Axis hunt in Kerrville looks clusterfuggy

Can I get odds on first district to cancel school on Monday?

Huntsville.

Huntsville closes any time the wind blows.

DevilD77 said:

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DAMN! I'm scheduled to have my windows replaced Saturday. They say it will only take 4 to 5 hours. Hipefully they get it done before the weather closes in.

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Username might not check out.

Ag_07 said:

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I have no knowledge of the inner working of the power grid so maybe a dumb question but...

Even though it may not be too bad here will a bad ice storm across the central portion of the state affect the power grid enough to cause issues here?

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I don't know how it works either but I would think the northern third of the state is going to have a ton of power outages form ice and that should reduce loads on the grid so everyone else should be even better off.

Good news for Houston. Models are shifting everything north.

Guidance for the Major Winter Storm shifted north a little overnight, further expanding the areas forecast to be impacted Friday through this weekend. Here are the latest Key Messages. pic.twitter.com/ljRYn7zyyR

— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 21, 2026

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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Can I get odds on first district to cancel school on Monday?

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Putting my name in for Cleveland.

Mega Lops said:

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BayAg_14 said:

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Good news for Houston. Models are shifting everything north.

Guidance for the Major Winter Storm shifted north a little overnight, further expanding the areas forecast to be impacted Friday through this weekend. Here are the latest Key Messages. pic.twitter.com/ljRYn7zyyR

— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 21, 2026

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praise be to Ed Brandon's ghost for trying to snort the snow on the radar and blowing it away with a sneeze!

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Jeff Lindner

1-21-26 720am

Significant winter storm to impact much of Texas this weekend…widespread travel impacts are likely.
Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills this weekend into early next week.
Increasing chances for freezing rain and ice accumulation for Houston metro Saturday and Sunday

Maximum winterization preparation will be needed for this event to help mitigate infrastructure damage…completed by Friday afternoon.

Unfortunately, the trend in the last 24 hours has been generally colder across the guidance spectrum yielding a continued decrease in the temperature forecast. Arctic front looks to arrive either late Friday afternoon or evening across the area (timing is still a bit uncertain) with falling temperatures and onset of gusty northerly winds. Freeze line likely to advance southward Friday night/Sat AM to a line from Columbus to Hempstead to Porter and then continue southward during the day reaching the I-10 corridor midday to mid afternoon and the coast by early to mid evening. How quickly the freezing line moves south will be very important on freezing rain probabilities and ice accumulations.
Hard freeze (24 or below) is likely for much of the area on Sun AM and even colder Mon AM with lows into the upper 10's outside the Beltway and low to mid 20's to the coast…and mid (possibly even low) 10's across the Brazos valley….this will be a damaging freeze. High temperatures on Sunday will struggle to reach freezing and this may result in duration of temperatures below freezing nearing 40 hours or longer for much of the metro Houston area and up to 72 hours for areas to the north and west. High temperatures on Monday may only reach the mid to upper 30's for a few hours.

Wind chills will become dangerous with values falling into the 10's late Saturday into much of Sun (low 20's in the Houston metro) and then down to the low 10's Sunday night into Monday AM (could even get 1's in north and west areas).

Precipitation:
SE TX will be on the southern edge of a potentially catastrophic and crippling ice storm across interior TX

Chances for ice accumulation have increased across all of SE TX with potential for at least minor accumulation to the coast.
Travel impacts are increasingly likely across much of the region.
Once the arctic front is through Friday evening the freezing line will advance southward…GFS appears to be resolving the intensity of the cold air mass best and pushes the freezing line toward I-10 by midday Saturday with freezing rain developing southward during the day. There is still some uncertainty in how quickly this happens and the high resolution guidance tomorrow should help with timing onset of freezing precipitation. Given this faster onset the potential for higher ice accumulation of .05 to .20 of an inch is being brought toward the US 59 corridor with more significant accumulations of .25-.45 of an inch north of HWY 105. Ice accumulation of .20-.25 of an inch is where we begin to worry about power infrastructure damage along with vegetation impacts and areas north of HWY 105 look to reach this range. Freezing rain should gradually end around midday Sunday, but it is possible that freezing drizzle or mist lingers into Sunday afternoon given a saturated air column and very cold air which is effective a squeezing moisture out.
It should be noted that similar to rainfall events there will be pockets of higher ice accumulation and areas of lower accumulation and this is an early look at accumulations so changes up or down will be possible.

Additionally north winds of 15-20mph through the period will add additional stress to ice coated trees and power lines and isolated power outages will be possible even down to the coast.

Preparations:
Proper winterization of any exposed pipes/plumbing will be needed to prevent infrastructure damage. Sprinkler systems must be shut off and properly drained. Exterior facing wall pipes will be a risk of freezing at the forecasted temperatures.
Pets/livestock will require proper shelter to protect from the cold temperatures and wind chills.
Tropical plants/vegetation will require maximum freeze protection. Unprotected tropical vegetation will be killed and even protect vegetation will likely suffer heavy damage.
Persons should limit outdoor exposure during the cold. Utilize heating sources properly to reduce the risk of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
All cold weather preparations should be completed by Friday afternoon prior to the arrival of the cold front.

Where does he post this? I've always followed him on twitter and just noticed he is gone.

yall get your orders in now for backflow preventers

Not looking forward to the weekly grocery store run on Friday.

He typically emails it out to govt officials and others, but I see it's also typically posted on the forums at https://www.wxinfinity.com/

PSA !

Buy your oil pressure switches now ! Amazon is starting to charge for delivery before weekend.

they cost 15 dollars and are 50% of the reason generacs shut off.

I completely forgot that I need to drain my backflow preventer... this sarcasm just saved me some heartache.

This was me yesterday. I covered mine up with the insulated cover and the more I thought about it the more I realized I never even turned it off and opened up to drain it. Luckily I remembered.

On the backflow, even if you shutoff and drain, you still have water coming into the bottom of the valve so the pvc is still at risk correct?

technically yes, just make sure it well insulated and most of the times it will be fine.

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CDUB98 said:

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Not looking forward to the weekly grocery store run on Friday.

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Go now

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I'm at work.

CDUB98 said:

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TXAG 05 said:

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CDUB98 said:

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Not looking forward to the weekly grocery store run on Friday.

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Go now

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I'm at work.

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Curbside FTW - placed Kroger and HEB orders last night....wife picked them up at 7AM this morning.

The only way to get the water completely out of the system is to have a valve and a connection in the right spot so you can blow air through it.

Charlie Murphy said:

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On the backflow, even if you shutoff and drain, you still have water coming into the bottom of the valve so the pvc is still at risk correct?

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Never had an issue below the cutoff, but I just ordered pipe heating tape from Amazon.

My valvle did crack in 2021 even after shutting off & draining, I guess due to water past the cutoff valve. I JB welded it back together with each freeze since then.

other thing to consider is the backflow valve may hold wather in the ball in the valve. I had one split open because of the water still in the valve.

So who's gonna start the 2026 How to Winterize your Backflow Preventer thread?

Nobody using those little chemical handwarmer packs to put a little heat in there?

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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I am anxiously awaiting someone to post the Whataburger cup over the hose bib.

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https://www.khou.com/article/weather/whataburger-cups-protect-pipes-texas-freeze-2025-true-or-false/269-478f07ea-8476-4f2b-8e5e-5372a5ba64cd?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KHOU_11_News

BBRex said:

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Nobody using those little chemical handwarmer packs to put a little heat in there?

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I do that to my hose bibs just b/c i can ... they work for about 4-6 hours underneath a faucet bag