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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1127 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
...UNPRECEDENTED WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS AT 11 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 11 PM CHRISTMAS EVE
FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOLLOW:
NUECES COUNTY...2-3 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER
THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE HARBOR BRIDGE...HIGHWAY
286/CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY...HIGHWAY 358/SPID...JFK CAUSEWAY
AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 37 ARE CLOSED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING.
VICTORIA COUNTY...5-7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING
WITH RATES UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR. ROADS SNOW PACKED.
ARANSAS COUNTY...1-2 INCHES IN ROCKPORT WITH ROADS SNOW PACKED.
BEE COUNTY...5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAYS 181/59 ARE CLOSED IN THE COUNTY.
CALHOUN COUNTY...3-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
ROADS STILL PASSABLE BUT SNOW PACKED.
DUVAL COUNTY...4-5 INCHES IN SAN DIEGO. ROADS SNOW PACKED AND ICY
COUNTYWIDE.
GOLIAD COUNTY...3-5 INCHES WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING WITH SNOW
AMOUNTS UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR.
JIM WELLS COUNTY...6 INCHES COUNTYWIDE WITH MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING. ROADS ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
KLEBERG COUNTY...1-3 INCHES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ROADS
SNOW PACKED WITH MANY ACCIDENTS.
LA SALLE COUNTY...1-3 INCHES FROM ENCINAL NORTHEAST TO FOWLERTON.
LIVE OAK COUNTY...6 INCHES AROUND I-37 AND HIGHWAY 59 EAST OF
GEORGE WEST. POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THREE RIVERS. ROADS
ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
MCMULLEN COUNTY...3 INCHES AT TILDEN AS OF 830 PM.
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...4 INCHES FROM MATHIS TO ODEM. 1-3 INCHES
OVER EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
WEBB COUNTY...ROADS ICY OVER EASTERN WEBB COUNTY FROM EAST OF
LAREDO TO AGUILARES. NO ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS TIME.
The scientific discussion from the NWS Corpus Christi
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
.SHORT TERM (REST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...INTENSIFYING 500HPA CYCLONE AND STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING(CSI ONE LIKELY CONTRIBUTOR) AND ELEVATED INSTABILITY(ISOLATED THUNDERSNOW) IS PRODUCING SNOW OF HISTORICAL PROPORTIONS ACROSS THE REGION. RAISED TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF
A PREMONT TO MATHIS TO DACOSTA LINE WHERE HEAVY SNOWBAND REMAINS ORIENTED. ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA REMAINS VALID.
And from the NWS Houston...
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1103 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
.UPDATE...
POSTED WINTER WX WARNING FOR THE ORIGINAL ADVISORY AREA (THAT IS FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-0). HGX RADAR INDICATING A SOLID BAND OF BRIGHT BANDING OVER THE FAR SRN THIRD OF THE CWA. RECENT REPORTS HAVE UP TO AT LEAST 2" OF SNOW OVER THESE LOCATIONS..THUS FAR. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR TO GO TO OFFICIALLY HAVE SNOW ON X-MAS DAY (AGAIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER). A PEEK DOWNSTREAM STILL SHOWING ADDITIONAL BANDS MOVING UP FROM THE CRP CWA...WITH THE BACK EDGE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE RIO GRANDE. STAY TUNED... 41/46
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
HAVE DECIDED TO RE-ISSUE/UPDATE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SE TX TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS JUST NORTH OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE/COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATING OVERNIGHT FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO SEEING ADDITIONAL PCPN DEVELOPMENT TO OUR SSW ATTM (AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO EJECT S/WS ACROSS THE REGION). LOOKING OVER THE RECORDS..THERE IS A VERY REAL AND DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT WE (MAINLY FOR IAH AND GLS) COULD SEE OUR VERY FIRST WHITE CHRISTMAS (THAT IS SINCE WX RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT). NOT PLANNING ON MAKING TOO MANY OTHER CHANGES FOR THIS EVENING SO WILL KEEP THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PKG PRETTY MUCH AS IS. 41/46
SOME SNOWFALL FACTS:
TODAY'S SNOW IS THE FIRST SNOW TO FALL IN HOUSTON SINCE DECEMBER 17TH 1996 WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. THE LAST TIME HOUSTON HAD MEASURABLE SNOW OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE WAS ON DECEMBER 22ND 1989 WHEN 1.7 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT. THE BIGGEST SNOW ON RECORD IN HOUSTON WAS 20.0 INCHES THAT FELL ON FEBRUARY 14TH-15TH 1895...A TRULY AMAZING RECORD. 35/42
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1127 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
...UNPRECEDENTED WHITE CHRISTMAS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS AT 11 PM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS OF 11 PM CHRISTMAS EVE
FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOLLOW:
NUECES COUNTY...2-3 INCHES WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER
THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE HARBOR BRIDGE...HIGHWAY
286/CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY...HIGHWAY 358/SPID...JFK CAUSEWAY
AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 37 ARE CLOSED DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING.
VICTORIA COUNTY...5-7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING
WITH RATES UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR. ROADS SNOW PACKED.
ARANSAS COUNTY...1-2 INCHES IN ROCKPORT WITH ROADS SNOW PACKED.
BEE COUNTY...5 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH VISIBILITY NEAR
ZERO IN HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAYS 181/59 ARE CLOSED IN THE COUNTY.
CALHOUN COUNTY...3-4 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
ROADS STILL PASSABLE BUT SNOW PACKED.
DUVAL COUNTY...4-5 INCHES IN SAN DIEGO. ROADS SNOW PACKED AND ICY
COUNTYWIDE.
GOLIAD COUNTY...3-5 INCHES WITH HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING WITH SNOW
AMOUNTS UP TO 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR.
JIM WELLS COUNTY...6 INCHES COUNTYWIDE WITH MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING. ROADS ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
KLEBERG COUNTY...1-3 INCHES WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ROADS
SNOW PACKED WITH MANY ACCIDENTS.
LA SALLE COUNTY...1-3 INCHES FROM ENCINAL NORTHEAST TO FOWLERTON.
LIVE OAK COUNTY...6 INCHES AROUND I-37 AND HIGHWAY 59 EAST OF
GEORGE WEST. POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THREE RIVERS. ROADS
ICY AND SNOW PACKED.
MCMULLEN COUNTY...3 INCHES AT TILDEN AS OF 830 PM.
SAN PATRICIO COUNTY...4 INCHES FROM MATHIS TO ODEM. 1-3 INCHES
OVER EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
WEBB COUNTY...ROADS ICY OVER EASTERN WEBB COUNTY FROM EAST OF
LAREDO TO AGUILARES. NO ACCUMULATIONS AT THIS TIME.
The scientific discussion from the NWS Corpus Christi
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1151 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
.SHORT TERM (REST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...INTENSIFYING 500HPA CYCLONE AND STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING(CSI ONE LIKELY CONTRIBUTOR) AND ELEVATED INSTABILITY(ISOLATED THUNDERSNOW) IS PRODUCING SNOW OF HISTORICAL PROPORTIONS ACROSS THE REGION. RAISED TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF
A PREMONT TO MATHIS TO DACOSTA LINE WHERE HEAVY SNOWBAND REMAINS ORIENTED. ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES IN THE REMAINDER OF THE WARNING AREA AND 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA REMAINS VALID.
And from the NWS Houston...
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1103 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004
.UPDATE...
POSTED WINTER WX WARNING FOR THE ORIGINAL ADVISORY AREA (THAT IS FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-0). HGX RADAR INDICATING A SOLID BAND OF BRIGHT BANDING OVER THE FAR SRN THIRD OF THE CWA. RECENT REPORTS HAVE UP TO AT LEAST 2" OF SNOW OVER THESE LOCATIONS..THUS FAR. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR TO GO TO OFFICIALLY HAVE SNOW ON X-MAS DAY (AGAIN
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER). A PEEK DOWNSTREAM STILL SHOWING ADDITIONAL BANDS MOVING UP FROM THE CRP CWA...WITH THE BACK EDGE SOMEWHERE NEAR THE RIO GRANDE. STAY TUNED... 41/46
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
HAVE DECIDED TO RE-ISSUE/UPDATE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SE TX TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS JUST NORTH OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE/COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATING OVERNIGHT FOR THESE AREAS AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO SEEING ADDITIONAL PCPN DEVELOPMENT TO OUR SSW ATTM (AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO EJECT S/WS ACROSS THE REGION). LOOKING OVER THE RECORDS..THERE IS A VERY REAL AND DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT WE (MAINLY FOR IAH AND GLS) COULD SEE OUR VERY FIRST WHITE CHRISTMAS (THAT IS SINCE WX RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT). NOT PLANNING ON MAKING TOO MANY OTHER CHANGES FOR THIS EVENING SO WILL KEEP THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PKG PRETTY MUCH AS IS. 41/46
SOME SNOWFALL FACTS:
TODAY'S SNOW IS THE FIRST SNOW TO FALL IN HOUSTON SINCE DECEMBER 17TH 1996 WHEN A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECORDED. THE LAST TIME HOUSTON HAD MEASURABLE SNOW OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE WAS ON DECEMBER 22ND 1989 WHEN 1.7 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT. THE BIGGEST SNOW ON RECORD IN HOUSTON WAS 20.0 INCHES THAT FELL ON FEBRUARY 14TH-15TH 1895...A TRULY AMAZING RECORD. 35/42