Posted on 12/24/2004 6:49:46 PM PST by The South Texan
Corpus Christi Weather at 11:00 PM
Light Snow / 28F -2C
Wind: Northwest at 14
Humidity: 96%
Dewpoint: 27 F
Pressure 30.34F
Wind Chill: 17F -8C
It's crazy. I live on Padre Island here in Corpus and tonite we have snow. This is only the sixth time we've had snow on the ground for as long as they've kept records. And the first Christmas/Christmas Eve.
Really fantastic...
I was living in the Tampa Bay area of FL on Christmas eve of 1989 when it snowed and sleeted all the way down to south of Ocala. My FIL was driving home from near Pensacola and got stuck in the massive traffic jam on I-75 that stretched from the GA state line down to about Brooksville. Cars and trucks were stranded on the road or slid off in the median every few hundred yards. It took him 15 hours to make the 450 mile drive that normally takes 7-8 hours.
Where I was living it snowed for about 2 hours late Christmas eve, but the ground was too warm for it to stick. Next morning there was a dusting of snow on car tops and shingle roofs but nothing on the ground.
I have lived in several places in FL for most of my life until I moved away in 1996, but I had never seen anything like that down there before that time. It has to be really crazy weather when it snows in FL or south TX.
A white Christmas. Who would have thought...? :')
I live several miles east of Laredo. It quit snowing here for a while. Now it's snowing again. It looks like we have about 3 inches of snow now.
I went out and took a close look. We've got a mix of snow and ice in Harlingen. It's accumulating lightly in the yard with small drifts building up. Flowerbeds are solid white.
I had the pleasure of throwing my first South Texas snowball tonight. A white Christmas in South Texas is going down as one of the best Christmas gifts ever!
Merry Christmas, FReepers!
It's Snowing here too!!! :') The car hoods and the grass are white. Can you believe this? I just checked about 30 minutes ago and it was just sleeting.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1127 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
...UNPRECEDENTED WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS AT 11 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 11 PM CHRISTMAS EVE
FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOLLOW:
NUECES COUNTY...2-3 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER
THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE HARBOR BRIDGE...HIGHWAY
286/CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY...HIGHWAY 358/SPID...JFK CAUSEWAY
AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 37 ARE CLOSED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING.
VICTORIA COUNTY...5-7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING
WITH RATES UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR. ROADS SNOW PACKED.
ARANSAS COUNTY...1-2 INCHES IN ROCKPORT WITH ROADS SNOW PACKED.
BEE COUNTY...5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAYS 181/59 ARE CLOSED IN THE COUNTY.
CALHOUN COUNTY...3-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
ROADS STILL PASSABLE BUT SNOW PACKED.
DUVAL COUNTY...4-5 INCHES IN SAN DIEGO. ROADS SNOW PACKED AND ICY
COUNTYWIDE.
GOLIAD COUNTY...3-5 INCHES WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING WITH SNOW
AMOUNTS UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR.
JIM WELLS COUNTY...6 INCHES COUNTYWIDE WITH MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING. ROADS ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
KLEBERG COUNTY...1-3 INCHES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ROADS
SNOW PACKED WITH MANY ACCIDENTS.
LA SALLE COUNTY...1-3 INCHES FROM ENCINAL NORTHEAST TO FOWLERTON.
LIVE OAK COUNTY...6 INCHES AROUND I-37 AND HIGHWAY 59 EAST OF
GEORGE WEST. POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THREE RIVERS. ROADS
ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
MCMULLEN COUNTY...3 INCHES AT TILDEN AS OF 830 PM.
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...4 INCHES FROM MATHIS TO ODEM. 1-3 INCHES
OVER EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
WEBB COUNTY...ROADS ICY OVER EASTERN WEBB COUNTY FROM EAST OF
LAREDO TO AGUILARES. NO ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS TI
Here's some unsolicited trivia....I seem to remember reading somewhere that the armadillo is the only animal other than man that is susceptible to leprosy.
It's just amazing! I had to go check it out again. With a yardstick this time. We've got accumulations from .5" to 2". I'm guesstimating we've had about 1" of snow and sleet. Walking in it was neat with the crunching of the ice layer with each step. We could have several more hours of this and with temps staying at freezing until after 7am, I think we'll awaken to a blanket of snow. Just awesome!
I'm watching from the garage and did pick a little up but I can't go out in it because I have a bad cold already. I hope it stays til day break so I can get some pictures. Your electricity ok? We were having problems around 8PM but it hasn't been flickering the last couple of hours.
I just dropped by to commiserate with all of you people who commiserate with us during hurricanes!
Hope you do well during the night; what a sight you'll see in the morning!
Thanks. People further north probably chuckling but it's just amazing. I keep going to the door to watch. What a wonderful Christmas present :')
You know, it IS a wonderful thing to get a white Christmas; just like on the cards, eh?
A wonderland:') You are on the east coast aren't you? I guess you see this every winter.
I'm in the Triangle in North Carolina; we see it some, but nothing like I'm seeing on TV. We get a lot of what we call "bush snow" that just lays on the top of the bushes.
But about once a year we get a good one that's six or so inches if we're lucky.
Nothing prettier than snow on the Christmas lights!
We had some major flickers much earlier this evening but no problems with electric since. It just began snowing here heavier than it has all evening. I think you will get your pictures in the morning. I'm charging my digital camera battery pack right now. This is a once in a lifetime chance for these pics. I've seen snow here before on very rare occasions but nothing like this. I saw it snow here in the mid 1960's just enough to pile up a bit by the north side of buildings. This one has that beat, bigtime!
"winter storm warning" --- Take action, the storm is in or entering the area.
It's there or it's coming!
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