OrangeRoses's WunderBlog

[3 AM] The sleet sheets approach from Dallas and farther north of the I 30 Corridor(includes my area). No winter warnings from the NWS in Shreveport for my area, here Φ [1 PM] By now I think the snow missed us entirely.

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Princess Glaciera decided to spray paint today. The temperature has plummeted 10° and is on a steep decline right now, with steady winds at 15 and gusts 25-30 mph. The snow is light but "stings your nose and bites your toes" as The Princess laughs and laughs at her wonderful landscape whitening magic all around.

Princess Glaciera took her brushes out this morning before Noon and began to paint. I went for a walk in the light wet snow. No winds whatsoever made it warm( I dresssed appropriately as for a ski lodge ) and it was quiet! I knew this day was a Blessing. Peaceful, with hundreds of stark, contrasting black birds finding something to eat on the white grounds. All the bare trees covered, the rooftops white, the roads wet, and I almost made a snowwoman. Maybe later will take pictures of this rare Nature Event.

A WINTER STORM WARNING!

Statement as of 4:22 PM CST on February 11, 2010


... Winter Storm Warning in effect until 4 PM CST Friday...

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Winter
Storm Warning for heavy snow... which is in effect until 4 PM CST
Friday. The Winter Weather Advisory is no longer in effect.

Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 3 inches have already been reported
this afternoon across portions of McCurtain County Oklahoma...
therefore the Winter Weather Advisory has been upgraded to a
Winter Storm Warning. Occasional snow will fall through Friday
morning... producing additional snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches
in the warning area.

Secondary roads and bridges across portions of the area are
already starting to become snow covered. Expect this to continue
through the overnight hours. The snow should be coming to an end
by late morning Friday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather
conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow
are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Only travel in an
emergency. If you must travel... keep an extra flashlight...
food... and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport la
418 am CST Wednesday Feb 3 2010


Discussion...
zonal flow quickly giving way to a more southerly flow aloft this
morning... with rain not far behind the wind shift. The precipitation
should remain southwest of the County Warning Area until around midday...but then
spread rapidly into East Texas this afternoon. This round of
precipitation result of an upper low located over Baja California...which
will track northeast into central Texas by Thursday evening. As
the system tracks east...a surface low should develop in the Gulf
near Brownsville and track northeast. This will keep the County Warning Area on
the cold side of the low...with plenty of warm moist air riding
over the top. Look for periods of moderate to heavy rain beginning
late tonight and continuing into Thursday. By Thursday night...the
surface low should move into the lower Mississippi Valley...gradually
ending the rain from the southwest...


Next upper level system digs into the southern rockies Sunday
night...once again setting up southwest flow aloft. Some sleet
possible across southeast Oklahoma late Sunday night as the first
middle level moisture spills into the area.

Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport la
236 PM CST Wednesday Feb 3 2010


Discussion...
precipitation trying to saturate the column and make it down to the
ground across portions of East Texas this afternoon but still
nothing measurable as of 20z. This will change through the night
as the right rear entrance region of 150+kt jet generates the lift
needed for rain coverage to really begin building from midnight
through 12z Thursday. Have thus tapered probability of precipitation lower this evening with
categorical probability of precipitation areawide for after midnight through the day
Thursday. Best chance to see any thunder appears to be south of
the I-20 corridor and more likely across southeast Texas/SW la so removed
any thunderstorms and rain mention north of the corridor for Thursday. Heaviest
rainfall should be south of the corridor as well where we could
easily see upwards of a couple inches... especially across our southeast
parishes through late Thursday night.


Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport la
642 am CST Sat Feb 6 2010

High pressure will extend south across the central sections of the country
and remain through most of the remaining weekend. Moisture will be
returning back around the back of the surface ridge of high
pressure as it advances east setting up for our next significant
system driving across the southwest on Sunday. As this upper
trough shifts east into the overnight hours Sunday and early
Monday...a surface low pressure area will shift east across North
Texas with a trailing cold front. A warm front will lift north
ahead of the approaching system. Showers and thunderstorms will become
widespread over the four state region by Monday and into Monday night...
with locally heavy rainfall possible. Another upper low will be
amplifying south and phase with the southern stream system
dropping much colder air in wake of the cold front Monday night
and into Tuesday. As temperatures fall late Monday night into
early Tuesday and the atmosphere cools aloft there will be a
period of the precipitation changing over to a mix of rain and snow
for the northwest sections of the forecast area before the
precipitation comes to an end in the middle morning Tuesday.