POW Ponder On Weather

The NWS has halted weather balloon launches from Kotzebue, AK, due to staffing shortages, impacting severe storm & hurricane forecasts.

Plus, hundreds of NWS employees were terminated today, further straining an already understaffed system.

7:45pm Here comes the rain for the next 14 hours. Moving Northeast and training overnight. Rush hour commute will be a mess in the morning.

NORTH TEXAS FLOOD WATCH

Flood Watch begins Jan 29, 6:00 PM for Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Lamar, Rockwall, Tarrant Counties till Jan 30, 12:00 PM.

2 to 3 inches widespread with some isolated 5 inch + totals. #Texas #Dallas #DFW

🚨 HEAVY RAIN & SQUALL LINE ALERT NORTH TEXAS

• Wednesday: Scattered showers on/off.
• Wednesday Night: Rain intensifies with stronger storms.

⚡ Main Event – Early Thursday (5 AM)
• 🌩️ Frequent lightning
• 💨 Gusty winds
• 🧊 Small hail
• 🌊 Heavy downpours

🌤️ Rain Ends by 12pm
• 1-3” of rain

I grew up in Houston as well. Insane to see this.

Galveston right now!

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY

⚠️ What to Expect
• Blizzard conditions with reduced visibility and dangerous travel.
• Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches.

📍 Affected Areas
• Portions of south-central and southwest Louisiana.
• Portions of southeast Texas.

HOUSTON METRO SNOW TOTALS

Snow is hours away from starting in the 4th largest city. 4 to 6 inches forecasted would be the biggest snow since Feb 1960. Record cold follows on Wednesday morning. Both airports shut down as millions are on standstill. #Houston #Texas #txwx

Houston Winter Storm Watch

Rare Winter Storm Watch just issued for #Houston Monday evening to Tuesday afternoon.

Snow ❄️ amounts up to 3 inches in the metroplex along with 1/10 inch ice.

Last snow was February 15th 2021 in Houston it snowed one inch.

This is Wild! By Tuesday All 50 States Could Have Snow ❄️ On The Ground. 🥶🪵

An Arctic airmass takes over the lower 48 early next week. Fairly rare to see the entire state of #Texas below freezing. Average low of 6 degrees for the Us. It would be the worst outbreak since January 2014.

It will be warmer in parts of Alaska and even the West coast of Greenland than Texas.

Oh my!

Additional snow tonight in North Texas.

SNOWFALL % OVER 1 INCH ❄️❄️

The latest EPS Euro Ensembles now have an 80% probability for North Texas seeing at least one inch of snow Thursday and Friday.

January is already the coldest month of the year. Now you add this for the 2nd week of January.

HEADS UP 🥶 POLAR VORTEX…

Longer range signals are pointing at a stratospheric warming event developing between Dec 22nd to Dec 29th timeframe. This could mean very cold air into the lower 48 for January depending on how the oscillations line up. Stay tuned for updates.

Here is how November ended up over last 30 days.

Insane lake effect snow. NWS now forecasting 81 inches in Watertown, NY.

76% of the lower 48 sees a freeze Friday morning.

You can see the cold front moving into Dallas this morning.

BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING WIND CHILLS! 🥶

Coldest Airmass of the season!!

Cross polar flow will set up after Thanksgiving with the coldest airmass of the season. The core of the coldest anomalies will be over the Ohio Valley into the Mid Atlantic. The Southeast will see its first hard freeze of the season to start #December.

Coldest Air Mass of the Season Incoming

A significant Arctic air mass is poised to plunge into the United States late next week, delivering the coldest temperatures of the season. The core of this colder air heading into December will track eastward, impacting the Ohio Valley and the Mid-Atlantic.

Cold Thanksgiving & Black Friday Coming Up.

The season’s first snowfall is set to hit the central and northern Appalachians later today through Friday, with higher elevations seeing the most accumulation and lower areas in Pennsylvania and New York also expecting some snow.

The term “bombogenesis” refers to a meteorological process where the central pressure of a low-pressure system drops rapidly and persistently, signaling its rapid intensification into a powerful storm. Essentially a land hurricane.

Bomb Cyclone 🌀

An intense “bomb cyclone” will merge with an atmospheric river, bringing torrential rain exceeding a month’s average, hurricane-force winds, and several feet of mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California.

First Frost & Freeze of the season for the Southeast Friday and Saturday morning!

Windy Tuesday Night!

Winds pick up to over 30mph gusts along with the cold front moving through. Dry front, but you will feel the chill with the wind. Lows in the mid 40s. Wind calms down by daylight Wednesday.

Glad to be here! Thank you!