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TORNADO WATCH for North and Central Texas
- Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 10:50
- Conley Isom
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New Tornado Watch is up for north and central Texas. It runs until 7 PM. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds will be possible. It has been a while since we have seen this kind of setup in Texas. You need to be alert to changing conditions. Have a weather radio or app to alert you of warnings. Tune into local media. Have a plan of action in case severe weather hits your area. We will have updates through out the day.
Severe Watch Likely for North and West Central Texas
- Published on Monday, 20 May 2013 13:50
- Conley Isom
- 18 Comments
We are awaiting a new watch that will be issued for areas west of the I-35 corridor, mainly west of the DFW area and Waco. Cumulus clouds are building along the dry line and we will see storm initiation very soon, by 3 PM and there after. Tornadoes, very large hail, and gusty winds are the severe weather threats. Will post the watch when issued.
Below is the Tornado Watch that was issued for Central Oklahoma and includes a few counties in Texas, along the Red River. This is mainly for the area around Wichita Falls. It runs until 10 PM.
Tornado Watch Issued until 1 AM
- Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:04
- David Reimer
- 10 Comments
Tornado Watch has been posted for much of North and Central Texas until 1 AM. This includes the D/FW Metroplex, Waco, and Temple. This replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Watch previously in effect for North Texas. One tornado has already been confirmed and I’m afraid the storms west of D/FW are in a prime position to bring big problems into D/FW in a few hours. This is turning into a serious situation. Very large hail up to softball size, tornadoes, and damaging wind are all possible.
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BELL BOSQUE BROWN
CLAY COLEMAN COLLIN
COMANCHE COOKE CORYELL
DALLAS DENTON EASTLAND
ELLIS ERATH FANNIN
GRAYSON HAMILTON HILL
HOOD HUNT JACK
JOHNSON LAMPASAS MCCULLOCH
MCLENNAN MILLS MONTAGUE
PALO PINTO PARKER ROCKWALL
SAN SABA SOMERVELL STEPHENS
TARRANT WISE YOUNG
Tuesday Night Viewing Forecast for Comet Pan-STARRS
- Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 13:52
- David Reimer
- 17 Comments
Good afternoon!
Upper level clouds are in place across the Texas Panhandle and Southern Oklahoma this afternoon. These upper level clouds are moving quickly to the east/southeast. With the comet Pan-STARRS expected to be view-able to the naked eye right after sunset, I’m sure many of you are wondering if clouds will interfere. I hope to answer some of your questions. I’m afraid a few of you will be disappointed in the forecast while a few of you will be able to get a perfect view of the comet tonight.
The North American Model (NAM) Weather Model is showing this picture for cloud cover at 7 PM tonight. Keep in mind the best time to view the comet will be in the hour after sunset. That will be from 7:30 PM to 8:50 PM depending on where you are in Texas. This model has upper level clouds in place across portions of North and Northeast Texas along with the Rio Grande Valley. Looking at other data, I don’t think the NAM has the right idea with the Rio Grande Valley. In all likelihood skies will be clear down there while there will be issues in North Texas with upper level clouds.
This graphic is the official National Weather Service cloud cover forecast at 7 PM CDT tonight. This graphic shows that most of Texas will be under clear skies except portions of North and Northeast Texas. Since the comet will be view-able just above the western horizon, those to the east of the cloud cover could also have a few issues tonight.
In summary, those in North and Northeast Texas may have issues viewing the comet tonight. Everywhere else should be good to go unless we have any surprise upper level clouds develop. Good luck tonight and be sure to share any photos you get with us!
Clearing Skies Tonight; Cold Wednesday Morning
- Published on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 19:01
- David Reimer
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We have released a new Daily Weather Video. You can watch it here:
Temperatures tonight will cool into the 20s in West Texas and the Panhandle, 30s in North and Central Texas, and 40s and 50s further south. Skies will be clearing from west to east overnight with clouds confined to Northeast Texas by sunrise Wednesday. Don’t forget that any slush or melted snow left on roadways in the Panhandle will freeze tonight. Travel conditions will be hazardous on Interstate 40, Interstate 27, and Highway 287 in the Panhandle.
Wednesday will be a mostly clear day across the state. High temperatures will climb into the 60s along and south of Interstate 10. Temperatures across the North and Central parts of Texas will be in the 50s. Further north, snow cover in the Panhandle will keep temperatures down in the 30s and 40s. Where a snow cover remains, temperatures will struggle to climb above the mid 30s.
Temperatures on Wednesday night will be similar to those tonight. West Texas will see low temperatures in the 20s, those in North and Central Texas will see 30s, and 40s across Southeast and South Texas.
We’ll see a warm up on Friday as winds switch back around to the south. Looks like many folks will warm back up into the 60s and 70s.
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