Will we see snow this winter here in SE Texas?

[ticka1]

It is already January 9th and we have had 70+ degree temps and there is NO COLD AIR in sight heading down south on the models. There is a lack of snowcover across the entire USA. Will this be the winter with no snow? Stay tuned it will be interesting to see if does happen or if it doesn't.

[Texas SpeedDiva]

Apparently if you want snow this year, Texas is the place to be. Midland has had 20" of snow so far this season. Wacky winter weather this year and it's only January 10. Can't wait to see what else we are in store for.

Where's winter? If you're in the lower 48 states you might try Midland, Texas. At some 20 inches so far this season -- more than half of that dumped on Monday alone -- it's got more snow than most U.S. cities much farther north.


Take Minneapolis, Minn., at just 10.3 inches of snow so far this season (the norm: 24.9 inches), according to weather.com. Or Chicago, Ill., at just 1.9 inches, when by this time last winter it already had seen nearly 17 inches. Or Buffalo, N.Y., at just 5.5 inches, not the normal 44.4 inches.

In Midland, which saw a daily snow record Monday from a system that also spawned a twister or two in the Houston area, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim DeBerry credits the above average snow to a strong La Nina, the cyclical weather pattern that starts in the Pacific Ocean.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/10/10093081-weird-winter-weather-want-snow-head-south