Posted on 03/20/2010 11:11:34 PM PDT by tpmintx
“Ummmm..., I would call in sick on Sunday too... doncha know... LOL ...”
Our business is twenty four hours, seven days a week. But I’m off the next two days so...Let it snow!
I am in McKinney, TX and I would say 2-4 inches on the ground. Looking at the weather.com site for my zip code, it seems like it is going to be coming down for awhile.
The only trouble about that area (as far as snow) is that it never stays around very long... LOL ... I used to be in Dallas, too... :-)
I like Tulsa because it stays longer and snows more... and that means that I'll be able to get some use out of some cross-country skis that I'm going to get for the next winter season...
We should see solar maximum in only a couple of years. It may get noticeably colder after that. I’m on one of the coldest parts of the lower 48 states and am looking forward to the peace and quiet that may come with the weather change. ...developing heating systems where necessary, transportation modifications and communications equipment here in advance of that.
Heyup. Several inches on the ground and it is really coming down now.
Friday I was out cutting the grass.
I’m in Clear Lake, near NASA,about 30 miles S. of Houston. 38 degrees right now and colder overnight.
Been the coldest winter in the 15 years I’ve lived here. I wonder if that NASA guy still believes we’re to blame for the weather. If so, what did we do to deserve this?
The Weather Channel lists OKC in the Top 10 of U.S. bad-winter cities.
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
Published: 3/19/2010 2:23 AM
Last Modified: 3/19/2010 4:58 AM
With nearly 21 inches of snow already recorded this winter season, Oklahoma City was among the Weather Channel's 10 worst winter-weather cities for 2009-10.
Robert Eliot waits on a tow truck after he lost control of his car on U.S. 75 near the 46th Street North exit on March 28, 2009. Tulsa, within reach of a record this year, could see snow Saturday. STEPHEN HOLMAN/Tulsa World file
Oklahoma City, only 100 miles from Tulsa, has had nearly 4 more inches of snow than Tulsa this winter, said Chuck Hodges, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
The biggest difference was Oklahoma City's 13.5 inches of snow on Christmas Eve and Christmas compared with the nearly 6 inches Tulsa saw.
The Weather Channel based its rankings on weather conditions and socioeconomic-related variables from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28 compared with averages of 30-year climatological data.
But meteorologists know that despite spring's official start Saturday, snow totals for both cities this season aren't set in stone yet.
National Weather Service meteorologist Kenneth Jackson said, "Some of our biggest snowstorms come in March."
Last year in Tulsa, 10.4 inches of snow fell in March, 6 inches of that in one day. In 1994, more than 14 inches of snow fell in the city in March.
"Every year, we've had something — either a trace (of snow) or a couple inches," Jackson said.
Snow is likely in Oklahoma in early spring because more moisture makes its way north from the Gulf of Mexico while northern cold fronts still come this far south, Jackson said.
And even though it happens every year, snow in March still surprises Oklahomans.
"We warm up to the 50s and 60s (and) you think winter's over," Jackson said. "It can swing from one extreme to another. It's Oklahoma weather."
The temperature extremes will be evident this weekend. Friday's springlike temperatures are expected to give way to thunderstorms and a cold front Saturday with a chance for snow, according to the National Weather Service.
The warm, fast southern winds from the Gulf of Mexico could actually increase the chance of snow because of all the moisture they bring, Jackson said.
After so much snow this winter, it might as well keep coming, he said.
"We might as well break the record if we can," Jackson said of Tulsa's 25.6-inch record, which was set in the winter of 1923-24. "It would have to be like last March."
With Tulsa sitting on 17.1 inches of snow this season, it would take more than 8 inches for that to happen. Official snowfall is measured at Tulsa International Airport.
If snow does accumulate Saturday, don't expect school to be closed Monday, Jackson said. Spring snowfalls rarely stick around.
"It's there, and the next day it's gone," he said.
10 worst winter-weather cities of 2009-10
* tied
Source: The Weather Channel
Where are you exactly?
Our peach/plum orchard in Cooke County was in bloom. :-(
BY TIM HRENCHIR, KEVIN ELLIOTT
Created March 20, 2010 at 8:47pm
Updated March 21, 2010 at 12:28am
A late winter storm this weekend that ushered in the start of spring dropped more than 5 inches of snow in Topeka by Saturday night, nearly doubling the average snowfall for the month of March.
John Woynick, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said additional accumulations were expected Saturday as another wave of snow moved toward the capital city from south-central Kansas.
Snow accumulation at 8 p.m. measured 5.2 inches at Topeka's Phillip Billard Municipal Airport, surpassing the area's 2.8-inch average for the entire month of March, according to the weather service.
Top 5 snowfalls
This weekend’s snow storm raises Topeka’s snowfall total for the 2009-2010 cold weather season to 40.7 inches by 5 p.m. Saturday, moving it from 10th to eighth on the city’s snowiest winters on record.
- 47.9 inches in 1912
- 44.4 inches in 1960
- 43.2 inhes in 1993
- 42.9 inches in 1979
- 42.5 inches in 1915
Source: National Weather Service
As much as 7 inches of snow had fallen by 8 p.m. in parts of Shawnee, Douglas, Jefferson, Wabaunsee, Jackson and Osage counties. The weather service estimated about 4 inches of snow by 8 p.m. Saturday in the Manhattan area and 2 or 3 inches of snow in parts of Geary and Lyon counties.
The weather service estimated an additional 1 to 3 inches were possible by Sunday morning along and southeast of a line from Lawrence to Emporia.
The snowfall attracted sledders to Quinton Heights hill just west of S.W. 24th and Topeka Boulevard, where Vernon Neff and his 7-year-old son, Nate, were among about 25 people taking trips down the hill using sleds or other means.
When asked about the sledding conditions, Vernon Neff said they were "a little windy," while Nate said he thought they were good.
"It doesn't seem to affect them," Vernon Neff said, gesturing toward his son and another child who was nearby.
City spokesman David Bevens said the city had 10 road crews working to clear streets but planned to call it a day at 7 p.m. Saturday. He said someone would be on call overnight if authorities made any requests.
Slick roadways helped precipitate what a Kansas Highway Patrol dispatcher described as "numerous slide-offs" in the Topeka area.
The Kansas Highway Patrol on Saturday morning said slick conditions caused a temporarily closure of Interstate 70 just west of Topeka, near S.W. Valencia Road. Dispatchers said the move was made in an effort to avoid serious problems linked to semi-trailers having trouble climbing ice-packed hills on I-70 in that area. The roadway was reopened at 9:43 a.m.
Injuries from a weather-related crash Saturday morning claimed the life of an Overland Park man when his vehicle struck the back of a tow truck in Johnson County, the patrol said.
Troopers said the man, Courtney Smith, 21, lost control of his 2004 Chevrolet Impala about 4:18 a.m. and struck the rear of a tow truck that was pulling a vehicle out of the median on southbound US-169 highway at 175th Street.
Shawnee County emergency dispatchers said sheriff's deputies responded to 20 accidents between 10 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Saturday, including one injury accident. Topeka police responded to 22 accidents, including one injury wreck and three hit-and-runs.
Topeka police at 6 p.m. Saturday remained in its Phase III accident reporting stage, meaning officers respond to injury accidents, hit-and-run crashes and disabling vehicle wrecks. Motorists involved in minor, non-injury accidents are advised to exchange information and file a report when weather improves.
Tim Hrenchir can be reached at (785) 295-1184 or tim.hrenchir@cjonline.com. Kevin Elliott can be reached at (785) 295-1192 or kevin.elliott@cjonline.com.
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