A HARD FREEZE WARNING - FORT WORTH

[tabatha]

"THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AS LOW AS 4 DEGREES NEAR BOWIE AND JACKSBORO TO AROUND 14 AT PALESTINE AND HEARNE."

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/USTX0327:1?phenomena=HZ&significance=W&areaid=TXZ119&office=KFWD&etn=0001

[Manifestor_of_Light]

1. We have a hard freeze warning in Houston County.

Just south of Palestine.

This morning at 6:00 I heard it rain and figured that was the front. It was 35 degrees, whereas earlier it was 62 degrees and pleasant.

Then we got up at 10 and it was 25 degrees. We said OOPS! and dragged the plants in. Hope some of them didn't freeze.

The forecasters messed up. I thought the front would come in this afternoon.

[TBF]

2. They're forecasting lows in the 20's overnight here in Houston -

so you know the rest of the country is frigid. Right now, even with the sun out it's 30 degree with the windchill. Just brought my plants in.

[hamsterjill]

3. Same here in SA, too.

I've heard predictions down to 18 tonight for San Antonio.

I hope people get their pets inside tonight!

[tabatha]

4. Chicago has gone from okay to gridlock in an hour.

TWCBreaking RT @JimCantore: Chicago has gone from okay to gridlock in an hour. Accidents & traffic mounting as MegaStorm moves in! #snow #blizzard

[rainbow4321]

5. I think the Green Bay and Pittsburgh people brought it all with them

Cuz we were doing just FINE (60's-70's) before they all came to town yesterday :)


They were show traffic cams on the news and saying "no, our camera is not jammed, those cars and trucks REALLY are NOT moving".

Just took the dog out and the minimal snow that is outside is glazed over with thick ice. You can't tell by looking at it but once you step on it, look out.

[tammywammy]

8. I'm blaming them as well.

Damn northerners bring this damn cold weather.

[rainbow4321]

9. And the news' response: "OH NO, and it's MEDIA Day for the SB!"

"With media from around the world here!"



There are even people panicking: "will this paralyzing weather mean we won't be considered for future Super Bowls?".

Oh fer the luv of Gawd...it's not like they ever go back to the same place year after year.

[tammywammy]

16. LOL, I know

They'll come back to Jerry's World, because while the weather's shitty today and tomorrow, it'll be good by Sunday.

[tabatha]

6. Watch twitter from http://twitter.com/JimCantore

# Claremore, OK, First to the 20 inch club !!! #snow #weather #blizzard less than 20 seconds ago via web

# Here we go baby!!! 2 to 3 inches an hour coming in: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0072.html 1 minute ago via web

# HeidiCullen RT @DaveSnider: NASA satellites capture data on monster winter storm affecting 30 U.S. states c #climate #weather 22 minutes ago via TweetDeck Retweeted by JimCantore and 16 others

# Almost an inch an hour in downtown Chicago, IL. right now. #blizzard #snow #weather 33 minutes ago via web

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. ty for that link.

[tammywammy]

7. Im not sure when it'll get above freezing.

I predict everything shut down tomorrow as well.

[rainbow4321]

10. Yep...a handful of schools already have announced closings

The news is interesting tonight..they are showing a DUNE BUGGY on the highway with a chain attached to a stranded car trying to get it off the ice. Yeah, that's going well..not.

[tammywammy]

15. I know UNT has

I go to a smaller private university, they won't announce closures until tomorrow probably.

I checked weather.com and it appears it'll get above freezing Friday.

[rainbow4321]

17. DISD, FWISD, Arlington, and Plano

All recently added to the Wednesday closure list.

Sooooo glad I was not scheduled for work today or tomorrow!! Whew!

[tammywammy]

19. I went in for two hours today

No one was there, so I left. I have the vacation time if I have to use it tomorrow and/or Thursday. Friday's an off day anyway. :)

[rainbow4321]

20. Hmmmm..having spotty internet connection

Called my ISP (Clear) and they said my acccount is fine and they aren't having issues reported.
Given that the infrastructure here is not used to minus ZERO temps, I wonder if it is related. Time to charge the iPhone to the fullest cuz I can't be iced in with NO 'net!

[seabeyond]

12. we were 2 degrees mid morning in amarillo. wind chill -20. bbbbbrrrr.

[derby378]

13. Some Starbucks franchises in Dallas are shutting down at 5pm Central today

I expect that hard freeze is going to visit Big D as well. Better get some logs for the fireplace before they sell out.

[madrchsod]

14. winds blowing 25-40 mph out of the east here in northern il

we do`t get that kind of wind speeds out of the east where i live. in fact i can`t remember when that ever happened...

the wind is supposed to switch to the north and gust up to 60. another fun day in northern,illinois


stay warm texas!

[blogslut]

18. That's pretty rare for Fort Worth

Bundle up ya'll.

Up here in the panhandle we're going to see temps hit five below overnight. We had some snow last night but, thankfully, most of it melted off the streets. Nevertheless, what's left is going to be rock hard ice come the morning.

[Ilsa]

21. Hard freeze, down to 20F all the way to South Texas, even along the Coast. nt

[NutmegYankee]

25. 20 isn't bad.

People in the south tend to freak out about pipes freezing and so on, but don't worry about it. It has to get a lot colder for longer to even begin worrying. So far -10 is the worst we've had this winter for temps.

The 76 inches of F%&^ing snow on the other hand...

[Ilsa]

26. Actually, pipes freezing can be a problem. We have a lot of exposed

plumbing down here, and I've known people who had to redo all their sheet rock etc from broken pipes, even from just two days of cold weather. We're expecting 3-4 days with at least half the day being well below freezing. The pipes have to be wrapped.

The good news is that we don't have to worry about frostbite, road ice, etc, down here, except maybe for a few hours on Friday if we get precipitation.

[w8liftinglady]

22. I just got home from work. F%cking black ice and crazy drivers in Ellis county.

I need a drink.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. Texas has two seasons: Summer and February.

February got here with a bang.

22 degrees in Houston Co. at 8 PM.
No snow.

[1620rock]

24. Heh, that sounds like Spring here in Michigan.