Snow in Beeville Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2004
Photos by Teresa Holland and Doug Holland
Photos by Forrest S.
Sutton Jr. For historical purposes we are including the NWS radar and the NWS warnings |
Hazardous Weather OutlookHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 347 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 TXZ229>234-239>247-251200- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- 347 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OUT OF NORTHERN MEXICO INTO SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 1 INCH IN MOST LOCATIONS DUE TO RELATIVELY WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...EXPOSED AREAS ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY SEE MORE ACCUMULATION. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S OVER MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$
Short Term ForecastSHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1251 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004 TXZ229>234-239>247-250830- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...BEEVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI... COTULLA...FREER...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...KINGSVILLE...LAREDO... PORT LAVACA...REFUGIO...ROCKPORT...SINTON...TILDEN...VICTORIA 1251 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004 .NOW... WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS ESPECIALLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IN ADDITION...SOME HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 37 THROUGH THE PERIOD. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 230 AM. AT MIDNIGHT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION RANGED FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL BEND AND WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 59 FROM VICTORIA TO GEORGE WEST...AND SOUTHWEST TO ALICE... TILDEN AND FREER. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS THROUGH 230 AM. NEARLY ALL ROADWAYS ARE ALREADY SNOW AND ICE COVERED ACROSS THE REGION. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED MANY ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED AS THE SNOWFALL LASTS WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ Special Weather StatementSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 115 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004 TXZ229>234-239>247-250900- ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- 115 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND NORTH INTO THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION WITH HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED... ...WINTER STORM WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS... WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE COASTAL BEND FROM KLEBERG AND NUECES COUNTIES NORTHEAST THROUGH REFUGIO COUNTY INTO THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS REGION THROUGH 3 AM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF A LINE FROM PREMONT TO MATHIS TO GOLIAD THROUGH 3 AM. AT 100 AM...SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE REGION RANGED FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS NEAR SAN DIEGO TO TILDEN AND NORTHEAST TO GOLIAD AND VICTORIA. SNOW IS TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES OVER THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVER THE REST OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AFTER 2 AM...BUT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND 8 AM ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND. BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS...ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT WILL APPROACH 4 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND WITH 8 TO 12 INCH TOTALS EXPECTED FOR NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND FROM GEORGE WEST TO VICTORIA. SNOW DRIFTS MAY EVEN APPROACH 18 INCHES TO 2 FEET IN THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS. ALL ROADWAYS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ACROSS THE REGION. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED MANY ACCIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED AS THE SLEET AND SNOWFALL LAST WELL INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ TMT Winter Storm WarningURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1138 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 TXZ230>234-240>247-251000- /X.CON.KCRP.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-041225T1000Z/ ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN- NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...ARANSAS PASS...BEEVILLE... BENAVIDES...CORPUS CHRISTI...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...INGLESIDE... KINGSVILLE...MATHIS...PORT ARANSAS...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR... PORTLAND...REFUGIO...ROBSTOWN...ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON... SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS...TILDEN AND VICTORIA 1138 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE COASTAL BEND...COASTAL PLAINS AND EASTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS... A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND RESULT IN OCCASIONAL SNOW. THE SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WEST OF A PREMONT TO MATHIS TO DACOSTA LINE. FOR POINTS FURTHER EAST...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 37 AND BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 37. TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S AND A BRISK NORTH WIND WILL ALSO MAKE CONDITIONS MORE HAZARDOUS WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY BELOW 1 MILE. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE QUITE TREACHEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL ICE OVER AND THEREFORE CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELLING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ BB Winter Weather AdvisoryURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 618 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 TXZ229>234-239>247-251000- /X.EXP.KCRP.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-041225T1000Z/ ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LA SALLE-LIVE OAK- MCMULLEN-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-WEBB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...ARANSAS PASS...BEEVILLE... BENAVIDES...CORPUS CHRISTI...COTULLA...ENCINAL...GEORGE WEST... GOLIAD...INGLESIDE...KINGSVILLE...LAREDO...MATHIS...PORT ARANSAS... PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...PORTLAND...REFUGIO...ROBSTOWN... ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON...SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS... TILDEN AND VICTORIA 619 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL FALL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW CROSSES THE REGION AND FORCES WARM AND MOIST AIR TO FLOW OVER THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND COASTAL PLAINS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THEREFORE TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROADWAYS MAY ICE OVER BRIEFLY AND THEREFORE CAN BE DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ BB |
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