North Texas "cold snap"

[wroughtn_harv]

Everything has came to a standstill. We've had a record twelve plus inches of snowfall. But it hasn't done all the freezing thing yet, a good thing.

 

[jinman]

Well, the snow has stopped and things are clearing up. If I can find my back blade in all the snow, I may get out later and try to clear the driveway and road some. We lost power just for a short time last night, but I didn't know it until I got up this morning and saw all the clocks flashing. So far, this has not been a big deal for us except the shear quantity of snow.

Egon, luckily I brushed the snow off my tractor seat, and I wasn't out long enough for the moisture to soak through. I was toasty warm in my snowmobile suit and my mad bomber hat, but my hands started to get cold because water was just beginning to penetrate through two pairs of gloves.

Edit: Here's some pictures of the snow this morning.

 

[Bird]

Yes, it finally quit snowing, and so far I consider us very lucky. Of course the snow is even deeper than yesterday. Our power line comes from the back of the property through a live oak tree. I do a little pruning every year to keep the limbs far enough from the power line to be OK during most of the wind we have, but the weight of the snow has limbs down on the power line.

And in spite of the snow on the dish, we still have satellite reception. I'm guessing when we lost reception, it was not the snow on the dish, but the snow and clouds in the sky blocking reception, as it does in heavy rains.

 

[jinman]

Oh boy! Bird you have a situation there. Keep your fingers crossed and hope for a thaw soon. Hopefully we will get a thaw before we get much wind.

 

[mikim]

and all we got was rain -- nearly 3" iaw my rain gauge. -- y'all are totally welcome to keep that white stuff.

 

[Western]

I haven't measured since last night, but we are over 12". Lost electric yesterday afternoon to the well house for about 3 hrs, so fortunate there.

Jim, I tried to "push off" the snow at a low water crossing we all have to cross here. All I had was my bucket, so I mostly made a mess. Took about 30 minutes to get the 8-9" off and was loading up with more snow as I left! I would have done more but I was short on fuel and well, just wasn't necessary.

Actually quite pretty outside this a.m. I have to go get my wife since she had to stay over. so I think this time i will mind my own business unless I see someone that is in some kind of danger.

Still haven't looked at my truck fully..LOL figure it wont get better and i can deal with it after the global warming thingy is over..

 

[Bird]

Yep, it really was pretty this morning, even though I can't say I wanted it. And I don't know how much we got; but it was somewhere between 6 and 12 inches. The NWS shows Denton got .88" of "precipitation". I assume that was the snow after it melted, and that's pretty close to what my own rain gauge had.

 

[mikim]

Yep, it really was pretty this morning, even though I can't say I wanted it. And I don't know how much we got; but it was somewhere between 6 and 12 inches. The NWS shows Denton got .88" of "precipitation". I assume that was the snow after it melted, and that's pretty close to what my own rain gauge had.

Correct -- some of the rain gauges even have a heater to melt the snow. Thus "precip" does not = "snow level" . You just need a yard stick and a space that's level and preferably clear of obstructions to measure snow level. You could walk around the property taking several measurements then average 'em.

 

[jayste]

Correct -- some of the rain gauges even have a heater to melt the snow. Thus "precip" does not = "snow level" . You just need a yard stick and a space that's level and preferably clear of obstructions to measure snow level. You could walk around the property taking several measurements then average 'em.

I made the mistake of leaving my rain gauge out about 2 winter storms ago and it cracked and broke! I really liked this one, it held 6" plus, was sturdy and was free from Chisholm Trail Farm Credit....well maybe it wasn't REALLY free!?

Jim, nice pics. Looks like you guys really got the white stuff. Don't fret the "cab-less" tractor. I've got one too. I try to pull the seat over onto the steering wheel when I get off and it's raining, snowing or it's 110 deg outside!

Bird, I know the feeling. I've got a few trees I've got to trim as well.

 

[dave1949]

Yep, it really was pretty this morning, even though I can't say I wanted it. And I don't know how much we got; but it was somewhere between 6 and 12 inches. The NWS shows Denton got .88" of "precipitation". I assume that was the snow after it melted, and that's pretty close to what my own rain gauge had.

I think 12" of snow is usually in the area of 1" precip. It varies a lot of course. When they take snow pack surveys in late Winter here - to predict flooding potential - they push a hollow tube down to the ground in the snow, pull it out then weigh it to get the actual water content. 'A pint's a pound the world around' is a good old saying.
Dave.