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Other than one or two posts, most of that thread actually looks pretty tame — mostly discussion of forecasted lows, as well as model outputs. Speaking of models, I was glad to see more discussion regarding the ICON — that weather model is very underrated on wx discussions across forums, social media, etc compared to GFS/GEFS and EURO/EPS.
Texas has no water to the north of it to moderate any blasts coming down from the upper midwest and Canada.
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I've also heard it said that it's because of the lack of the protection of the Appalachians (like South Carolina and Georgia at similar latitudes to Texas have), and being more directly in the path of the cold fronts thanks to being centrally located longitude-wise by North America standards. Fascinating to think about.
But if the Appalachians were the only factor regarding the outcomes of these cold outbreaks, then the cold anomalies would be extended not just to Texas, but to all the Southern states west of the immediate Eastern Seabord — so Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, etc.
But if the Appalachians were the only factor regarding the outcomes of these cold outbreaks, then the cold anomalies would be extended not just to Texas, but to all the Southern states west of the immediate Eastern Seabord — so Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, etc.
Which it has in this case, the bulk of this cold front just sloped down the Appalachians from my interpretation of forecast maps. It's why New Orleans and Mobile/Pensacola were 4-7C colder than Gainesville this morning and why Houston was 5C colder than the Outer Banks (note the latitude difference!).
Got down to 12F this morning! 3F lower than it got during the Dec 2022 event and 1F warmer than Feb 2021. Never got above freezing Monday or Tuesday!
Got up to 41F today but already down to 29F this evening. Supposed to start warming up after midnight due to southerly flow and getting past 60F tomorrow before next strong cold front arrives.
Got down to 12F this morning! 3F lower than it got during the Dec 2022 event and 1F warmer than Feb 2021. Never got above freezing Monday or Tuesday!
Got up to 41F today but already down to 29F this evening. Supposed to start warming up after midnight due to southerly flow and getting past 60F tomorrow before next strong cold front arrives.
Oof, that is 6C colder than the usual of about -5C, it looks like Alexandria was definitely one of the most hard-hit of places.
I assume you enjoyed that and the snow/sleet though? Since your ideal winters are colder and snowier than Alexandria's?
Once we get near Feb it is over for FL with 90's coming back.
I know it can get hot in the winter in Florida.
However, in the short term (next 8 days) none of the models show temps that hot for Florida or anywhere in the subtropical south. By early next week, seasonable 70's F for Florida...and 65 to 70 for Gulf Coast/lower East Coast. So pretty nice mid winter temps for the deep south:
Oof, that is 6C colder than the usual of about -5C, it looks like Alexandria was definitely one of the most hard-hit of places.
I assume you enjoyed that and the snow/sleet though? Since your ideal winters are colder and snowier than Alexandria's?
Yeah the sleet was nice to see (more than I had anticipated), though not much snow besides some light flurries. Unfortunately haven't had a wintry event with a decent amount of snow since Jan 2018 (the Feb 2021 event was mostly sleet with some snow towards the end).
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? Since your ideal winters are colder and snowier than Alexandria's?
