January 2024 - General Weather Discussion

[chssooner]

David 'Payne in the ars' said in his 10PM weather segment last night we should only expect a dusting but what falls will just blow around and off the roads and that there would be no travel impacts. Some weather expert.

But we only got a dusting. It isn't sticking to the ground. We got some ice, but the type of precipitation and where and amounts, especially with winter storms varies so, so significantly. No need to criticize him over this.

[okatty]

Not sure about Payne, but the morning KOCO guy acknowledged this morning they did not predict the icing that occurred which caused the problems.

We have a person in our office who was stuck on the turnpike for over two hours related to a truck accident due to the road conditions.

[Bill Robertson]

But we only got a dusting. It isn't sticking to the ground. We got some ice, but the type of precipitation and where and amounts, especially with winter storms varies so, so significantly. No need to criticize him over this.

Very true. I watched the models yesterday every 6 hours when new ones generated. I didn't see ice on any of them. So not Payne's or any other forecaster's fault for missing it.

[MagzOK]

Not sure about Payne, but the morning KOCO guy acknowledged this morning they did not predict the icing that occurred which caused the problems.

We have a person in our office who was stuck on the turnpike for over two hours related to a truck accident due to the road conditions.

KOCO is a great weather bunch and when they get something wrong they are first to admit it and move on. KWTV used to be that way with England at the helm, but Payne always moves on to the next storm hype without any acknowledgement of missed forecasts or what not -- which is odd he didn't hype up this event. But alas, winter weather in terms of snow and stuff is hard to predict. Having been around the weather industry for a while, I am very critical of Payne and his dramatization of the weather for ratings purposes. I'll always give credit where it's due. During severe weather, nobody knows severe weather as it unfolds as good as he does, but the public can do without the usual hype and dramatization of the weather leading up to a storm. Sorry for the rant not meaning to hijack the weather thread.

Onto the next storm!

[Anonymous.]

Next week is still looking brutal in the temp department. We should have a similar shot at some quick snow showers this coming Friday night. And again some snow chances around Monday, but looks drier. At this time, the story is going to be the cold temps. Stuff we haven't seen since the historic Feb 2021.

[OKCDrummer77]

KFOR put a map on Facebook that called for a wind chill of -22 next Tuesday. Brutal is right!

[NikonNurse]

Doesn't seem that bad to warrant a school closure, but that just seems like the norm now since the covid closures. They were closed for weeks, so a couple of snow days here and there isn't that bad.

There was ton of black ice in western Oklahoma city (fake Yukon) and a school bus who apparently didn't get memo and was stuck on a shoulder after sliding. This was at 0630-700 when I left for work and it stunk to drive.

[NikonNurse]

They were saying snow fell, melted instantly on road due to recent temps and then refroze? Makes sense.

[NikonNurse]

KFOR Emily Sutton and other dude were hinting that Sunday into Monday may be a bread and milk event.........Really?

[Bill Robertson]

They were saying snow fell, melted instantly on road due to recent temps and then refroze? Makes sense.

That does make sense.

[jedicurt]

They were saying snow fell, melted instantly on road due to recent temps and then refroze? Makes sense.

i mean, yes, it actually makes perfect sense

[OKC B-Man]

Not sure about Payne, but the morning KOCO guy acknowledged this morning they did not predict the icing that occurred which caused the problems.

We have a person in our office who was stuck on the turnpike for over two hours related to a truck accident due to the road conditions.

Yeah, I also got stuck on the turnpike this morning. I was parked for right at 3hrs & 15mins. What normally is a 50 minute commute to work, took me over 4 hours this morning.

[NikonNurse]

Any insight into Sun-Monday storm?

[BG918]

Any insight into Sun-Monday storm?

Models have backed way off with snowfall totals except maybe in far NE OK.

[kukblue1]

Sunday Monday isn't being totally hyped yet cause the models don't agree at all. Euro has heavy snow GFS has nothing. Also cold air is very dry. Hard to get moisture into OKC with such dry air. It also throws snow amounts off. Dry snow is a very fluffy snow

As far as this morning the ground was very warm and the snow fell and melted. Than temperature kept dropping all night and we had a flash freeze. Friday morning might be a repeat with 1/2 inch of snow in the metro. People also just need to slow down and take their time while driving in this weather. Don't assume the road is dry.

[NikonNurse]

Sunday Monday isn't being totally hyped yet cause the models don't agree at all. Euro has heavy snow GFS has nothing. Also cold air is very dry. Hard to get moisture into OKC with such dry air. It also throws snow amounts off. Dry snow is a very fluffy snow

Sutton was still talking bread and milk for the weekend's event this morning.

[Anonymous.]

Early Friday morning, we could see another quick band of snow come across the area leading to more slick spots.

[LakeEffect]

Sutton was still talking bread and milk for the weekend's event this morning.

She's usually pretty moderate on predictions (compared to her Chief met...) so it's interesting that she's still talking about it.

[jn1780]

We probably won't get a lot of snow, if any, but a little bit of "Dry Snow" can go a long way in terms of accumulation.

[PoliSciGuy]

And given the temps, any snow that falls will stick around on the ground for a while

[C_M_25]

This is truly a strange weather setup with two subtropical jets and a polar jet all in the northern hemisphere currently. That tropical jet has just not backed off and it’s keep these storm systems from pushing far enough south. It looks to back off a bit next week but a massive shift takes place in two weeks that looks more like a conventional spring severe weather setup with strong flow out of the southwest….if the models hold.

[jn1780]

This is truly a strange weather setup with two subtropical jets and a polar jet all in the northern hemisphere currently. That tropical jet has just not backed off and it’s keep these storm systems from pushing far enough south. It looks to back off a bit next week but a massive shift takes place in two weeks that looks more like a conventional spring severe weather setup with strong flow out of the southwest….if the models hold.

Nice, we will freeze our butts off in week 1 and have severe weather in week 2.

[BG918]

Light accumulations of snow possible tomorrow morning mainly in E OK as the front passes. Possibly even some thunder before it switches to snow.

The GFS is showing higher snow totals across OK for Monday. I wouldn’t put too much stock in it yet but the possibility is there

[OKCisOK4me]

I heard 1-3" for central Oklahoma, Sunday into Monday...

[NikonNurse]

I heard 1-3" for central Oklahoma, Sunday into Monday...

Ive heard all kinds of things to this point!! Gonna wake up and put a coat or two on and see what the day brings.
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