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| Event typeevent_type | Frost/Freeze |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 208,956 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 36,060 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2009-12-05T06:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2009-12-05T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CAMERON |
| 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 | ASOS |
| 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 | A drizzly, chilly afternoon on December 4th featured temperatures falling into the upper 30s to around 40 before nightfall. Clearing skies and calming winds right after dark set the stage for temperatures to steadily fall to or below freezing overnight. By daybreak on the 5th, readings ranged from the upper 20s to around 30 area wide. A daily record low was tied in Harlingen (31 degrees) and broken at the Valley International Airport (29 degrees). ||Duration of freezing or lower temperatures varied by location. Rural locations in southwestern and northwestern Cameron County likely had 8 hours or more of freezing temperatures; Valley International Airport, just east of populated Harlingen, had more than 6 hours of freezing temperatures. Farther south and east, Brownsville International Airport had an hour of freezing temperatures; Los Fresnos had only two hours of freezing temperatures.||The freeze was accompanied by several hours of frost, and, with calm winds, there were no reports of notable crop damage in Cameron County. Residential damage to temperature-sensitive plants likely occurred, but the extent was unknown. |
| Yearyear | 2,009 |
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