Texas Fall/Winter thread!

jinman · Jan 21, 2012

Western said:
Going to push towards 80 today, IN January?

I was working on my tractor in the hole I call a pond (some day it will happen). It was so hot I was sweating in just a t-shirt under my canopy. This morning, it's 27F and going to be a cool day. Tomorrow (Sunday) should be a carbon copy of yesterday, so maybe I'll be back diggin' & hauling more dirt.:thumbsup: Gotta love this weather for January.

ronjhall · Jan 22, 2012

Still waiting on some rain down here in the Valley. Weatherman says 10 to 30% off and on all week. Plenty of moisture in the air. But none that makes it to the ground as rain.

sldva00 · Jan 22, 2012

Ronjhall, where in the Valley are you staying? It should be mid to upper 80's today.

jinman · Jan 22, 2012

Our sky is a sickening dusty orange color. YUK! I know the folks in W. TX have it much worse, but I had to get off my tractor and come inside because the dust was so thick.

Bird · Jan 22, 2012

jinman said:
Our sky is a sickening dusty orange color. YUK! I know the folks in W. TX have it much worse, but I had to get off my tractor and come inside because the dust was so thick.

I"ve been watching football on the boob tube and just noticed it didn't look quite right outside, so I came in here to check the National Weather Service and sure enough, "blowing dust" it says. It even smells funny outside.

ronjhall · Jan 23, 2012

sldva00 said:
Ronjhall, where in the Valley are you staying? It should be mid to upper 80's today.

North side of McAllen.

Western · Jan 23, 2012

jinman said:
I was working on my tractor in the hole I call a pond (some day it will happen). It was so hot I was sweating in just a t-shirt under my canopy. This morning, it's 27F and going to be a cool day. Tomorrow (Sunday) should be a carbon copy of yesterday, so maybe I'll be back diggin' & hauling more dirt.:thumbsup: Gotta love this weather for January.

jinman said:
Our sky is a sickening dusty orange color. YUK! I know the folks in W. TX have it much worse, but I had to get off my tractor and come inside because the dust was so thick.

Bird said:
I"ve been watching football on the boob tube and just noticed it didn't look quite right outside, so I came in here to check the National Weather Service and sure enough, "blowing dust" it says. It even smells funny outside.

What y'all said!

Jim, I think I saw your hat "blow" by yesterday, nice day, but could have done without the "breeze"

Bird, my 1st thought when I noticed the discoloration in the sky was fire! After this past summer and with yesterdays wind, a fire would have past my place before I knew it was there!!

two_bit_score · Jan 24, 2012

ronjhall said:
North side of McAllen.

Ron, have you ventured over to the Shrimp Haus on South Padre yet?
Just heard about it today so have no first hand knowledge of the place. It sounds good though.

CowboyRon · Jan 24, 2012

two_bit_score said:
Ron, have you ventured over to the Shrimp Haus on South Padre yet?
Just heard about it today so have no first hand knowledge of the place. It sounds good though.

The shrimp haus is part of schliterban. They cook shrimp more ways than Bubba Gumps mama.

two_bit_score · Jan 24, 2012

CowboyRon said:
The shrimp haus is part of schliterban. They cook shrimp more ways than Bubba Gumps mama.

Sounds like you've been there. I'm looking for an excuse to go as soon as possible. Driven down from CC a couple times and once you're in CC or Kingsville it's not that far.

Of course just good fresh boiled shrimp are good enough or me anytime.

Had some really good ones at the Ragin' Cajun in Houston last week.

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CowboyRon · Jan 24, 2012

two_bit_score said:
Sounds like you've been there. I'm looking for an excuse to go as soon as possible. Driven down from CC a couple times and once you're in CC or Kingsville it's not that far.

Of course just good fresh boiled shrimp are good enough or me anytime.

Had some really good ones at the Ragin' Cajun in Houston last week.

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We stopped there coming back from vacation in Mexico. The only bad thing is the restaraunt is inside a water park which requires admission.

CowboyRon · Jan 24, 2012

Just give me some good shrimp gumbo and I will be happy any day

ronjhall · Jan 24, 2012

Have not be to the Island yet this year. Will probably go next month. Had local shrimp for dinner last night from HEB.

Western · Jan 24, 2012

Looks like North Texas will get some serious rain the next couple of days! 2-3" alone predicted in my area, 4-5" over Eddies way (East TX) This "front" should give us some good run-off, I have been digging 36" deep holes for a fence at the church and the ground is moist all the way down. If we get the amount of rain they say, we should get some good pond filling going on.

When we went to Oklahoma Saturday for a funeral, I did notice most the ponds around Decatur and North appeared full, not quite the case in my spot, but sure looking better.

blueriver · Jan 24, 2012

Western said:
Looks like North Texas will get some serious rain the next couple of days! 2-3" alone predicted in my area, 4-5" over Eddies way (East TX) This "front" should give us some good run-off, I have been digging 36" deep holes for a fence at the church and the ground is moist all the way down. If we get the amount of rain they say, we should get some good pond filling going on.

When we went to Oklahoma Saturday for a funeral, I did notice most the ponds around Decatur and North appeared full, not quite the case in my spot, but sure looking better.

Thats a decent forecast ... my area could see some heavy rain 3-4". My ponds still need water and this rain may fill them.

Western · Jan 24, 2012

blueriver said:
Thats a decent forecast ... my area could see some heavy rain 3-4". My ponds still need water and this rain may fill them.

We where in Hugo last Saturday and it looked pretty darn saturated there, I didn't make it to Ft. Towsen, but Hugo seemed pretty "muddy"

EddieWalker · Jan 24, 2012

I haven't heard any numbers for what they expect, but sure will appreciate anything that comes down. My small pond is two feet from being full and my lake is 4 feet down.

Forecast is 80% for this evening, 100% for tomorrow and 100% for tomorrow night, then 60 % for Thursday.

Eddie

two_bit_score · Jan 24, 2012

CowboyRon said:
Just give me some good shrimp gumbo and I will be happy any day

Hey, I heard Johnny Cayse's in Longview closed, is that right? They had good gumbo.

CowboyRon · Jan 24, 2012

two_bit_score said:
Hey, I heard Johnny Cayse's in Longview closed, is that right? They had good gumbo.

I haven't been that way in awhile, so I couldn't tell you.

WM75Guy · Jan 24, 2012

EddieWalker said:
I haven't heard any numbers for what they expect, but sure will appreciate anything that comes down. My small pond is two feet from being full and my lake is 4 feet down.

Forecast is 80% for this evening, 100% for tomorrow and 100% for tomorrow night, then 60 % for Thursday.

Eddie

It's heading our way. I thought from the TV it was coming in from the west, the animation on Weather.com for the next 6 hours shows it coming up from the south.