The Dexes / Cold & Wind Chill / 284683
Eventdex · Cold & Wind Chill
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION
284683
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| Event typeevent_type | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 284,683 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 48,679 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-02-02T03:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-02-04T22:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW MEXICO |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Mesonet |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong upper low dropped down the Northern Rockies which pushed a back door arctic cold front through the region. An upper level ridge was located over the eastern Pacific with the arctic jet steam diving south to the Mexican border. These two features combined to bring extremely cold air into the Western United States from Alaska and Canada. Numerous areas experienced rolling power outages and natural gas shortages along with burst pipes. The state of New Mexico declared a State of Emergency due to the natural gas shortages. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | High temperatures on Feb 2nd only warmed to around 19F at Silver City and 23 at the GIla Center RAWS. Low temperatures on the morning of Feb 3rd dropped to -9F at the Silver City Airport, -13F at Mule Creek, and -11F at the Gila Center RAWS. Natural gas was shut off to many residents around the Silver City area because of low pressure in the lines due to the high demand. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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