Powerball Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 It's a whopping 94*F at DFW now. Definitely exceeded my expectations. Also 2 degrees shy of the record high, BTW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 An intra-hour high of 70°F yesterday saved DFW from breaking its current 70°F+ streak the past 7 days. Should continue at least through Sunday, maybe longer.Also, March ended up right around normal, with a departure of +0.3°F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 An article yesterday from CNN also acknowledged what has been a shift in the location where tornadoes seem to be occuring more frequently as a late (Dixie Alley), even calling into question whether "Tornado Alley" still lives up to its name... An article on CNN also acknowledged what has been a shift in the location where tornadoes seem to be occuring more frequently as a late (Dixie Alley), even calling to question whether "Tornado Alley" still lives up to its name... https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/31/weather/march-tornado-record-climate/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Powerball said: An article yesterday from CNN also acknowledged what has been a shift in the location where tornadoes seem to be occuring more frequently as a late (Dixie Alley), even calling into question whether "Tornado Alley" still lives up to its name... An article on CNN also acknowledged what has been a shift in the location where tornadoes seem to be occuring more frequently as a late (Dixie Alley), even calling to question whether "Tornado Alley" still lives up to its name... https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/31/weather/march-tornado-record-climate/index.html The drought feedback here is preventing storms from blowing up here, & it's going off to the East. Don't believe Tornado Alley lives up to it's name? Just wait 3 months & ask again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, Iceresistance said: The drought feedback here is preventing storms from blowing up here, & it's going off to the East. Don't believe Tornado Alley lives up to it's name? Just wait 3 months & ask again. Jokes aside with the bolded, there has definitely been a steady statistical decrease in the frequency of tornadoes over the past several decades in the current area known of "Tornado Alley," as well as a shift SE in the statistical center of activity. https://earthsky.org/earth/tornado-alley-dixie-climate-change/#:~:text=We found a notable decrease,and Kentucky into southern Indiana. https://theweatherstationexperts.com/is-tornado-alley-shifting-east/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Those studies do suggest the drying out of the atmosphere is part of the reason, but I also suspect it has to do with the wind currents becoming progressively faster. Systems get shoved off to the east so fast when they blow off the Rockies that it limits the amount of time for atmospheric recovery to support significant severe weather outbreaks, with the window for moisture return being limited the further west you get and updrafts getting sheared apart. That's probably the same reason it's so difficult to get a storm system like the 1978 Blizzatd today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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canderson Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Supposed to fly out of DFW Monday around 6:30 pm. How big is this upcoming Monday event going to be? Looking at proactively moving my flight as I have a feeling it’ll be a disaster trying to fly out of Dallas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, canderson said: Supposed to fly out of DFS Monday around 6:30 pm. How big is this upcoming Monday even going to be? Looking at proactively moving my flight as I have a feeling it’ll be a disaster trying to fly out of Dallas It might, there's severe storms expected. I strongly recommend getting out earlier, maybe before 4 PM? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canderson Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Iceresistance said: It might, there's severe storms expected. I strongly recommend getting out earlier, maybe before 4 PM? If it’s spotty I’m not worried - can’t tell if it’ll be a slow moving line or just pop up stuff as the trough progresses (and I’m not sure how much moisture will be available). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 minute ago, canderson said: If it’s spotty I’m not worried - can’t tell if it’ll be a slow moving line or just pop up stuff as the trough progresses (and I’m not sure how much moisture will be available). There's also the DFW dry slot, so maybe that might do the trick? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, canderson said: Supposed to fly out of DFW Monday around 6:30 pm. How big is this upcoming Monday event going to be? Looking at proactively moving my flight as I have a feeling it’ll be a disaster trying to fly out of Dallas Even if the strong/severe storms don't hit DFW directly, there seems to be good model consensus that a thunderstorm complex will develop close enough to DFW's flight paths, which might cause delays merely due to the turbulence while flying through the storm clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 When I checked the Day 4-8 SWO it looked like the same spots outlined for the third time in a row! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 DFW might have a shot at its 2nd 90*F+ high of the year today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed, snow and hurricane fan Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 If low clouds break, even with +70 DPs, Houston may get to 90F. As I expected, we had showers under the cap, not much rain and no thunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Next week looks really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Lots of power outages and some tree and roof damage from last nights line south of Tyler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Wednesday - Friday will be a test to see if DFW can continue its 70*F+ streak. Forecasts highs right now are 71*F Wednesday, and 69*F Thursday/Friday. If we can survive these 3 days without breaking the streak, it should continue into at least mid-next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Overachieving big time. Currently 92*F at DFW. Forecast high was only 89*F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 56 minutes ago, Powerball said: Overachieving big time. Currently 92*F at DFW. Forecast high was only 89*F. Actually, now that I've taken a deeper look, the record high of 89*F has been shattered for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Powerball said: Actually, now that I've taken a deeper look, the record high of 89*F has been shattered for today. 94*F now. Currently ties for the warmest day of the year. It did help that the fog/stratus this morning stayed away from the Metroplex, so we've had full insolation all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Powerball said: 94*F now. Currently ties for the warmest day of the year. It did help that the fog/stratus this morning stayed away from the Metroplex, so we've had full insolation all day. Now it's 95*F, officially the warmest day of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceresistance Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Powerball said: Now it's 95*F, officially the warmest day of the year. Only 80 at my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 NWS confirmed 100mph microburst Monday night in Whitehouse. Lots of damage there. Outside of that winds were in the 50s across a wide swath of East Texas and North Louisiana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Today had a Midnight high of 77*F or 78*F, so the question now is willl DFW manage to achieve 70*F tomorrow and Friday to continue its 70*F+ streak. That's what the forecast calls for now (highs of exactly 70*F), so we'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 DFW managed to get to 70*F as of 4pm. Got one more day to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 A ton of smoke/dust has blown in from the NW as sunset approaches, making for hazy skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Unfortunately, the 70*F+ streak at DFW is broken with only a high of 69*F today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiegeog Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Isolated freeze across East Texas with widespread mid to upper 30s this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed, snow and hurricane fan Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Heater on this morning, rare in April. Heat in morning/AC in afternoon is more of a late Winter thing, at least at my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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