Here is a detailed look at the weather setup over the next few days.
Modified arctic air slams southern high plains
Scenario Arctic air from the depths of Canada is set to slide south along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains and cruise over the top of the southern high plains starting Wednesday afternoon. The cold ridge of high pressure that is pushing south with stay in place through Sunday. This will open the door for wintry precipitation to fall… Read more →
Seeing as a healthy section of Texas is under the gun for some winter weather, it seemed like a good time to put things into perspective.
The forecast might be calling for between 3″ to 5″ of snow in some places and up to 1/2″ of ice in others, but at least it isn’t this:
Winter weather headed toward Texas panhandle
Scenario A closed-low off moving through California will track east through the southern Rockies and into Texas. As it does so, it will increase the chances for wintry precipitation across New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. The main threats are for heavy snowfall, freezing rain and treacherous travel conditions. As the area of low-pressure moves toward Texas it will increase the… Read more →
Raining in L.A.? That means “Storm Team Coverage”
This just in….
(update 10:00am, Saturday, November 23)
I wanted to throw out an update because Jimmy Kimmel apparently got in on the fun, too. Here is a snippet of his monologue covering the “rain” in LA….