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SOUTHWEST DESERTS

275972

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Event typeevent_typeFrost/Freeze
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id275,972
Episode IDepisode_id47,173
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-02-03T06:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-02-04T17:00:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameSOUTHWEST DESERTS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops200.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCounty Official
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_narrativeYuma county's Cooperative Extension Director reported that most, if not all, of the growing areas in Yuma county were a affected by a hard freeze that occurred during the mornings of February 3rd and 4th. According to Kurt Nolte, some fields of leafy green vegatables were wiped out by the freeze while others had significant damage. The official low temperatures at the Yuma weather station were 30 degrees on the 3rd and 32 on the 4th.
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