Major snowfall has impacted Southeast texas today, with Houston seeing some decent amounts! This is the record for earliest snowfall in the area! Currently there are winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings, and freeze warnings in place for the larger southeast texas area. Here are some of the graphical forecasts of the area!
Couple of graphics and advisories, as well as a radar image of the snow.
Winter Storm Warning
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BETWEEN 5 AND 6 PM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 20S THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AND WET ROADS WILL
BEGIN TO FREEZE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF RAPIDLY CHANGING
ROAD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND BE PREPARED FOR OCCASIONAL ICY
TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MELTING AND REFREEZING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES...WILL CREATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. THIS TYPE OF
ICE IS VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE ON THE ROAD SURFACE...AND CAN CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR.
Winter Weather Advisory
...HISTORIC EARLY WINTER SNOWFALL IN PROGRESS...
.ONE OF THE EARLIEST SNOWFALLS ON RECORD CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN HAS TRANSITIONED TO SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WITH RAIN OVER SOUTHERN
LOUISIANA EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT
END BEFORE MIDNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND END IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE I-10
CORRIDOR...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH OR LESS SOUTH OF I-10
TO THE COAST.
Freeze Warning
...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON TO BE A MAJOR ONE...
.A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS FILTERING SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA
WILL BRING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON TO ALL OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 20S ACROSS THE LAKES REGION
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 30S IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
Snowfall in Houston was large and had been accumulating all day today, causing the airport to cancel flights and hazardous road travel. All of this rain and snow is expected to melt tonight, and freeze over, causing some very hazardous driving conditions. Here is a radar image of the snowfall over portions of southeast texas. the red dot is my current location.
