foxmulder Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 as you approach the beltway it lessened significantly.I was on fairmont and bltwy 8 seemed to be the heaviest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Looks sorta cool on our tropicals The cats are hating it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 you know, a lot of people felt christmas has been coming waay to quick this year, with Ike taking a lot of peoples time and patience to thanksgiving being late this year. this snow just, atleast for me, makes me feel like christmas is actually almost here. besides the cold, a lot of Houstonians need this. to keep spirits high. im loving every bit of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Pretty good snowfall here on Westheimer @ Lazy Hollow. It's about 2004 levels right now.Way past 2004 levels here in Spring. Every car covered. Every lot covered. Every roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 At least it stuck somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Well I admit I wasn't expecting this. When I heard about a chance of snow I thought it would be a couple of flurries. Big deal. A couple of hours later it looked like movie snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudemeister Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Glad to see you all are getting some snow. Where I am at it is just cold, raining, misserable weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Way past 2004 levels here in Spring. Every car covered. Every lot covered. Every roof.The North side didn't get as much as areas straddling and south of I-10. Much different this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So I guess this is going to kill everything and we're going to have a brown winter now instead of a green one. Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It was awesome, I was so excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Several bridges in Montgomery County are shut down. It is below freezing and has been for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So I guess this is going to kill everything and we're going to have a brown winter now instead of a green one. Yuck!Did a snowman kill your pa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDFW Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 So I guess this is going to kill everything and we're going to have a brown winter now instead of a green one. Yuck!The trachycarpus fortunei (aka Chinese Windmill Palm Tree) in your first photo will actually enjoy this snow much more than the typical summer heat you find in Texas. It's native to areas that get decent snow falls. Some subtropical plants may defoliate, but this snow will not be as hard on many plants as a 35/36F frost would be, because the temps on the leaves will go down into the 20s in that sort of event. Most years experience a freeze in Houston (all years in the north 'burbs) so the same plants that brown out then would be the culprits after this event.Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 :banging fists: Melt! Melt! Melt! Melt!Did a snowman kill your pa?Ha ha!The trachycarpus fortunei (aka Chinese Windmill Palm Tree) in your first photo will actually enjoy this snow much more than the typical summer heat you find in Texas. It's native to areas that get decent snow falls. Some subtropical plants may defoliate, but this snow will not be as hard on many plants as a 35/36F frost would be, because the temps on the leaves will go down into the 20s in that sort of event. Most years experience a freeze in Houston (all years in the north 'burbs) so the same plants that brown out then would be the culprits after this event.Jason I know, I just mean in general most everywhere you go it'll be limp brown ugliness. I went to Austin last late February and it was so brown and ugly that it made me appreciate the Houston winters so much, as I always have anyway. Now here it is only mid-December and look! Sorry, I'm not being very pleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I tried calling in this morning. Told my boss Sugar Land was snowed in. She wouldn't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I covered the cannas and crotons, but left everything else uncovered and all of the plants seem to be doing just fine. Eastwood got a nice blanket of the white stuff Man, I need a better camera... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Awesome pics H6!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 There was so much snow on our avocado tree the poor thing was tilted way over like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree! The view was fantastic from our 2nd floor and as we looked over at the convent it looked surreal. The fields were a bright white and you could see snow on all the roof tops. Many cars this morning still had lots of snow on them. I was driving in from the Galleria area towards downtown and had to slow down big time especially on the elevated ramps. Couldnt wait to get home. It was kind of cool that the snow flurries were coming at me straight on while driving but sort of dangerous too. Hope we have a White Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudemeister Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I finally got some snow here, although most of it melted away pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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