2022-2023 Winter Weather Thread

[Zepol87 9318]

Feels amazing today. Rooftop bars open and the eye candy is amazing 

[utee94 16078]

Yup, this here winter weather is why I choose to live here.

[Trey3216 15452]

7 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Yup, this here winter weather is why I choose to live here.

It’s dead, Jim 

[MoJames 8258]

Round 2 of Blizzards in the Four Corners. 40mph gusts sounds like I'm back in my hometown of Midland.

[Hpara759 1791]

want some fresh air? 

[Trey3216 15452]

21 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

want some fresh air? 

Nothing like the smell of cowshit infused red dust and NattyGas.  

[Trey3216 15452]

In other news....

 

It looks like winter in CenTex is dead, save the late March/early April inevitable 3 nights of 25 and below since my Arizona Ash is already budding and my St Augustine is starting to peek some green slivers.  

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Trey3216 said:

In other news....

 

It looks like winter in CenTex is dead, save the late March/early April inevitable 3 nights of 25 and below since my Arizona Ash is already budding and my St Augustine is starting to peek some green slivers.  

Yeah, it's hitting 90 degrees here at the house. In February. I'm an idiot for living here.

[UTGrad98 2331]

31 minutes ago, Hpara759 said:

want some fresh air? 

Nothing like f1 tornado winds on a random Wednesday. Par for the course in amarillo. 

[Storm the Field 5366]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

It looks like winter in CenTex is dead

Yep, I figure we'll get 1 or 2 more cold snaps that last 2-3 days at most, but winter seems pretty much over. On the plus side, should get a taste of legit Spring in the near future. Forecast for next week and especially next weekend looks way more pleasant (~75/55) than this week's stretch of "Late May in February." 

Less than 3 weeks until DST and sunsets won't occur until 7:30 or later. 

[ChickenSandwich 9932]

It will freeze in April. 
 

It is known 

[utee94 16078]

I don't know about that but it's certain that Spring Break will be about 20 degrees cooler and 85% more drizzly than the weeks before and after.

 

 

[Storm the Field 5366]

Fucking swampy outside in Houston and looks like the rest of the weekend will be a carbon copy of today. Warm, cloudy, and humid. Gross.

 

[texasdago 7764]

Friday was anything but swampy in Austin. Brrrrr

[RPM 26600]

SoCal getting the first blizzard in 40 years.

[Aqua Buddha 14802]

 

[Storm the Field 5366]

5 more sultry days until we get another front and get back to seasonally typical temps.

[Hpara759 1791]

Edited February 26, 2023 by Hpara759

[miguelito 11471]

Is that Mars?

[Hpara759 1791]

Castro County

[hornian 5284]

15 hours ago, miguelito said:

Is that Mars?

Worse:

15 hours ago, Hpara759 said:

Castro County

 

[South Austin 53203]

This bullshit west coast weather better clear out by Spring Break.  Biblical flooding ruined my trip to Santa Barbara over MLK weekend, and I'm going to LA with my kids for Spring Break, including two days in Santa Monica, and there better be abundant sunshine. 

[bolverk 30300]

@Hpara759 That was a biblical level dust storm y'all had up there in the Panhandle/South Plains.

I'm further south in Big Spring, taking some time off of work, to handle the affairs/house of my mom who passed away recently (fuck cancer). I'd known West Texas has been in a drought for a while, but I don't recall nearly so many dust storms when I grew up here.

It gets bad down here too, but not like that. Fortunately, we only have cotton farms north of here so not nearly so much exposed dirt.

Came here to post this:

 

[mchookem 16764]

[Hermanator 7601]

The very bottom of that storm came through DFW late. I woke up this morning to my car almost caked. Must have rained mud last night

[Judge Roybeanbag 11859]

Whoohoo!  Texas Gas charged me over $175 last month.   Gotta love Texas deregulation.   

[Updawg 2382]

Whoohoo!  Texas Gas charged me over $175 last month.   Gotta love Texas deregulation.   

Damn. That’s pretty high

[YGIFS 19458]

yeah, but it's low-regulation, low-cost government.  commie fag.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11859]

To be fair I was dyslexic and it was $157. Still, that’s more gas than the steel shank thread generates in 6 months.  

[Updawg 2382]

I guess it will eat up half the credit I have with them because I do auto pay averaging or whatever. Pretty sure I have a positive $300 balance which is ridiculous

[Storm the Field 5366]

Austin may set a record today. Forecast high of 90. Previous record high on 2/28 was 89 back in 1932.

 

[MoJames 8258]

Round 3

[YGIFS 19458]

6 hours ago, Storm the Field said:

Austin may set a record today. Forecast high of 90. Previous record high on 2/28 was 89 back in 1932.

 

First week of February in Austin.  Balls nearly froze off.  Last week of February in Austin.  Balls sweating off.  

I honestly don't mind the variance.  My flora and grass do, but I think it's kinda interesting.  

I just wish we had this kinda 60 degree variance in highs in August.  Wouldn't it be fun as shit if one week in August was 110 and then another week it was 50?  I'd fucking love that.  Instead, we got socked into some bullshit where it only wobbles 10 degrees either way for 4 fucking months.  This was actually a good February except for power failure, drought, and general malaise.  

[atomheartbevo 90605]

Austin Energy sending out notices that with the 50mph and up gusts starting tomorrow night, there might be outages in the area.

[Orange&White 5572]

3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

Austin Energy sending out notices that with the 50mph and up gusts starting tomorrow night, there might be outages in the area.

Why is this hard to understand?
 

Strong wind breaks tree. Tree falls on power line. Power outage.

Am I missing sarcasm or something here?

Edited March 2, 2023 by Orange&White

[UTexasFight 9793]

2 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Austin Energy sending out notices that with the 50mph and up gusts starting tomorrow night, there might be outages in the area.

Spencer Cronk did this.gif

 

 

like school districts cancelling school at the smallest percentage chance of precipitation and 32 degree weather, those of us in austin are going to be getting blasted for a quite a while with warnings about possible power outages any time there is a remote threat of an isolated outage 

[InkaUtexas 26853]

I agree they are overreacting, but talked to an arborist friend today. Said there are a lot of damaged limbs and trees out there. 50MPH can cause widespread damage. 

Me, I am going to run my 6 generators and piss off the neighbors if I lose power. Or maybe grab a flashlight. Don't know yet. 

[atomheartbevo 90605]

4 hours ago, Orange&White said:

Why is this hard to understand?
Strong wind breaks tree. Tree falls on power line. Power outage.

Am I missing sarcasm or something here?

Just fun with them being a little too proactive now,

Of course, I can think of a tree or two in my neighborhood that might come down in 50mph winds on a power line because the asshole owners wouldn’t trim them pre-ice storm and they are in poor shape after the ice. and if any of them come down on my power line, I’m going to be in the fucking news, and not in the good way.

[InkaUtexas 26853]

Crazy cell just came through San Marcos. Pretty fun gusts and hail. we were not supposed to get shit this morning. 

Have not seen it rain and hail like that in a few years. Marble size, so enough to fuck up my plants that of course I put out and watered knowing winter was over. 

You can thank me later. 

[YGIFS 19458]

Need a PhDhorn or some expert on here to weigh in.  Daughter's first confession is this evening in preparation for her First Communion.  Never mind my cynicism.  She's a wonderful little person but if it hails and there's a fucking tornado warning tonight, that'll set her back psychologically at least a year.  It looks like 5-8 is gonna be a shitshow.  Somebody please tell me what's gonna happen.

[South Austin 53203]

18 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Need a PhDhorn or some expert on here to weigh in.  Daughter's first confession is this evening in preparation for her First Communion.  Never mind my cynicism.  She's a wonderful little person but if it hails and there's a fucking tornado warning tonight, that'll set her back psychologically at least a year.  It looks like 5-8 is gonna be a shitshow.  Somebody please tell me what's gonna happen.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.

[YGIFS 19458]

Is it the Power of Christ that compels us?  

Seriously, safety first.  But if shit goes sideways, she's gonna think it's because of her confession.  On top of that, our family priest is flying in tomorrow during extreme weather where he is (blizzard conditions) and where we are (tornado/t-storms).  God, it would appear, is not entirely without a sense of humor this week.  

Stay safe y'all.  We do need the rain.  

[66BUFF 2608]

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

Is it the Power of Christ that compels us?  

Seriously, safety first.  But if shit goes sideways, she's gonna think it's because of her confession.  On top of that, our family priest is flying in tomorrow during extreme weather where he is (blizzard conditions) and where we are (tornado/t-storms).  God, it would appear, is not entirely without a sense of humor this week.  

Stay safe y'all.  We do need the rain.  

 

[utee94 16078]

1 hour ago, YGIFS said:

Is it the Power of Christ that compels us?  

Seriously, safety first.  But if shit goes sideways, she's gonna think it's because of her confession.  On top of that, our family priest is flying in tomorrow during extreme weather where he is (blizzard conditions) and where we are (tornado/t-storms).  God, it would appear, is not entirely without a sense of humor this week.  

Stay safe y'all.  We do need the rain.  

YGIFS is a master of the name-drop, no doubt, but the status-drop is an even more artful form, and he excels at that as well.  Bravo!

I mean, there are a couple of Methodist preachers out there that I'll have some beers with from time to time, but I definitely don't have anyone that I'd refer to as "our family priest."

 

 

 

[Hate 20236]

Is it the Power of Christ that compels us?  
Seriously, safety first.  But if shit goes sideways, she's gonna think it's because of her confession.  On top of that, our family priest is flying in tomorrow during extreme weather where he is (blizzard conditions) and where we are (tornado/t-storms).  God, it would appear, is not entirely without a sense of humor this week.  
Stay safe y'all.  We do need the rain.  

I don’t want to start any blasphemous rumors, but I think that God has a sick sense of humor.

Here is the latest from the NWS:

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html

Most of the severe stuff should be to the NE of the Austin metro, but it can’t be completely ruled out.

[YGIFS 19458]

58 minutes ago, utee94 said:

YGIFS is a master of the name-drop, no doubt, but the status-drop is an even more artful form, and he excels at that as well.  Bravo!

I mean, there are a couple of Methodist preachers out there that I'll have some beers with from time to time, but I definitely don't have anyone that I'd refer to as "our family priest."

 

 

 

Name drop?  It’s my wife’s cousin. And he’s a priest.  I don’t know how else to describe him. He’s in her family and he’s a dude of the cloth.  I mean, you’ve never in your whole life said something like “my cousin is an electrician and he told me to check the breakers”

[atomheartbevo 90605]

1 minute ago, YGIFS said:

Name drop?  It’s my wife’s cousin. And he’s a priest.  I don’t know how else to describe him. He’s in her family and he’s a dude of the cloth.  I mean, you’ve never in your whole life said something like “my cousin is an electrician and he told me to check the breakers”

My family's electrician has never said to try something as simple as that, because he knows we would have already checked them.

[YGIFS 19458]

Yeah, but that one year-you didn’t check. And that’s why nobody talks about uncle Albert’S Empty chair At thanksgiving.  

[utee94 16078]

22 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Name drop?  It’s my wife’s cousin. And he’s a priest.  I don’t know how else to describe him. He’s in her family and he’s a dude of the cloth.  I mean, you’ve never in your whole life said something like “my cousin is an electrician and he told me to check the breakers”

Well I certainly don't fly him in just to check the breakers.  There better at least be some kind of legitimate arc fault, otherwise all he gets is a bus ticket.

 

[YGIFS 19458]

He’s a Jesuit so his Formal training is Alternating current.  Or lent.  Or giving up DC for Lent.  I dunno.  Something about the Jews and fish