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| Event typeevent_type | Frost/Freeze |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 208,929 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 36,060 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-12-05T04:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-12-05T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | STARR |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A deep trough of mid level low pressure, extending from the Upper Midwest southwest into Texas brought a period of cold rain and snow to South Texas on the 4th. When the clouds cleared at the end of an unusually cold afternoon on the 4th, Canadian high pressure overspread the region overnight on the 4th and into the 5th, bringing the coldest surface temperatures in nearly 5 years to all of Deep South Texas. ||Morning lows on the 5th dropped to the mid 20s to around 30 in all counties, with freezing or lower temperatures lasting up to 6 hours in typically colder pockets. The freeze was frosty for many critical agricultural areas of the Rio Grande Valley; temperatures hovering just below 32 combined with calm winds limited notable damage to protected crops and plants. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Clearing skies and a chilly air mass (temperatures in the upper 40s) during the afternoon on December 4th set the stage for a widespread freeze overnight on the 4th into the morning of the 5th as winds calmed, allowing temperatures to fall steadily from the 30s into the 20s in Starr County. By daybreak on the 5th, lows fell to the mid or upper 20s, including 24 at Falcon Lake near the Zapata County line, and 26 at the Rio Grande City Cooperative Observer location. Estimated and measured duration of 32 degree or lower temperatures was 7 to 10 hours.||The freeze was accompanied by several hours of frost, which combined with calm winds minimized notable damage to temperature sensitive crops. Unprotected plants at individual residences may have received some damage, but costs were unknown. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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