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Having a hard time believing the wind is only gusting at 35km/h

Debris is flying around everywhere, trees are whipping and bending. This storm that's about to hit us doesn't seem like a joke... maybe they'll let us go home early? eehhh?... LOL nah...

EDIT: Our outdoor office decor is FLYING through the parking lot. We're scrambling around bringing the plants and signs inside. Not a single drop of rain or snow yet.

EVERY WINTER PRECIPITATION (AND HAIL!):

The past several days have been a smorgasbord of #winter #precipitation falling across the #Northland. That included #snow, #sleet, and #freezingrain.

There was even #hail with a couple #thunderstorms Friday afternoon, including the first #severe thunderstorm warnings for 2025!

#Snowfall is still occurring in some parts this afternoon. That will move out by tonight.

With Houston expecting a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain, many residents are anxious about a repeat of the power outages from the winter storm of February 2021. CenterPoint Energy says it's taking steps to keep the lights and heat on.

houstonpublicmedia.org/article

Houston Public Media · CenterPoint prepares for possible power outages from winter storm in HoustonBy Andrew Schneider

Major #WinterStorm to bring dangerous ice and snow from #Texas to #Georgia, #Carolinas

Snow and ice will fall along a 1,500-mile-long swath of the southern United States during the second half of this week and is likely to trigger scores of accidents, road closures and flight cancellations.

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

Published Jan 8, 2025 12:30 PM EST | Updated Jan 9, 2025 2:56 PM EST

"A vast area of# sleet will limit the amount of snow that falls from northeastern Texas through the northern parts of #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Alabama and #SouthCarolina, as well as the southern part of Arkansas and central Texas from Thursday to Friday.

"While only a small amount of #FreezingRain is expected along the Interstate-20 corridor, it can still be especially dangerous for motorists and pedestrians.

This will be a snowstorm for much of Tennessee, among other areas west along the I-40 corridor to central and northern Arkansas and central and eastern Oklahoma."

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Source:
accuweather.com/en/winter-weat
#USWx #ExtremeWx #IceStorm #WinterStorm