Wild Week Gets Wilder

What do Brownsville, South Padre Island, Houston, Galveston and Baton Rouge all have in common?  You could probably think of a dozen answers before coming up with the one I am looking for.  They are all currently under Winter Storm Warnings. 

Just when you think you have seen just about everything this winter has to offer, you get to see something as rare as this.  This is almost becoming unreal.  All those pink shades are the warnings in every county along the Gulf in Texas including the southern most point.  Wow.

 

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Ice, snow, wind, blizzard conditions, temps hitting 30 below, wind chills near 50 below, businesses closed around Dallas during Super Bowl week, a storm that took up half the country, Chicago's snowiest day in February, a highway shut down with cars still on it.  Does anybody even remember there are states west of the Rockies?  And where this weather goes, so goes Jim Cantore.  I don't think anybody does it better live.

Want to know what else is interesting?  We always hear about the hardy folks in the mid-west who deal with sub arctic temperatures, continuous snow storms and endless winters.  Chicago is named the Windy City for goodness sake, though it has nothing to do with weather.  Yet this past storm that knocked the Chicago area on their butts was only the 3rd time since 1886 that the city picked up over 20 inches of snow.  In fact, it is only the 7th time they have received over 15 inches in one storm in the same time frame.  In comparison, New York City has seen over 19 inches in a single storm three times in a little over one year.  That's all I'm going to say about that.  It does beg to ask if there is a shift in the weather pattern.  Too early to tell now.
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I am aware that there is a storm coming in for Friday into Saturday.  Quite frankly I'm not sold on it being any more than a nuisance.  I can see snow at the start and even at the end.  A mix is possible too, but the models have consistently shown temperatures right at or slightly above freezing for the majority of the storm.  Like everybody knows, things can change.  Unless you are planning on being out at 6 in the morning on Saturday, things should be fine.  It's the weekend.  Stay in and relax for a little and go out in the afternoon.  Besides, there are more chances for snow next week including possibly a major storm.