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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,383,865 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,165,649 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2004-01-09T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2004-01-11T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | DELAWARE |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DELAWARE BEACHES |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An arctic air mass brought some of the coldest weather in years to the Delmarva Peninsula from the evening of the 9th through the morning of the 11th. The low temperature of 4 degrees at the New Castle County Airport on the 10th was the coldest day of the winter and the lowest reading since February 5, 1996. What made this even more unusual was that the brutally cold air mass occurred with no snow cover. Winds around the center of the arctic high pressure system were from the north and by-passed the warming effects normally received from the Great Lakes and subsidence from the Appalachian Mountains. The unseasonably cold weather was a dangerous situation for the homeless as well as for the elderly who could not afford to heat their homes. There was a dramatic increase in phone calls to social services by individuals who have run out of heat or could not afford to pay their bills. Additional schools and community centers were opened as shelters. Many municipalities declared code blues to assist the homeless. Teams went outside to locate homeless people and get them to shelters. The unseasonably cold weather caused many pipes to freeze and burst both inside and outside of structures as well as a higher occurrence of water main breaks. Hospitals were not immune. A sprinkler pipe burst at the Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital in Kent County. The cold weather also led to an increase in workload in hospital emergency rooms. Fire fighters were having problems battling blazes as the water quickly turned to ice. In some instances the water was freezing in hoses and the trucks. Fire fighters were injured slipping and falling on the ice. There was a higher incidence of chimney fires and a general shortage of firewood developed. Many vehicles were not starting because of dead batteries. Specific low temperatures included 4 degrees at the New Castle County Airport, 6 degrees in Greenwood (Sussex County) and 8 degrees in Georgetown (Sussex County) and Milford (Kent County). The arctic cold front which ushered in the colder air moved through Delaware during the day on the 9th. The high pressure system, or the core of the arctic air mass, moved from just west of James Bay on the morning of the 9th, to along the Ontario/Quebec Province border on the morning of the 10th to Virginia and North Carolina on the morning of the 11th. |
| Yearyear | 2,004 |
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