BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR It's cold!!!

HURRICANES AND WEATHER
As I write this evening, all of the Houston area is under a wind advisory (until 6 am Wednesday morning). This is just to give everyone a heads up that the wind will pose a hazard to safe driving.
This comes from the National Weather Service:
DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILEVEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS.

Cold front moved through Houston this evening and it is going to be a very cold Wednesday with temperatures staying in the 40s. And there will be some rain, but it should taper off in the early afternoon. Wednesday will be breezy but not as windy as overnight. The wind will really add a chill. So be prepared to bundle up.

Elsewhere in the country, there is an ongoing severe weather outbreak from Louisiana and Mississipi and then on to Alabama. Already there have bben several reports of tornadoes, high winds and hail in these areas.

There were a few hail reports in central Texas earlier today. Grayson County had damage and here is a preliminary report from the NWS folks:
THERE IS A SWATH OF DAMAGE FROM SOUTH OF COLLINSVILLE TO SOUTHERNSECTIONS OF DENISON. DUE TO AERIAL FOOTAGE...MOST OF THIS DAMAGEAPPEARS TO BE DOWNBURST RELATED. HOWEVER...DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DOESINDICATE TWO PROBABLE TORNADOES.THE LOCATIONS OF THE TWO PROBABLE TORNADOES AS DETERMINED BY THENWS SURVEY TEAM ARE...1. TWO MILES WEST OF SOUTHMAYD2. SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF DENISON.

Just had a call from my mother and she said it is sleeting in Kerrville. Kerrville is officially reporting a mix (sleet and rain) and Burnet is reporting snow flurries. In Terrell and Killeen, mix and sleet are being reported. Near Austin, Lago Vista is reporting a mix. All of this is coming from a line of precipitation which is heading eastward this evening. This will bring cold rain to Houston early Wednesday.

Elsewhere in the country on Wednesday, look for highs in the teens for International Falls and Ste. Saint Marie. There will storms in the southeast (Georgia, Florida). There will wintry weather from the northeast into northern Louisiana.

SPANISH WORD OF THE DAY
Let's do dentist or dentista, pronounced dehn-TEES-tah. For Spanish words like taxista, pianista, and dentista, the article will change according to the gender of the person in that occupation. For example, a male taxi driver would be el taxista while a female pianist would be la pianista. Since my dentist is male, he would be la dentista.

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AND MORE
All I want for Christmas is free dental work.

Went in for a cleaning and told the dentist about my sensitive tooth. Well guess what? It had a crack. No wonder I jumped 10 feet when I drank some cool water. You say that's not normal? Now I know.

Anyway, my dentist is awesome...Dr. Mehta got my temporary crown put in right away. He is in Sugar Land just off Williams Trace close to 59. I think he does great work. I don't know if he liked that I took a little nap...just so relaxing. Those chairs get me every time. I'm the only person I know who enjoys going to dentist even when it is not for a cleaning.

You know I'm of that age where the dentists ground away every bit of tooth that might be decayed and replaced with fillings. That poor tooth that cracked had more filling than tooth. Play music from 6 million dollar man theme "I can't hold her, she's breaking up, she's breaking up!!!" On the plus side, now that ugly old filling will be gone. Hmmmm...wish I could make all the other ones disappear. Be careful what you wish for right?

Well then I picked Sarah up and took her in for a cleaning. She had a little cavity and that amazing girl was thumbs up when he suggested we go ahead and fill it. She just layed back with her mouth wide open and let him do his thing. By golly, it was a Christmas miracle. (It probably didn't hurt that she was sleepy and that she is fascinated by anything medical).

Well, anyway, we are both doing great but I sure wish insurance paid more than 50% of crowns. I still feel blessed that I even have dental insurance. My poor mom used to just cry when we had cavities after going to the dentist. Yep...she'd troop all 6 of us in there at one time. I think she was praying in the other room while he was cleaning.

Stay warm tomorrow. You can have hot cocoa if you brush your teeth right afterwards!

Cecilia Sinclair
Wonder Weather Woman