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SOUTHWEST DESERT MIMBRES BASIN

284687

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Event typeevent_typeExtreme Cold/Wind Chill
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id284,687
Episode IDepisode_id48,679
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-02-02T01:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-02-04T22:00:00+00:00
StatestateNEW MEXICO
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameSOUTHWEST DESERT MIMBRES BASIN
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property25.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceMesonet
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA 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_narrativeHigh temperatures across the region on Feb 2nd included 16F at Deming and 18F about 10 miles south of Deming. Low temperatures on the morning of Feb 3rd included -3F at Cambray near the Luna/Dona Ana County line on Interstate 10, -1F about 10 miles south of Deming, and 0F at Deming. Numerous frozen and burst water pipes were reported. The Marshall Memorial Library in Deming was closed for some time due to a break in the building's fire suppression system causing damage to the ceiling and insulation.
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