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Hi Dave im from the Houston area In southeast Texas and there saying theres going to be some brutally cold air coming down Thursday all the way down to the coast. There saying theres only going to be a slight chance of some snow mixed with sleet Wednesday night and Thursday morning thats it. I was wondering do any computer models show any lows developing in the western gulf or any upper level disturbances coming in after the arctic air moves into southeast Texas?
Cody,
It looks like the rain that occurs ahead of the arctic air mass could end as some sleet...maybe even a touch of snow, but that's about it. By the time it is really cold enough to snow, it will be drying out. Any further development of another low pressure wave in the Gulf will occur too far south of you for any precip to occur. You will probably just have some cloudiness from it.
Dave Dombek
AccuWeather.com
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Dave Dombek
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
Experience
Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
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