mcsluggo Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 16 hours ago, China said: Christmas highs reach July levels in Texas and Oklahoma, while the West Coast could see a foot of snow Christmas Day doesn't feel much like winter for much of the South and Southeast. More than 200 records may be broken Christmas Day through Wednesday from Texas to the southeastern U.S. as warm air pushes into the region, bringing spring- and summerlike temperatures. Many locations, including Dallas, Houston and Austin are expected to break daily record highs, but high-temperature records for the entire month of December could also be broken. Specifically, Dallas has a forecast high for Christmas of 83, which is only 6 degrees under its July 4 high; Houston has a forecast high of 81, which is 9 degrees below its July 4 high. Wichita Falls, Texas, hit 91 Friday -- warmer than its July 4 high of 88, and Grandfield, Oklahoma, reached 89, which also beats its July 4 high of 88. Along with the warm temperatures, level 2 of 3 critical fire danger has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center for parts of west Texas and Oklahoma and east Colorado on Sunday due to minimal rain chances, sustained winds up to 25 mph and very low relative humidity that will raise wildfire concerns. The warm weather trend will continue through Wednesday before temperatures lower slightly, but highs will remain above average all week. Contrasting the spring- and summer-like temperatures across the South, the West is seeing rounds of coastal rain and heavy high elevation snowfall. Multiple rounds of snow are impacting the West from a Christmas Day system, contributing to significant mountain snowfall and lower elevation rainfall on the West Coast. More than 6 million people across the Western U.S. are under a winter storm warning. Click on the link for the full article I was in the Outer Banks ...and yeah, it was in the Mid 70s on Christmas Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Meanwhile it's a low to mid 40s°F day (week) here in the East Bay of California. We usually stay in the low 50s at worst. At least it's wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 We don’t even need a winter weather thread at this point 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 It was historically cold in Alaska a couple weeks ago https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/12/10/extreme-cold-russia-alaska-scandinavia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Nothing but thunderstorms and rain, rain, rain. Already knocked my Dish out. It's a good thing that my DVR is damn near full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Emergency operations in place as South Lake Tahoe becomes a snowed in "island" The standstill traffic situation on all roads leading to and from South Lake Tahoe Tuesday made headlines and prompted one governor to declare a State of Emergency. Vehicles crept along the 72 miles from Spooner Summit on US-50 to Placerville on US-50, barely moving at times as massive numbers of people tried to navigate the Sierra when I-80 closed and US-50 reopened. "It was a perfect storm," said South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Clive Savacool of the situation that created the traffic jam in the city. "We were essentially like the San Francisco Bay Bridge and South Lake Tahoe was the only path to get to a destination." I-80 remaining closed when US-50 reopened caused all vehicles normally using the interstate to move to US-50 and go over Spooner from the east, and through Placerville and Echo Summit from the west. The City of South Lake Tahoe announced Tuesday their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was open, but what many didn't know is that the EOC had been open since early Sunday morning. It started with Savacool and City Manager Joe Irvin discussing the potential of the storm and closure of US-50. Savacool and Irvin created a virtual EOC and the lines of communication opened as they reached out to all agency partners, grocery stores, and gasoline stations to make sure supplies were available for residents, and called motels to check on room availability. El Dorado County opened its EOC at the same time. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Well here we go in the midwest. Rain heading in, temps dropping hard around noon on New Years Day. From upper 40s at 6AM, to lower 30s in the afternoon, to teens overnight. Ice is going to be a problem on Sunday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 My SIL texted me that the tornado sirens are going off over in Cobb County. 😬 I think that storm is moving too far north to get to me, but it's just light rain here. Not as many fireworks going off, that's for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Yup, we've got lots of damage around town from the storm last night, thankfully nothing here. It's 70 now, the high will be 74 with another round coming later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Guys I think it might actually get below freezing in the DC area next week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 'A treacherous start to 2022': South faces threat of severe weather, tornadoes Tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather are expected on Saturday night to continue plaguing parts of the South caught between a winter storm to the northwest and balmy weather to the southeast. The first day of 2022 has become part of a recent rash of wild weather, including devastating tornadoes across multiple states, drenching rains in Southern California and gusting winds in Colorado that fueled a devastating wildfire. "From bitterly cold wind chills and travel-disruptive snowfall totals to severe storms and flash flooding, (the weather) will make for a treacherous start to 2022," National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Mullinax said in an online forecast. In the South on New Year's Day, another round of severe storms plagued the region, where scores of people were killed in tornadoes last month. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 17 degrees and windy at 7 PM. Was 80 degrees and cloudy 8 days ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 On 12/28/2021 at 1:25 PM, Springfield said: We don’t even need a winter weather thread at this point We just needed to have me come in and **** talk winter weather in our area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 West RVA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry.Randolphe Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 If we get more than 3" tomorrow, I'll be shocked. It's way too warm for anything to stick. It'll just be a slushy mess tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 The base at Pax River already closed for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOF44 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 3 hours ago, HOF44 said: They officially closed. Off tomorrow. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 5 hours ago, EmirOfShmo said: West RVA... Were gonna get thumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just654 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 I swear everything closes at the drop of a hat these days. Growing up it was rare for the Federal government to shut down, and there always had to be snow already on the ground for it to happen. I understand why schools don't want busloads of kids on slippery roads, but the rest seems premature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Dark Sky estimates 7-10" of snow overnight through the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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