2018 Winter Weather Thread

[Burt 4,080]

1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:

Not too bad, gonna get a little breezy here tonight, but as Burt said it's just winter.

I hate that the national weather media decided to name storms and creates a frenzy with weather, and some techie created a map that you can highlight an area and it determines that 11.4 bazillion people who live there will be affected by storm system  Gacy/Dahmer/Lecter/Aggy.

When I was a kid, storms weren't a big deal until the National Guard had to be called out. It happened twice that I can remember, when highways became unpassable and cars were stuck. They would roll out in deuce and half's, throw people in the back and take them to a shelter

Where you at, Wally?

[HRSchenker 2,268]

On 2/6/2019 at 8:29 AM, Steamboat1874 said:

Who the fuck changes their own tire anymore...?

Fuck that shit.

I just call roadside service and watch.

I've only changed a tire once and it was on the shoulder of I-35 a few years ago. Our insurance's roadside service said they would come in 3 hours. Called the phone number on the back of my driver license and they said they don't change tires. Fuck it! Changed it right there.

[Wally Fairway 5,541]

24 minutes ago, Burt said:

Where you at, Wally?

Middle of a bunch of lakes, some even think they are great

[Doc Holliday 199]

I'm in Fargo this week and they shut down the offices in the middle of our UAT.  On top of that, most retail places are closed and it's a proverbial white shit storm out there.  

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

I'm in Fargo this week and they shut down the offices in the middle of our UAT.  On top of that, most retail places are closed and it's a proverbial white shit storm out there.  

Ha. Welcome.

 

 

I've cleared by house 4 times..cleared parents and our work. I nose dived into the whirlpool afterwards

[Doc Holliday 199]

1 minute ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

10 minutes ago, Doc Holliday said:

I'm in Fargo this week and they shut down the offices in the middle of our UAT.  On top of that, most retail places are closed and it's a proverbial white shit storm out there.  

Ha. Welcome.

Yep, and I will be in Minneapolis in a few weeks.  It's great dontchaknow, yah? 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

Yep, and I will be in Minneapolis in a few weeks.  It's great dontchaknow, yah? 

Long term for fargo anyways is colder than average end to February but with less storms. I assume mpls will be similar

[Burt 4,080]

My daughter heard about this and talked me into letting her do it.

 

[tucker 238]

Austin may see snow tomorrow.  

Everyone freak out and go raid HEB

[clapclapclap 9,000]

snow oh no

[phdhorn 6,224]

Coupla pellets of sleet falling around 35 in S Austin.

 

 

[atomheartbevo 89,626]

Fuck we are getting some kind of frozen white balls in central Austin. 

Sheeeeeeiiitttt

[WithoutAClue 15,338]

has AISD cancelled classes yet?

[phdhorn 6,224]

8 foot drifts up here in the mountains of Western Travis Co.  They're talking about helicoptering food and supplies in.

[LonghornJones 837]

According to news, helicopters grounded due to visibility issues.

[atomheartbevo 89,626]

We are getting legit snow.  Light and not sticking but it’s not sleet.  I’m preparing to kill and gut a neighbor and use his carcass for warmth.  

[phdhorn 6,224]

Get one of Vic's cholas.  You woudn't be cold in -50 weather.

[SmokeyTheBear 5,562]

Oak Hill was getting hammered by sleet and snow. Highway was solid white with it at one point. 

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

Praying for you all in this harrowing time.

[Radical Larry 28,546]

We will rebuild.

Never forget.

[Wally Fairway 5,541]

Thoughts & Prayers to all those in Austin

 

Meanwhile in Minnesota and the Dakotas

[South Austin 52,449]

14 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

We will rebuild.

Never forget.

Do you think J.J. Watt will set up some sort of matching fund for us?

[Trey3216 15,344]

Is H-E-B open?

[Bash Riprock 1,695]

17 this morning in Lubbock.

[Radical Larry 28,546]

#AustinStrong is trending

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

12 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said:

17 this morning in Lubbock.

The Panhandle gets that cold for a day or two most years, doesn't it?  I've seen more than a few ISU/TTU basketball games where the intro shot showed snow in Lubbock.

[Trey3216 15,344]

10 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

The Panhandle gets that cold for a day or two most years, doesn't it?  I've seen more than a few ISU/TTU basketball games where the intro shot showed snow in Lubbock.

Quite a bit more than a day or two most years.  

[Al_4_ISU 12,451]

Just now, Trey3216 said:

Quite a bit more than a day or two most years.  

It's pretty far above sea level, right?  Makes sense they'd have a legitimate winter.

[UnivTex34 1,763]

1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

It's pretty far above sea level, right?  Makes sense they'd have a legitimate winter.

Lubbock is 3202. The Panhandle might as well be Canada for most Texans. 

Edited February 8, 2019 by UnivTex34

[Trey3216 15,344]

1 minute ago, Al_4_ISU said:

It's pretty far above sea level, right?  Makes sense they'd have a legitimate winter.

That and they get those fronts that barrel down the Eastern edge of the Rockies.  Lubbock isn't quite Amarillo in that sense, but they see a lot more than DFW does.  

 

It's pretty wild the stark contrast in frequency of winter weather between the NW edge of Fort Worth and Dallas.  Just how the jet stream dips here 

[Bash Riprock 1,695]

[Hpara759 1,778]

Want to see what the weather is doing up in the panhandle?

here is a link or link's

https://abc7amarillo.com/resources/ftptransfer/kvii/schoolnet/schoolnet.html

https://abc7amarillo.com/weather/cameras

 

 

[MissingInAction 25,009]

22 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

Lubbock is 3202. The Panhandle might as well be Canada for most Texans. 

Anything north of 183 might as well be Canada to me. 

[LonghornJones 837]

I've been to Canada.

[Wally Fairway 5,541]

3 minutes ago, LonghornJones said:

I've been to Canada.

If anyone needs anything translated, I am fluent in Canadian. Just let me know, eh?

[Brisketexan 105,064]

17 minutes ago, LonghornJones said:

I've been to Canada.

It's where your girlfriend lives.  None of us would know her, though, because she's in Canada.  She's totally hot.

[LonghornJones 837]

Niagara Falls...but yeah.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

I will remember youuuu...will you remember meee????

[Biff Tannen 45,665]

So is this the last cold snap of the "winter"?  Back to 60s/70s next 10 days it looks like.

[South Austin 52,449]

1 hour ago, LonghornJones said:

Niagara Falls...but yeah.

Careful, or Claire will find out you're a virgin.

[UnivTex34 1,763]

 

 

Edited February 8, 2019 by UnivTex34

[boknowstecmo 216]

Little ice pellets falling in 58. 

[phdhorn 6,224]

Big shitstorm of graupel coming down hard Bee Cave area.  71 is getting slick.  Careful until that shit moves out.  Will melt on the roads, though... all the warm weather the past week has trapped heat, plus temps are generally above freezing (but not by much) areawide.  But if you get caught in it as it's coming down before it melts, it's very slick.

Oh, yeah, if you don't know what graupel is, GTFO!!!!!!!!!!!

This guy knows.

[Orange&White 5,522]

5 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

This guy knows.

 

[South Austin 52,449]

6 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Big shitstorm of graupel coming down hard Bee Cave area.  71 is getting slick.  Careful until that shit moves out.  Will melt on the roads, though... all the warm weather the past week has trapped heat, plus temps are generally above freezing (but not by much) areawide.  But if you get caught in it as it's coming down before it melts, it's very slick.

Oh, yeah, if you don't know what graupel is, GTFO!!!!!!!!!!!

This guy knows.

We're all convinced that Frankie is just your Tyler Durden. 

[phdhorn 6,224]

18 minutes ago, South Austin said:

We're all convinced that Frankie is just your Tyler Durden. 

Okay, Sybil.

[Steamboat1874 4,049]

4 hours ago, LonghornJones said:

Niagara Falls...but yeah.

Niagara Falls......slowly.....we...

 

[0xdeadbeef 1,645]

My 18 year old called me a little while ago to tell me how cool it was that his car hit a patch of ice on an overpass and started to fish-tail.   I'm pretty sure a micro-second of loss of traction doesn't qualify as fish-tailing, but whatever.  The kid has never lived anywhere but Austin.  

[Guest Lobo]

Fucking told you guys there was such a thing as graupel.  And I did not think it could happen this far inland or this far south.  

I blame the zebra mussels for this lake effect bullshit.

[MissingInAction 25,009]

2 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Okay, Sybil.

We have never seen you two on the same thread together, soooooo