The weather in North Texas

[ElizK]

A few pictures of our crazy Texas weather. This weekend it will be in the mid-60's, but the kids are out of school today because of an ice storm.

 

[TiffanyK]

Nice pictures. I really like the last one, how the water gathered and froze in droplets along the fence. I like the sunshine too!

 

[ElizK]

Nice pictures. I really like the last one, how the water gathered and froze in droplets along the fence. I like the sunshine too!

Thanks!

 

[jann1033]

i like the fence as well

that storm system stretched all the way up to us in Ohio and i think into at least Pa ..we had snow but not to far south( i think around tuffcookie or a little south of her) they had rain/snow ie ice /snow mix

 

[oogieboogieman]

This morning there was freezing fog. It actually shutdown a freeway overpass. Strange weather in North Texas.

 

[NostalgicDad]

Yeah, that freezing fog this morning was definitely something different for us around here. I would have loved to have grabbed a shot of it but I had to be in the office before sunrise and I had already managed to pull a reverse half gainer on the ice in my driveway!

 

[JR6ooo4]

That aint an ice storm...

this is just from snow on the roof melting, at our office.

But I like your pictures more. Much more.

Mikeeee

 

[ElizK]

That aint an ice storm...

this is just from snow on the roof melting, at our office.

But I like your pictures more. Much more.

Mikeeee

ACK!!! I'm so thankful that I live in TEXAS!!! Our ice storms will never be as impressive as an IL ice storm, but I'm totally ok with that.


The fog this morning was so beautiful. I actually had my camera with me when I was driving to work, but I probably would have gotten myself killed if I'd stopped to take a picture.

 

[jann1033]

Yeah, that freezing fog this morning was definitely something different for us around here. I would have loved to have grabbed a shot of it but I had to be in the office before sunrise and I had already managed to pull a reverse half gainer on the ice in my driveway!

just what is freezing fog, i'm picturing running in to a solid sheet of ice in the air kind of like a force field but guessing that isn't right

 

[NostalgicDad]

just what is freezing fog, i'm picturing running in to a solid sheet of ice in the air kind of like a force field but guessing that isn't right

Haha! Exactly what it sounds like to me too. The best way I can describe it is sort of like a frost that is suspended in mid-air. All of the trees, etc. have a frost like covering. After my drive to the office, it accumulated on my car like a very thick frost. I still don't think that really explains it well but that's what the National Weather Service calls it when it's 23 degrees and foggy I suppose.

 

[DVC Jen]

Basically it is frozen fog - what is fog - high water content in the air. It makes for one heck of a cold cold damp morning/day.

Here is one I took in our backyard.