cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Pretty stark case of haves and have nots if anything close to what WFAA is predicting verifies. They had totals over an inch in Rockwall yet zip for Richardson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Freezing rain/rain falling hard here in Irving, about 10 miles east of the DFW airport. I think the radar now looks more like HRRR than NAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Getting mix of sleet and freezing rain in Richardson EDIT: Stopped pretty quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Radar definitely looking more like hrrr than the nam in my opinion.. reports of sleet in North fort Worth at the nws office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Just now, jhamps10 said: Radar definitely looking more like hrrr than the nam in my opinion.. reports of sleet in North fort Worth at the nws office. Gonna have to fill in pretty quick if we want to see the totals it was spitting out earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwlee7 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Very light flurries in Lewisville/Flower Mound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Sleet mixing in with the rain in Burleson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Very light flurries at UTDallas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Completely dry in north Fort Worth. Another hour and it's probably no go here. Not even a school delay. Dew is now down to 15 IMBY. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Roy said: Completely dry in north Fort Worth. Another hour and it's probably no go here. Not even a school delay. Dew is now down to 15 IMBY. . Looks like there is some backfill happening on radar so not quite over yet. Do agree that things have to change soon for any real accumulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Roy said: Completely dry in north Fort Worth. Another hour and it's probably no go here. Not even a school delay. Dew is now down to 15 IMBY. . Right. HRRR seems keep pushing the radar blossom later and later. Edit: Back to sleet in Irving. I think overall the radar looks good and start leaning towards HRRR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 16 minutes ago, vwgrrc said: Right. HRRR seems keep push the larger coverage later and later... East and central TX look to be in for a real treat. Which in fairness they get screwed a lot by winter weather setups so they've earned it EDIT: Decent sleet shower at UTD as of 9:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reimer Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 D/FW is going to have some really big problems if that sleet doesn't stop in the next hour. Lots of pictures coming in showing wet roads (since sleet/snow melting on contact). All that is going to flash-freeze once we get into the middle 20s, which is only 2-3 hours away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, David Reimer said: D/FW is going to have some really big problems if that sleet doesn't stop in the next hour. Lots of pictures coming in showing wet roads (since sleet/snow melting on contact). All that is going to flash-freeze once we get into the middle 20s, which is only 2-3 hours away. Assuming you mean the southern portions corrext? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, David Reimer said: D/FW is going to have some really big problems if that sleet doesn't stop in the next hour. Lots of pictures coming in showing wet roads (since sleet/snow melting on contact). All that is going to flash-freeze once we get into the middle 20s, which is only 2-3 hours away. Which looking at radarscope, it probably won't end in the next hour.. radar filling in down by stephenville and ranger, all that coming in towards DFW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, David Reimer said: D/FW is going to have some really big problems if that sleet doesn't stop in the next hour. Lots of pictures coming in showing wet roads (since sleet/snow melting on contact). All that is going to flash-freeze once we get into the middle 20s, which is only 2-3 hours away. Just now, jhamps10 said: Which looking at radarscope, it probably won't end in the next hour.. radar filling in down by stephenville and ranger, all that coming in towards DFW He's saying sleet. I think the radar is show all snow for the metro now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Reimer Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, cheese007 said: Assuming you mean the southern portions corrext? I'm getting pictures of accumulating sleet and light snow on cars and elevated objects in North Dallas and up in McKinney (380/75 area). Minor accumulations, but enough to keep roads wet. Wet roads with temperatures falling into the mid-20s in the next few hours could cause a flash-freeze (similar to what happened in BHM and ATL a few years back). That's my big worry for the next few hours. Anything that falls, even with surface temperatures below freezing, will probably melt as it hits surface roads and bridges. Soil temperatures are still around 40 degrees. That sleet/snow melts and makes the roads wet. Once surface temperatures fall to 25-26 degrees (or lower) those wet spots could easily flash-freeze into pure ice, especially on bridges and elevated roadways (which D/FW does not have a shortage of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Getting some consistent light snow/sleet now. Starting to accumulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Finally getting some sleet now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Snow mixing in and accumulating on the cars in Burleson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanBarg Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Nice downpours of rain in SSW Austin right now. This will help set the stage for the city shutdown which is already confirmed for tomorrow. Looking forward to tracking the sleet/snow amounts assuming they don't all occur before normal wake up hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Can't tell if the snow out by Granbury/Mineral Wells is heading northeast or east. Makes a big difference for north dallas burbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhamps10 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, cheese007 said: Can't tell if the snow out by Granbury/Mineral Wells is heading northeast or east. Makes a big difference for north dallas burbs Looks like e-ne to me.. Ft Worth isd 2 hour delay for now, Crowley and basically all of Johnson county closed for tomorrow.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, David Reimer said: I'm getting pictures of accumulating sleet and light snow on cars and elevated objects in North Dallas and up in McKinney (380/75 area). Minor accumulations, but enough to keep roads wet. Wet roads with temperatures falling into the mid-20s in the next few hours could cause a flash-freeze (similar to what happened in BHM and ATL a few years back). That's my big worry for the next few hours. Anything that falls, even with surface temperatures below freezing, will probably melt as it hits surface roads and bridges. Soil temperatures are still around 40 degrees. That sleet/snow melts and makes the roads wet. Once surface temperatures fall to 25-26 degrees (or lower) those wet spots could easily flash-freeze into pure ice, especially on bridges and elevated roadways (which D/FW does not have a shortage of). Thanks Dave. Never heard of that. But even there is flash freeze, those ice spot should evaporate pretty soon, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanBarg Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 AISD and UT were the last ones to pull the closure trigger down here. It'll be a nice day off and hopefully we get enough mix to make it worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Moderate sleet in Hideaway. Temp is 30 with mid 20s moving in. All going according to expectations. Still expecting 2+" of snow here. 700mb front did its job to light up the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Transitioned to consistent light snow at UTD. Now we wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgrrc Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 The batch to the west of FW is fading. Feels like DFW gonna get shafted again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese007 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, vwgrrc said: The batch to the west of FW is fading. Feels like DFW gonna get shafted again... Line seems to be filling in from the north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanBarg Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Models have had DFW shafted for a while. Current radar trends are showing nice returns for your metroplex but I'm still thinking Austin brings in higher totals tonight to further solidify the wintery precip win for the winter season. Strange turn of events that's for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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