Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Bird]

Recall when we had snow on Corpus Christi beach on Christmas a few years ago?

I don't think we ever saw snow down there, but we went to Port Aransas for the week of Thanksgiving every year for many years and quickly learned to carry both warm weather and cold weather clothes because you never knew which you were going to have, but there was a good chance of having both hot and cold weather during the week.

 

[bindian]

We got 1/4 inch of rain last night.
hugs, Brandi

 

[ronjhall]

In a way I am happy you guys are keeping your rain. It's finally stopped up north here. But, weather forecast reports say we are in for a green Christmas.

 

[two_bit_score]

Now that would have felt "odd" , Only times I've been down there was summer and the humidity was unbearable for me. I did go to a men's bible camp near there in the 70's with my dad and it was kinda cool. Somewhere near Brownsville I think.


You guy's did pretty darn good on the rain totals, with all the thunder and lightning you'd have thought We would have a foot here, but yet ended with a trace over 1/2". Maybe I need a new rain gauge, mine has a big hole on the top

The pics of snow on the beach were pretty net. The Caller-Times had some good ones on their website but I can't find them right now. if I can I'll post a link.


Pretty much got some good rain over the last few days from the coastal bend to east Texas. All much needed and appreciated.

Bird may be having a big sale on his special rain gauges so you could pick up a few spares.

 

[two_bit_score]

In a way I am happy you guys are keeping your rain. It's finally stopped up north here. But, weather forecast reports say we are in for a green Christmas.

It all runs down hill.

 

[two_bit_score]

I don't think we ever saw snow down there, but we went to Port Aransas for the week of Thanksgiving every year for many years and quickly learned to carry both warm weather and cold weather clothes because you never knew which you were going to have, but there was a good chance of having both hot and cold weather during the week.

Yeh. The beach when it's cold is a mystical place. I prefer the warm weather mostly because of the girls in bikinis.

Search you tube for "port aransas snow 2004" and you'll get a pretty good video of it. I could never figure out how to link it.

 

[two_bit_score]

http://media.caller.com/media/img/photos/2009/12/03/20091203-111523-pic-643662352_t300.jpg

http://media.caller.com/media/img/photos/2009/12/03/20091203-111523-pic-662346327_t607.jpg

http://media.caller.com/media/img/photos/2009/12/03/20091203-111523-pic-976071040_t607.jpg

Here are some pics of the snow on Corpus Christi beach. Man I can't believe that was back in 2004. Seems like just a year or two ago.

 

[jinman]

Wow! Don't you know that those palm trees were in shock?:laughing:

This all started with Bird talking about a huge sleet storm. I'm still amazed at that because it was in the southern part of Wise county as Dennis mentioned, but all I saw here was huge downpours of rain. Last night the weatherman was showing the snowstrom predictions in the panhandle and called it "thunder-snow" instead of thunderstorm. It would really feel weird to have thunder, lightning, and heavy snow at the same time. I guess that's another one of those "only in Texas" kind of things.:confused2:

 

[Western]

Jim, that last big snow/freeze event we had last, what Feb? We had the Thunder snow, 1st time my wife has heard thunder, other than the usually rain associated event.

"Heat lightning" is also neat to see, have seen that a few times, mostly in the Western part of Texas for me though.

Supposed to rain again Sunday through Monday night, should get allot of run-off from this one. I had more run-off with this last 1/2" than when we got the 1"+ so I think the ground is getting saturated good.

I wish they would update the Lakes info more on the news, last I heard lake Bridgeport was 13' low, but I haven't been there since it was 6' low myself. Hard to put a boat in when the ramp is 20' from the water

 

[two_bit_score]

It seems like the ground has soaked up all the water. Pretty saturated. Took the backhoe and pulled up a few trees pretty easily this afternoon. Maybe the next rain will go in the pond.