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RRISD just canceled for the day.  Guess it’s bridges because here in cedar park roads are bone dry.  February can get fucked for my working productivity, multiple closures each year suck

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Maybe they’re concerned about more precipitation in forecast later mid-morning. Wouldn’t be surprised if AISD follows suit.

Yeah for kicks I was reading the AISD Facebook page and comments…I’m not going to whine about about RRISD ‘super moms’ whining and in everyone’s business anymore, Austin’s page is like a Karen Of The Year award show.  

36 minutes ago, Homercles said:

RRISD just canceled for the day.  Guess it’s bridges because here in cedar park roads are bone dry.  

They ain't bone dry in '04. The south 1st turnaround bridge over Ben White was fun this morning. 

DFW is basically shut down this morning. Freezing mist all night on already frozen roads made the perfect skating rink. Took me 2 hours to make my 45 minute commute home. 

Supposed to get above freezing this afternoon but not the wind chill.  Any thoughts on bridges/overpasses improving later in the day?

17 hours ago, texasdago said:

This is depressing weather.  Boooo.  Satuday's Texas baseball game is going to suck.

I predict warmer weather when they come back for the football game

1 hour ago, Homercles said:

RRISD just canceled for the day.  Guess it’s bridges because here in cedar park roads are bone dry.  February can get fucked for my working productivity, multiple closures each year suck

Pflugerville canceled for the day, Austin still on a delay. Leander didn't even delay which is really odd.

I feel like it’s been proven Leander is full honey badger…they’ve even turned off comments on their FB page recently lol

7 minutes ago, Homercles said:

Supposed to get above freezing this afternoon but not the wind chill.  Any thoughts on bridges/overpasses improving later in the day?

Wind chill doesn’t affect inanimate things. Will there be sun, or overcast all day?  That’s what I’d look at. 

mini-update:
Temps will slowly rise to > freezing by 10 in ATX, by noon in most suburbs, by mid-afternoon counties N and W.  Drizzle tapers off by dinner time.  Temps actually continue to rise overnight (thanks to clouds)  - there might be a brief stretch of clearing late afternoon or evening, but that's just the first storm moving out, 2nd one coming in.  That one won't really affect us until Saturday.  Friday should dawn > freezing for most of us, temps don't go there again foreseeable future.  Any precip from Friday on will be rain. Bridges maybe icy here/there early Fri, but very scattered and the exception.  Saturday a more potent storm comes in - with rain and no chance at all of freezing stuff.  

Once we go above freezing today, this winter event is over. 

Well, it better get to crackin’....

At 8:30 here in 78717 - between Round Rock & Cedar Park.....

 

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You must live on Mt. ArmyBrat.  I can see the ice and stuff, but that's definitely not the usual for the area.  Although you are kinda north, not totally surprising.

However, this is the reading from nearby your Arctic house, and this was at 8, never mind it's at least 1 degree warmer now:

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AISD schools resuming after two-hour delay.  Just dropped my kid off at Highland Park Elementary, and the Hancock Bridge was a bit slick, so I'm guessing there are other bridges that might have some icing.

2 hours ago, Homercles said:

RRISD just canceled for the day.  Guess it’s bridges because here in cedar park roads are bone dry.  February can get fucked for my working productivity, multiple closures each year suck

Rumor is the road in front of the bus depot is closed so they can't even get the busses out for RRISD.

28 minutes ago, The Dog said:

Rumor is the road in front of the bus depot is closed so they can't even get the busses out for RRISD.

Our street (1 mile) from that bus barn is half icy, so 620/45 is worse because of all the bridges & flyovers in that area.

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SW Parkway shut down from Barton Creek to 71. 

Not sure why AiSD thought it was a good idea to open up. 

Dallas Texas TV has all kinds of video of people trying to drive on icy bridges and overpasses.

 

1 hour ago, Wally Pryor said:

SW Parkway shut down from Barton Creek to 71. 

Not sure why AiSD thought it was a good idea to open up. 

Eanes didn't delay at all.  Bee Caves out by West Ridge to 71 was pretty dicey.

2 hours ago, Jive Turkey said:

Dallas Texas TV has all kinds of video of people trying to drive on icy bridges and overpasses.

 

The second had me thinking of curling for some reason

 

 

1 minute ago, Catpfish said:

The second had me thinking of curling for some reason

 

i had the exact same thought.

How is interstate driving in Texas February not a damn Olympic sport yet?  Way the fuck more interesting than half the shit in Beijing.  Backstories?  You want competitor’s backstories?  I got freakin backstories.  

Had a clear drive at 10:30 AM from 360/2222 to McCallum HS (Koenig/Lamar).  No bridges, I guess.  Everything seemed really dry.  Was it just random around town?

I just drove around 183/45 toll road go to Lowe’s, roads were fine and all high overpasses had traffic moving.  Only saw one cop with someone.  Surface roads are dry up here 

7 hours ago, South Austin said:

AISD schools resuming after two-hour delay.  Just dropped my kid off at Highland Park Elementary, and the Hancock Bridge was a bit slick, so I'm guessing there are other bridges that might have some icing.

Im the reason they put that fence on the south side of that bridge back in the early 80's. 

Im the reason they put that fence on the south side of that bridge back in the early 80's. 

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12 minutes ago, Updawg said:


TxTow jr?

We dumped a bunch of packing peanuts off it.

So, uh, we done with winter, yet?  Are we all good now?

Was 25 degrees when I pulled onto 360 this morning near Bull Creek. I didn't see that number in any of the three forecasts I follow.

49 minutes ago, Orange&White said:

Was 25 degrees when I pulled onto 360 this morning near Bull Creek. I didn't see that number in any of the three forecasts I follow.

Ditto... 28 or so around here.  Oops... sorry to a few plants.

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Winter may have one last gasp next week,

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Looks like the worst of it will be a brief, light freeze overnight (Fri into Sat), not a big deal.  Then it quickly warms up by later weekend.

We're past the massive freeze-ups, but still in the game for light overnight freezes until the end of the month.

15 minutes ago, phdhorn said:

Looks like the worst of it will be a brief, light freeze overnight (Fri into Sat), not a big deal. 

So I should buy only 24 rolls of toilet paper instead of 72?

Looks like we get about 6-7 days of Winter's Last Gasp before a stretch of much more pleasant weather arrives next week. Cold and dreary the next few days leading into a chilly, but at least sunny, weekend. 

Seeing a lot of 75/50 days on the long-range forecast starting next Monday. 

More like a toot.  Sat. dawn to about Sat. noon.  Then for some in suburbs/hill country, Sun. about the same (city should be > freezing).  Then poof.

Friday into Saturday will be cold, but nothing like even the colder blasts this year.  It'll be a "calm cold", that is clearing overnight Sat. and no precip, Sat will be sunny and almost 60°.  About 70° Sun., and off into the 70's all next week.

Frankly, this is nuthin'.

Ain’t scared.  But how long do you think we’ll be below freezing?  Don’t Mind the chill, just wondering if I gotta drag out all the plant/palm coverings one more time.  Shit takes me awhile.  

11 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Ain’t scared.  But how long do you think we’ll be below freezing?  Don’t Mind the chill, just wondering if I gotta drag out all the plant/palm coverings one more time.  Shit takes me awhile.  

In Austin suburbs within 20 miles (which is most of us in ATX area):
Sat. - about 4 a.m. - 9 a.m. or so
Sun. - (most people won't freeze, but those who do...) about 5 a.m.- 9 a.m.

I've had longer freezes where I didn't bother with pipes, and was fine, but I'm leaving town on Friday a.m. so I'll prep 'em just in case.  Normally I'd probably just leave a faucet dripping and not even bother with wrapping, since Sat and Sun are going to be sunny - the sun will heat things up fast.

Like I said, nuthin' much at all here.
 

2 hours ago, phdhorn said:

More like a toot.  Sat. dawn to about Sat. noon.  Then for some in suburbs/hill country, Sun. about the same (city should be > freezing).  Then poof.

Friday into Saturday will be cold, but nothing like even the colder blasts this year.  It'll be a "calm cold", that is clearing overnight Sat. and no precip, Sat will be sunny and almost 60°.  About 70° Sun., and off into the 70's all next week.

Frankly, this is nuthin'.

Agreed but it is a PITA if you like growing tomato and pepper plants

Man, I love this time of year in Houston. An absolutely gorgeous weekend (yesterday might end up being the nicest day of the year). Some much needed rain today and then we get ~120 hours of near perfection starting around noon tomorrow.

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First full day of spring held nothing back in Central Texas.  Holy shit, what an evening.  Hope y’all and your loved ones are okay.  That got fucking weird in a hurry. 

14 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

This is Amarillo today

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Yeah but that's basically Oklahoma

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