re: Louisiana Ice Storm Thread *Winter Storm Warning*

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You get gas at almost half a tank?

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Kige taught me this years ago.

You can save money on gas if you fill up at half a tank, instead of spending twice as much if you let it get close to empty.

12z GFS bring in the cold quicker this run.

I hope Houston gets some snow. Doubtful but it would be cool

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You can save money on gas if you fill up at half a tank, instead of spending twice as much if you let it get close to empty.

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Also, don't forget that the faster you drive, the better gas mileage you get. It's science.

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I can’t stand to have under 1/2 a tank. Good friend of mine will ride 60 miles pulling a trailer with the fuel light on and it drives me insane when I ride somewhere with him

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My dad would do that on vacation and it always gave me anxiety.. then I got older and started doing that.

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me. He'd grown up just like me. My boy was just like me.

From the Shreveport NWS forecast discussion this morning:

LONG TERM.../Wednesday Night through Monday Night/

Through Friday morning, only a brief period of wintry precipitation is expected across portions of Southeast Oklahoma, while the remainder of the area will experience rain. Additional chances for wintry precip are possible beyond Friday. Details below.

Widespread convection should be ongoing across the entire forecast area at the start of the long-term period. Despite being in a post-frontal airmass at the surface, elevated instability will be sufficient for thunderstorms. A widespread severe thunderstorm threat is not anticipated, but the strongest storms could produce gusty winds and small hail. Cold air damming will continue to keep the Arctic air primarily to the north and west of the area. It still appears temperatures should drop to near or just below freezing in extreme northwestern McCurtain County. Therefore, a chance for a rain and freezing rain was maintained in the forecast for early Thursday morning. Any accumulations should be very light. If freezing rain does occur, temperature are still expected to warm enough by late Thursday morning for the precipitation to transition back to all liquid rain.

Drier air will begin to advect into the area late Thursday afternoon and night, which should bring precip chances to an end from northwest to southeast. The cold air will still be lagging behind to the north but should finally begin to leak into the area, especially locations north of Interstate 20, overnight Thursday and into Friday. A brief period of a wintry mix cannot be completely ruled out during this time period across Southern Arkansas and North Central Louisiana. However, model guidance is in good agreement that the rain will exit the area before temperatures cool sufficiently for the precip types to change. Therefore, no wintry precipitation is expected through Friday morning.

A deep, Arctic airmass will finally surge late Friday and will remain in place through the remainder of the forecast period. Temperatures will continue to take the Nestea plunge during the weekend and into early next week as another surge of very cold air spills southward across the Central and Southern CONUS. Morning lows Sunday and Monday will likely fall into below 20 degrees areawide, and likely into the single digits in portions of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. A prolonged period of very cold weather is likely. If this forecast verifies, temperatures will likely not climb above freezing for at least 60 hours, and probably longer, for most of the area along and north of Interstate 20 beginning early Saturday evening.

Model guidance is in stark disagreement about additional precip chances after Friday. A slight chance for sleet and snow remains in the forecast on Saturday as a shortwave trough rotating around the longwave over Southern Canada moves across Oklahoma and Arkansas. Medium range guidance is in much better agreement for significantly better chances for snow as southwesterly flow amplifies ahead of and upper trough that will move across the Southern Plains and LowerMississippi Valley early next week.

How we looking in BR now, boys?

Canadian is COLD:



GFS is colder than the prior few runs:



In a wrap, who the hell knows?

Today's weather is why i live in S. Louisiana. Eff that snow/ice/ below zero shite

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Both showing -20 in Chicago. frick that

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At least the ice and cold weather could reduce the number of shootings.