer Cup said:

Had about an inch of rain with some sleet in Plano tonight, but luckily still hovering around freezing, so ice on fences and stuff, but streets still look pretty good.  Hopefully we’ll switch to snow soon without the layer of ice first they were predicting.  🤞

Already seen several Bradford pears, aka metroplex trash trees, down in several yards in my ‘hood from the ice weight.  Lots of trees still struggling from last year not gonna make it.  But roads still looking good since it was 75 yesterday and haven’t frozen over yet. 

[South Austin 52,511]

5 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

That little bit of thunder in Austin just woke the kids up.   Lovely.  

Yeah, can’t remember a thunderstorm like that in 30 degree weather. One thunderclap shook my whole house.

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Steel Shank said:

I may eat that whole bitch tonight!

You say that all the time.

 

[CleverNickname 1,311]

6 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Damn.   

https://drivetexas.org/#/6/33.056/-97.585?future=false

Thr future is False my friends 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,324]

AUS announced most/all flights canceled this morning until at least noon.

[TwiceHorn 31,483]

Can't really tell what's up in the big D.  Google Maps is yella, not red yet, but probably more a function of people not trying to drive yet.

It has been sleeting since probably 4 am or earlier, because I could hear it hitting windows that early.

Still too dark to evaluate, but roof ridges are clean, even on the unheated garage.

[Trey3216 15,346]

2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Can't really tell what's up in the big D.  Google Maps is yella, not red yet, but probably more a function of people not trying to drive yet.

It has been sleeting since probably 4 am or earlier, because I could hear it hitting windows that early.

Still too dark to evaluate, but roof ridges are clean, even on the unheated garage.

In Waco.   Roof ridges are already dusty with sleet/ice.  Streets already have sleet starting to stick and it’s been going here since around 2:30/3.   Supposed to get another few hours of sleet then transition to snow.    Driveway and walkway are slick.  dog is not amused.   

[utee94 15,824]

Nothing sticking to the roads yet here in my part of NW Travis.  Sleet is picking up, though.

 

[Blotto 23,517]

A surprising accumulation of sleet in my yard here in central austin. Walked out to the street and footing was a little slick. Roads would probably be fine if you took a little care in driving, but with Austin drivers in these conditions, I doubt I'll test my theory any time today. 

[Guest]

Not too bad here. Stuff on concrete and street is slushy and the amount of ice on trees isn't that bad. Accumulations on the cooler surfaces on the ground. Figure as the temperature drops everything will get icier, but even though the radar shows stuff falling, there's nothing dropping. 

Did have some cover come off plants last night, so I have that going for me. 

Smart to go ahead and close the schools for a day, but it ain't 2021.

[Kavinsky 417]

Topped the generator off with sea foam and gas last night. Then had a "Tim the toolman Taylor" dad moment when I doused the shit out of the carb with starter fluid and fired that fucker up leaving my driveway to look like spicolis van had opened up 

[USCATX 1,078]

Windows are iced up in 78738 with some sleet sticking to roofs and grass, but the driveway is clear. Need to go check on a friend’s boat, but I don’t think anybody should be dying out there. 

[crash_davis 23,113]

I guess we're going to teeter the supply/demand line saying 8pm-ish. What is up with the sharp supply drop?

 

 

 

[South Austin 52,511]

1 minute ago, crash_davis said:

What is up with the sharp supply drop?

 

Greg Abbott’s dance party.

[idigTexas 2,289]

My house is 100% electric, so fingers crossed that the power stays on this time.  I noticed this morning that my 2yo American Standard HVAC was blowing cold air.  The outside fan had frozen.  I knocked some of the ice loose and thankfully it came back to life.  I Macgyvered a little shelter for it from an old camping table, some bricks, and chewing gum, and a paper clip...all while standing in ankle deep water in the dark.  I'll likely have to babysit it for the next 48 hours...assuming the grid holds up. 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,324]

My rain gauge that I emptied yesterday afternoon shows over an inch of rain before about 1/4" of sleet on top. The low spots in my uard have standing water that will surely be frozen before tomorrow.