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Eventdex · Cold & Wind Chill

CENTRAL DESERTS

275971

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Event typeevent_typeFrost/Freeze
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id275,971
Episode IDepisode_id47,173
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-02-02T09:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-02-04T17:00:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameCENTRAL DESERTS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property1.00M
Damage cropsdamage_crops100.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceOfficial NWS Observations
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn extremely cold Canadian airmass settled over the the Arizona desert during the first week of February 2011. The cold dry air set the stage for a hard freeze that lasted for two days. The subfreezing conditions caused pipes to burst and caused widespread damage to frost-sensitive plants and crops.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA hard freeze occurred during the morning hours on February 3rd and 4th; many central desert locations experienced several hours or more of temperatures below 28 degrees. Morning low temperatures dropped into the upper teens in the coldest locations. Freezing conditions also occurred Wednesday morning February 2nd. Widespread damage to frost sensitive plants, such as ficus, occurred across the central deserts; many homes and businesses experienced frozen and burst pipes and well as furnace failures.
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