TRAIL/WEATHER CONDITIONS

Hello Folks...Welcome To Snowy Bulcher!

Oh, where do we start? Well let's first start by saying that this is only Blog 1 of 2 that you will be seeing from us today. We are going to give you a preliminary report on conditions now, then go out and check things out, take some pictures, and then report back with findings as well as the posting of pictures for everyone's enjoyment. Hope that sounds like a good plan to you.

Well yesterday....it snowed and snowed...and snowed. According to all the weather reports, it was the snowiest day on record for our area since like 1978 or something crazy like that. It was just phenomenal. After it started snowing yesterday morning, it never stopped. In fact it was lightly snowing last night when we went to bed, so no telling how much it snowed overnight. But as of 9:45 a.m., here is where we stand: NO current precipitation falling and nor do we anticipate anymore snow. We have a current temperature of 33 degrees. The sun is not out just yet, but believe it or not, we are expecting to see it by day's end. The high temperature today is supposed to be around 37, so there may be a little melting but probably not much. The main melting of the snow will likely start tomorrow (Saturday) when we are supposed to have a high of around 50 degrees. As a preliminary report, we are estimating that we got around 8 inches of snow...which is right at what we received around the holidays this past year. But again, we are going to go check it all out, see how a 4 wheel drive four-wheeler will make it thru it, etc. We also will be checking out the road conditions to and from the park, so stay tuned and check back later for your final blog & comprehensive report. We will be posting pictures and also be making a decision about the park's status for this weekend. One thing is for sure, if we decide to be open this weekend, there most definitely will be a delayed opening, but again, check back this afternoon/early evening for a full report and pictures.

Enjoy your snow day...be safe, stay warm, & have fun!

There is a special weather statement for our area as issued by the National Weather Service. See below for details:

Issued by The National Weather Service
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
5:53 am CST, Fri., Feb. 12, 2010

... HAZARDOUS TRAVEL EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLY THIS AFTERNOON...

SOME LIGHT FLURRIES ARE STILL FALLING EAST OF INTERSTATE 45 AND HIGHWAY 75... BUT OTHERWISE THE RECORD SNOWFALL EVENT HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR FREEZING. HOWEVER... MOST AREA ROADS REMAIN COVERED IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLUSH WITH SOME ICY AREAS NOW BEING REPORTED. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO ICE OVER WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. EVEN THOUGH ALL THE ROADS ARE NOT COVERED IN ICE... THE SNOW AND SLUSH IS CREATING SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. THIS ESPECIALLY APPLIES TO SECONDARY ROADS THAT ARE LESS TRAVELED. THE BIGGEST TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM CISCO TO HILLSBORO TO PALESTINE WHERE MOST OF THE SNOW FELL.

MOTORISTS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN DRIVING ON AREA ROADS. AREA TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COMANCHE TO WACO TO PALESTINE WILL BE THE FIRST TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING LATE THIS MORNING. IF IT IS POSSIBLE... WAIT TO TRAVEL UNTIL THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS MORNING... SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER DRIVERS.

** Happy Snow Day Everyone...Have a great day! ENJOY!

Look to hear back from us again real soon today...

RRMT, Inc. Staff

P.S. We are getting bombarded with emails...so thank you for your patience in getting conditions with the blog posted first and then we will go to answering everyone's individual emails. If for some reason you need immediate assistance...call us at (940) 995-2903. Thanks for your interest in a snow weekend in Bulcher.