Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 23, 2013
November 23, 2013 ---It was a cloudy, periods of rain, chilly day at Natchitoches today. The wind prevailed from the N, NE today. After 6:30 PM there were some breaks in the clouds.
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1101 AM CST SAT NOV 23 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E 58 41 41 0.43
BLANCHARD 3W 54 42 42 0.43
CALHOUN 66 43 43 0.84
COLUMBIA LOCK 66 44 44 1.56
FARMERVILLE 64 41 41 0.46
HOMER 1N 64 41 41 0.32
MINDEN 65 42 42 0.82
MOORINGSPORT 54 41 41 0.51
NATCHITOCHES #2 64 44 44 0.70
RUSTON - LA TECH 73 57 57 0.64
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 64 43 43 0.89
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 22, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 22, 2013
November 22, 2013 --- It was a foggy, rainy day at Natchitoches today.
At 1:53 p.m. CST, rain was observed and the temperature was 60.3 degrees.
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E 68 58 58 1.09
BLANCHARD 3W 70 53 53 1.15
CALHOUN 67 40 64 1.98
HOMER 1N 70 56 64 1.32
MINDEN 72 54 64 0.36
MOORINGSPORT 68 54 54 1.12
NATCHITOCHES #2 71 57 63 0.49
RED RVR RESEARCH 72 57 60 1.93
RUSTON - LA TECH 74 63 71 1.50
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 72 55 64 2.31
094SRUS44 KSHV 221444
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.
NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION RAINFALL STATION RAINFALL
SAT. MAN. SAT. MAN.
GAGE GAGE GAGE GAGE
ARCADIA 1.06 KORAN M
ASHLAND M LAKE D`ARBONNE M
BENTLEY 3E 0.00 LILLIE 1E M
BENTON 5E 1.09 LOGANSPORT 1.73
BLACK LAKE M MANY 9WSW M
BLANCHARD 3E M MONROE-ULM M
BLANCHARD 3W M 1.15 MONROE 0.73
CADDO LAKE 1.12 NATCHITOCHES #2 0.49
CADDO LAKE #2 1.02 NATCHITOCHES RAWS 0.00
CALHOUN 1.98 POLLOCK 1N 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCKS M M QUITMAN M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR. M RED RIVER LOCK 3 M
CREW LAKE 2W M RED RIVER LOCK 4 M
FARMERVILLE M RED RIVER LOCK 5 M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS 0.00 ROBSON M
HODGES GARDENS M RODESSA 3E 1.36
HOMER RAWS 0.71 RUSTON-LA TECH 1.50
HOMER 1N 1.32 SAILES M
JAMESTOWN M SPRINGHILL 3E 1.88
JONESBORO 4ENE M TAYLORTOWN 1.59
JOYCE 4NE M VIVIAN M
KEITHVILLE M 2.30 WEST MONROE M
SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA:
BARKSDALE AFB 1.10 RED RIVER RESEARCH 1.93
BOSSIER CITY #2 RED RIVER-DOWNTOWN M
BOSSIER-WILLOW CHT M SHREVEPORT AP 1.89
DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 1.23 SOUTHERN HILLS 2.31
DOWNTOWN-BARNWELL M E. 70TH-B. PIERRE M
HAUGHTON 1W M W. SHREVEPORT M
PAW PAW BAYOU M UNIV. TERRACE M
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50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas, Texas
Written by: National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, via Facebook, Nov. 18, 2013
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas. The weather that day started off cloudy, warm and humid with some light showers. The clouds began to clear late in the morning with a sunny sky in the afternoon. The wind increased by midday and turned to the southwest ahead of a cold front. At the time of the assassination (approx. 1230 PM CST) it was sunny, 68 degrees with a southwest wind around 16 mph. The high temperature for the day topped out at 70 degrees. The cold front moved through around 2 PM. A northwest wind prevailed behind the front through late afternoon at speeds around 25 mph. Wind speeds decreased after sunset and the temperature cooled to 40 degrees just before midnight. (Courtesy/Written by: National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, Nov. 18, 2013)
November 22, 2013 --- It was a foggy, rainy day at Natchitoches today.
At 1:53 p.m. CST, rain was observed and the temperature was 60.3 degrees.
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E 68 58 58 1.09
BLANCHARD 3W 70 53 53 1.15
CALHOUN 67 40 64 1.98
HOMER 1N 70 56 64 1.32
MINDEN 72 54 64 0.36
MOORINGSPORT 68 54 54 1.12
NATCHITOCHES #2 71 57 63 0.49
RED RVR RESEARCH 72 57 60 1.93
RUSTON - LA TECH 74 63 71 1.50
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 72 55 64 2.31
094SRUS44 KSHV 221444
RRMSHV
MISCELLANEOUS HYDROLOGIC DATA REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013
RAINFALL REPORTS FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 800 AM.
NORTHERN LOUISIANA:
STATION RAINFALL STATION RAINFALL
SAT. MAN. SAT. MAN.
GAGE GAGE GAGE GAGE
ARCADIA 1.06 KORAN M
ASHLAND M LAKE D`ARBONNE M
BENTLEY 3E 0.00 LILLIE 1E M
BENTON 5E 1.09 LOGANSPORT 1.73
BLACK LAKE M MANY 9WSW M
BLANCHARD 3E M MONROE-ULM M
BLANCHARD 3W M 1.15 MONROE 0.73
CADDO LAKE 1.12 NATCHITOCHES #2 0.49
CADDO LAKE #2 1.02 NATCHITOCHES RAWS 0.00
CALHOUN 1.98 POLLOCK 1N 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCKS M M QUITMAN M
COUSHATTA-RED RVR. M RED RIVER LOCK 3 M
CREW LAKE 2W M RED RIVER LOCK 4 M
FARMERVILLE M RED RIVER LOCK 5 M
GUM SPRINGS RAWS 0.00 ROBSON M
HODGES GARDENS M RODESSA 3E 1.36
HOMER RAWS 0.71 RUSTON-LA TECH 1.50
HOMER 1N 1.32 SAILES M
JAMESTOWN M SPRINGHILL 3E 1.88
JONESBORO 4ENE M TAYLORTOWN 1.59
JOYCE 4NE M VIVIAN M
KEITHVILLE M 2.30 WEST MONROE M
SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY METROPOLITAN AREA:
BARKSDALE AFB 1.10 RED RIVER RESEARCH 1.93
BOSSIER CITY #2 RED RIVER-DOWNTOWN M
BOSSIER-WILLOW CHT M SHREVEPORT AP 1.89
DOWNTOWN AIRPORT 1.23 SOUTHERN HILLS 2.31
DOWNTOWN-BARNWELL M E. 70TH-B. PIERRE M
HAUGHTON 1W M W. SHREVEPORT M
PAW PAW BAYOU M UNIV. TERRACE M
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50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas, Texas
Written by: National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, via Facebook, Nov. 18, 2013
November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination in Dallas. The weather that day started off cloudy, warm and humid with some light showers. The clouds began to clear late in the morning with a sunny sky in the afternoon. The wind increased by midday and turned to the southwest ahead of a cold front. At the time of the assassination (approx. 1230 PM CST) it was sunny, 68 degrees with a southwest wind around 16 mph. The high temperature for the day topped out at 70 degrees. The cold front moved through around 2 PM. A northwest wind prevailed behind the front through late afternoon at speeds around 25 mph. Wind speeds decreased after sunset and the temperature cooled to 40 degrees just before midnight. (Courtesy/Written by: National Weather Service Ft. Worth, Texas, Nov. 18, 2013)
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| November 22, 1963...The weather in Dallas, TX courtesy of National Weather Service, Ft. Worth, Texas. |
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 21, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 21, 2013
Official National Weather Service temperature and rainfall data for Natchitoches, La. (not TV station unofficial weather watcher data)
November 21, 2013 --- It was a cloudy (overcast) sky, damp, rainy, & foggy morning at Natchitoches today. Fog was observed during the 7:00 a.m. CST hour. Fog was observed at 8 a.m. CST. Rain was observed at 6:47 6:52 7:07 and 9:13 a.m. CST ( periods of rain showers during the 6 a.m.- 10 a.m. CST time period). The rain showers movement was towards the NE. At 9:15 a.m., it was raining and the temperature was 58.7 degrees at Natchitoches, Louisiana. During the afternoon the sky was cloudy to mostly cloudy at times. The overcast sky prevailed. The sky was cloudy during the 9 p.m. CST hour. At 9:44 p.m. CST, the sky was overcast, temperature at 66.1 degrees, wind was from the SE (140 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 KT), humidity at 90% and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.11 in. Hg (1019 hPa). Here's today's official data from the National Weather Service for Natchitoches, La.:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST THU NOV 21 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 69 40 56 0.00
BENTON 5E 65 39 59 0.03
BLANCHARD 3W 65 41 57 0.04
COLUMBIA LOCK 69 51 52 0.00
FARMERVILLE 64 46 53 0.00
HOMER 1N 65 38 56 0.07
MINDEN 68 40 54 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 66 42 60 0.02
NATCHITOCHES #2 67 44 57 0.01
RED RVR RESEARCH 67 42 57 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 73 49 63 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 65 38 55 T
Official National Weather Service temperature and rainfall data for Natchitoches, La. (not TV station unofficial weather watcher data)
November 21, 2013 --- It was a cloudy (overcast) sky, damp, rainy, & foggy morning at Natchitoches today. Fog was observed during the 7:00 a.m. CST hour. Fog was observed at 8 a.m. CST. Rain was observed at 6:47 6:52 7:07 and 9:13 a.m. CST ( periods of rain showers during the 6 a.m.- 10 a.m. CST time period). The rain showers movement was towards the NE. At 9:15 a.m., it was raining and the temperature was 58.7 degrees at Natchitoches, Louisiana. During the afternoon the sky was cloudy to mostly cloudy at times. The overcast sky prevailed. The sky was cloudy during the 9 p.m. CST hour. At 9:44 p.m. CST, the sky was overcast, temperature at 66.1 degrees, wind was from the SE (140 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 KT), humidity at 90% and barometeric pressure (altimeter) at 30.11 in. Hg (1019 hPa). Here's today's official data from the National Weather Service for Natchitoches, La.:
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SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST THU NOV 21 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 69 40 56 0.00
BENTON 5E 65 39 59 0.03
BLANCHARD 3W 65 41 57 0.04
COLUMBIA LOCK 69 51 52 0.00
FARMERVILLE 64 46 53 0.00
HOMER 1N 65 38 56 0.07
MINDEN 68 40 54 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 66 42 60 0.02
NATCHITOCHES #2 67 44 57 0.01
RED RVR RESEARCH 67 42 57 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 73 49 63 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 65 38 55 T
The Cold Of Winter - Winter Weather Events, Alabama, Arkansas
THE COLD OF WINTER
BY: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH
ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.
FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.
FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.
JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.
--------------PAST "HISTORICAL" WINTER WEATHER EVENTS--------------
MARCH 12-14, 1993 -- "STORM OF THE CENTURY"A VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DUMPED SNOW FROM THE GULF COAST TO NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING AN OFFICIAL 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE WERE HAMMERED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW...INCLUDING 17 INCHES AT VALLEY HEAD /DEKALB COUNTY/ AND 12-15
INCHES AROUND SCOTTSBORO /JACKSON COUNTY/.
NEW YEARS STORM - 1963-64:
AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW EVENT FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE THAT DUMPED AN UNPRECEDENTED 17.1 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE AREA IN A 24-HOUR
PERIOD.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.
FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.
FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE... LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.
JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
115 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013
THE WINTER OF 2012-2013 IN NORTHERN OHIO WAS CHARACTERIZED
BY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF BIG SNOWSTORMS. TEMPERATURES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WINTER WERE BELOW NORMAL BUT READINGS DURING THE HEART OF THE SEASON WERE WARM. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW MOST OF THE CLIMATE STATIONS IN NORTHERN OHIO FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL TOTALS. TOTALS IN THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT WERE ALSO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL WITH A PEAK OF JUST UNDER 130 INCHES IN NORTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY. THE WINTER SEASON STARTED OUT COOL WITH TEMPERATURES THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AVERAGING A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE MONTH WAS ALSO DRY WITH JUST A DUSTING OF SNOWFALL MOST LOCATIONS. DECEMBER WAS VERY WARM WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AKRON-CANTON AREA EXPERIENCED ITS 8TH WARMEST DECEMBER EVER. THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26TH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED UP THE OHIO VALLEY AND BROUGHT SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED FOR A FEW HOURS CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 71 TO JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. WARM WEATHER CONTINUED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH WERE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY WEAK STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTED THE REGION DURING THE MONTH. THIS RESULTED IN SNOWFALL TOTALS OF NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE SNOWBELT. A PROLONGED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT ON THE 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH DUMPED AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF SNOW ON GEAUGA COUNTY. FEBRUARY ENDED UP BEING THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE WINTER. SEVERAL STORMS BROUGHT A COUPLE TO A FEW INCHES OF SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL EPISODES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE EAST OF CLEVELAND. ALL OF THE MAJOR CLIMATE SITES FINISHED THE MONTH WITH AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOWFALL. SOME OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE SNOWBELT HAD A FEW FEET OF ACCUMULATION DURING THE MONTH. SPRING WAS SLOW TO ARRIVE WITH COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH. IT WAS A DRY MONTH WITH LITTLE SNOWFALL OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT. AN ICE STORM AFFECTED THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OHIO ON MARCH 18TH. A GLAZE OF ICE CLOSED SCHOOLS, CAUSED SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND RESULTED IN MANY ACCIDENTS IN PORTAGE, MAHONING, TRUMBULL AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
227 PM CST TUE NOV 12 2013
...WINTERS IN ARKANSAS...
THE CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTER SEASON IS DEFINED AS THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1ST-FEBRUARY 28TH. ARKANSAS HAS EXPERIENCED A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER EXTREMES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS SINCE ITS RECORDED WEATHER HISTORY BEGAN IN 1819...RANGING FROM DEEP SNOWS AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO...TO HEAVY RAINS...TO EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES PUSHING 90 DEGREES. SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE WINTERS HAVE BEEN..
1822-1823:
SNOW FELL AT THE FIRST OF DECEMBER AT LITTLE ROCK...AND BY THE 3RD OF THE MONTH...THE TEMPERATURE HAD FALLEN TO -9. COLD WEATHER CONTINUED THROUGH JANUARY AND FEBRUARY...WITH THE TEMPERATURE FALLING TO SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ON FIVE DAYS IN JANUARY...AND AS LOW AS -11 ON FEBRUARY 15TH. IN FACT...IN FEBRUARY ALONE...THERE WERE SIX DAYS WITH SINGLE-DIGIT LOWS AND TWO DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. MANY LIVESTOCK PERISHED...AND ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE FOR MUCH OF THE SEASON. ICE FORMED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT
LITTLE ROCK...BUT THE RIVER DID NOT FREEZE...DUE TO A HIGH STAGE AT THE TIME.
1831-1832:
THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND ICE. SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON DECEMBER 8TH. AT ONE TIME...THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER 20 MILES BELOW LITTLE ROCK...AND THE WHITE RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT BATESVILLE. TOWARD THE END OF FEBRUARY...SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON THE 23RD. ON THE 29TH...THE WHITE RIVER AT BATESVILLE WAS REPORTED TO BE FROZEN OVER AGAIN.
1841-1842:
THE WINTER WAS THE MILDEST IN SEVERAL YEARS. GARDENS WERE REPORTED TO BE GREEN...AND PEACH TREES WERE IN BLOOM BY FEBRUARY 1ST.
1855-1856:
THE WINTER WAS PARTICULARLY COLD...ESPECIALLY IN JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY. THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT ONE POINT...AND AT LITTLE ROCK...THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO -4 ON FEBRUARY 4TH.
1863-1864:
THIS WAS LIKELY THE COLDEST PERIOD IN MANY YEARS. AT THE END OF DECEMBER...TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF JANUARY... TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS -10 TO -15 WERE REPORTED AT FORT SMITH AND LITTLE ROCK.
1876-1877:
SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE IN DECEMBER...WITH SEVERE COLD FOLLOWING. TEMPERATURES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WERE BELOW ZERO AT HELENA. ON THE 28TH...MOUNT IDA FELL TO -8...AND MONTICELLO TO -1. ON THE 30TH...LITTLE ROCK BOTTOMED OUT AT ZERO. THE HEAVIEST SNOWSTORM DURING THIS PERIOD WAS THE ONE ON DECEMBER 31ST...WITH EIGHT INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND 21 INCHES AT MONTICELLO. THE COLD CONTINUED JANUARY OF 1877...WITH SNOW REMAINING ON THE GROUND. ON THE 3RD...MOUNT IDA FELL TO 1 ABOVE ZERO...WHILE LITTLE ROCK FELL TO -4. THERE WAS ANOTHER SNOWSTORM ON THE 7TH...WITH TWO INCHES AT LITTLE ROCK...FOUR INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND ONE INCH AT MONTICELLO. BY THE 8TH...TEMPERATURES WERE ONCE AGAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MUCH OF THE STATE.
1885-1886
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAW SIGNIFICANT COLD SPELLS IN ALL OF ARKANSAS...AND HEAVY SNOWFALL IN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS JANUARY 8-11TH. WITH AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...LITTLE ROCK SAW FOUR DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FIVE DEGREES...CULMINATING IN A -5 READING ON THE 9TH. ON THE SAME DAY...DODD CITY IN MARION COUNTY FELL TO -13 DEGREES. ANOTHER COLD PERIOD CAME IN EARLY FEBRUARY. IN A 2-DAY PERIOD FROM THE 2ND-3RD...28 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT HARRISON...WHILE 24 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT JUDSONIA...22 INCHES AT NEWPORT...14-15 INCHES FELL AT MORRILTON...AND TEN INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT FORT SMITH. AT LITTLE ROCK...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN FELL...WITH ONLY A TRACE OF ACCUMULATION. IN PARTS OF BENTON COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS REPORTED TO BE AS DEEP AS 24 TO 30 INCHES.
1889-1890
LITTLE ROCK SAW THE DRIEST AND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS...THE ONLY SUCH OCCURRENCE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
1898-1899
OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE ABOUT THIS WINTER WAS THE COLD OUTBREAK OF FEBRUARY 11TH-13TH. UNUSUALLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVED DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD...AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGED TO RECORD LEVELS IN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. IN ARKANSAS...NEARLY EVERY STATION THAT WAS REPORTING AT THAT TIME FELL BELOW ZERO. ALSO...NEARLY EVERY STATION SET THEIR ALL-TIME RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE BLUFF...PRESCOTT...STAMPS...AND TEXARKANA...ALL STATIONS RECORDED A LOW OF -10 OR COLDER. MOST STATIONS REPORTED RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES AS WELL. AT VETTE...ROGERS...FAYETTEVILLE...AND HARRISON... THE TEMPERATURE NEVER ROSE ABOVE ZERO ON THE 12TH. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCOMPANIED THE COLD. THE COLD WEATHER CAUSED SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PEACH CROPS.
1917-1918
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE SNOWY...AND JANUARY IN PARTICULAR WAS SEVERELY COLD...DUE TO SEVERAL PERIODS OF ARCTIC AIR AND PROLONGED SNOW COVER. SNOW COVERED ALMOST THE ENTIRE STATE FROM THE 10TH OF JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH...AND WAS ON THE GROUND IN THE NORTH INTO THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF FEBRUARY. CALICO ROCK RECORDED 48.0 INCHES OF SNOW. MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 40-48 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST...30-40 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS....AND 20 TO 30 INCHES OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ON JANUARY 19TH AND 22ND AT MARSHALL IN SEARCY COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS 30 INCHES DEEP. AT LITTLE ROCK...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND FROM JANUARY 10TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 8TH. BY LATE FEBRUARY...THINGS HAD COMPLETELY REVERSED...AND THE MONTH ENDED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON THE 25TH...LITTLE ROCK TOPPED OUT AT 87 DEGREES...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 92. ABNORMALLY HOT WEATHER RETURNED ON THE 27TH AND 28TH...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 93 DEGREES.
1949-1950
THE WINTER WAS MARKED BY HEAVY RAINS...EXTREMELY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND SEVERAL TORNADOES. ON JANUARY 4TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...AND DROPPED TEMPERATURES FROM THE 60S AND 70S...TO THE 20S AND CAUSING AN ICE STORM IN THE NORTH. ON JANUARY 13TH...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COVE...KILLING ONE. BY JANUARY 14TH...RIVER FLOODING WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD WAS ACTIVATED TO HELP RESCUE PEOPLE. ON JANUARY 25TH...TEMPERATURES AROUND THE STATE WERE IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SEARCY REACHED 87 DEGREES THAT AFTERNOON. ON THE 26TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...ENDING THE HEAT WAVE. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 30S IN THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT...WHILE READINGS ELSEWHERE WERE IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON FEBRUARY 1ST...THE SECOND SEVERE ICE STORM IN ALMOST A MONTH HIT NORTHERN ARKANSAS. ON FEBRUARY 12TH...TORNADOES HIT MOUNT HOLLY AND NEAR SHERIDAN. BY MID FEBRUARY...THERE WAS ANOTHER ROUND OF RIVER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED. DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY... AT TOTAL OF 20.72 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BEEBE.
1950-1951
THE MOST NOTABLE PERIOD DURING THIS WINTER SEASON WAS THE ICE STORM AND SEVERE COLD WAVE JANUARY 31ST-FEBRUARY 2ND. THE ICE STORM WAS SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. NORTHERN ARKANSAS WAS COVERED WITH HEAVY ICE...AND THE SOUTH SAW UP TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW. THE ICE STORM SEVERELY DAMAGED FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS. MANY ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE...AND SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED UP TO A WEEK. ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE SERVICE WERE DISRUPTED IN MANY AREAS...AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE TIMBER DAMAGE. AFTER THE STORM ENDED...RECORD COLD GRIPPED THE STATE...WITH TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS -5 AS FAR SOUTH AS LITTLE ROCK. MAMMOTH SPRING FELL TO -24.
1982-1983
MOST PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THE WINTER FOR THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL IN A 2-DAY PERIOD ON DECEMBER 2ND AND 3RD...AND FOR THE TWO TORNADO OUTBREAKS DURING THE MONTH. ON THE 2ND...THE FIRST MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED...WITH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS THE HARDEST HIT. THE SECOND OUTBREAK WAS DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER 23RD-25TH...WITH 29 REPORTED TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. 14.06 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BIG FORK IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING ON THE MORNING OF THE 3RD.
1983-1984
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE A PARTICULARLY COLD COUPLE OF MONTHS IN ARKANSAS WEATHER HISTORY. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING FOR 12 STRAIGHT DAYS FROM DECEMBER 19TH-31ST. ICE FORMED ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER...AND MOST OF THE STATE WAS CONTINUOUSLY BELOW FREEZING. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS ON DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH...WITH MANY LOWS BELOW ZERO...AND HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. MILWOOD LAKE FROZE OVER COMPLETELY. DURING THE COLDEST PERIOD...STRONG WINDS PRODUCED WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THERE WAS WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL IMPACT...DUE TO HEADS OF CATTLE FALLING THROUGH THE ICE AND DROWNING LOOKING FOR WATER. ROADS SAW CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DUE TO MELTING AND EFREEZING. THE SECOND MAJOR COLD PERIOD CAME DURING JANUARY 19TH-22ND. MANY LOWS IN THE NORTH WERE BELOW ZERO...WITH -16 AT YELLVILLE BEING THE COLDEST. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
1987-1988
DECEMBER SAW A PARTICULARLY WET PERIOD DURING THE LATTER PORTION OF THE MONTH. FROM THE 24TH-29TH...HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY AT WEST MEMPHIS...WHICH WAS RECOVERING FROM A TORNADO THAT HIT THE CITY AND KILLED SIX PEOPLE ON THE 14TH. RIVER FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG THE SALINE AND OUACHITA RIVERS. THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN CRESTED AT 42.5 FEET AT CAMDEN ON THE 29TH. IN JANUARY...SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE...WITH THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ONE ON THE 6TH AND 7TH. 12 TO 13 INCHES FELL IN THE LITTLE ROCK AREA...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS SAW 10 TO 15 INCH TOTALS. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN THE HEBER SPRINGS AREA...WITH 16 INCHES. SEVERELY COLD AIR MOVED INTO THE STATE AFTER THE SNOWSTORM...WITH SINGLE-DIGIT READINGS AT LITTLE ROCK FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 11TH.
2012-2013
ON THE WHOLE...TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL WERE LARGELY ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...THIS WINTER WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE RECORD SNOWSTORM ON CHRISTMAS DAY. AROUND MID MORNING...RAIN BEGAN...AND MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS RESULTED IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONED TO SLEET AGAIN...THEN SNOW. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY AND SNOWFALL WAS HEAVY...WITH NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDED...OVER A FOOT OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED FROM NORTH OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW. NEARLY THE ENTIRE STATE SAW SNOW...AND AT MOST LOCATIONS...THIS ONE STORM MADE DECEMBER THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD. IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND IN SOME LOCATIONS UNTIL JANUARY 4TH.
BY: PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH
ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.
FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.
FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE...LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.
JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.
--------------PAST "HISTORICAL" WINTER WEATHER EVENTS--------------
MARCH 12-14, 1993 -- "STORM OF THE CENTURY"A VERY LARGE AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM DUMPED SNOW FROM THE GULF COAST TO NEW ENGLAND...INCLUDING AN OFFICIAL 7.3 INCHES OF SNOW AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE WERE HAMMERED WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW...INCLUDING 17 INCHES AT VALLEY HEAD /DEKALB COUNTY/ AND 12-15
INCHES AROUND SCOTTSBORO /JACKSON COUNTY/.
NEW YEARS STORM - 1963-64:
AN ALL-TIME RECORD SNOW EVENT FOR THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE THAT DUMPED AN UNPRECEDENTED 17.1 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE AREA IN A 24-HOUR
PERIOD.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED NORTH ALABAMA AND/OR SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE:
JANUARY 9-10 2011:
HEAVY SNOW IMPACTED MUCH OF NORTH ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE AS A STRONG GULF COAST LOW INTERACTED WITH AN EXISTING COLD AIR MASS. SIX TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON ACROSS THE AREA WITH SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA RECEIVING AROUND 1 FOOT OF FRESH SNOW IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS! SNOWFALL RATES WERE AS HIGH AS 2-3 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES...AND A RARE OCCURRENCE OF "THUNDERSNOW" WAS EVEN REPORTED AROUND HUNTSVILLE. THE 8.9" OF SNOW OFFICIALLY AT HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS THE 3RD LARGEST SINGLE EVENT SNOW STORM ON RECORD /DATING BACK TO 1874/. MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON
THE GROUND FOR 8 DAYS IN HUNTSVILLE -- ALSO A RECORD.
FEBRUARY 15 2010:
A WINTER STORM TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION AND BROUGHT A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE REPORTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF SEWANEE.
FEBRUARY 8 2010:
A NARROW BAND OF SNOW DEVELOPED DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ALONG THE ALABAMA/TENNESSEE STATE LINE. THE SNOW ENDED BY LATE MORNING BUT NOT AFTER DUMPING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAUDERDALE... LIMESTONE AND MADISON COUNTIES IN NORTH ALABAMA.
JANUARY 29 2010:
A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IMPACTED MANY AREAS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS DAY. UP TO 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON TREES...CARS...SECONDARY ROADS AND POWERLINES... MAINLY NORTH OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE...ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS CREATING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
JANUARY 2-10 2010 "FRIGID" TEMPERATURES:
DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF JANUARY...VERY COLD AIR SETTLED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AT THE HUNTSVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE BETWEEN JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 10TH WAS 31.4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 15.8 DEGREES. TO PUT THIS MORE IN PERSPECTIVE...THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR HUNTSVILLE DURING THIS PERIOD IS AROUND 51 DEGREES...AND THE "NORMAL" AVERAGE LOW IS 32 DEGREES.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
115 PM EST MON NOV 18 2013
THE WINTER OF 2012-2013 IN NORTHERN OHIO WAS CHARACTERIZED
BY WARM TEMPERATURES AND A LACK OF BIG SNOWSTORMS. TEMPERATURES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE WINTER WERE BELOW NORMAL BUT READINGS DURING THE HEART OF THE SEASON WERE WARM. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW MOST OF THE CLIMATE STATIONS IN NORTHERN OHIO FINISHED WITH BELOW NORMAL SNOWFALL TOTALS. TOTALS IN THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT WERE ALSO A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL WITH A PEAK OF JUST UNDER 130 INCHES IN NORTHERN GEAUGA COUNTY. THE WINTER SEASON STARTED OUT COOL WITH TEMPERATURES THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER AVERAGING A COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE MONTH WAS ALSO DRY WITH JUST A DUSTING OF SNOWFALL MOST LOCATIONS. DECEMBER WAS VERY WARM WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AKRON-CANTON AREA EXPERIENCED ITS 8TH WARMEST DECEMBER EVER. THERE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MINOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENTS DURING THE MONTH. HOWEVER, THE BIGGEST SNOW STORM OF THE SEASON OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26TH. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED UP THE OHIO VALLEY AND BROUGHT SNOW AND VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OCCURRED FOR A FEW HOURS CAUSING TRAVEL PROBLEMS. SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES EAST OF INTERSTATE 71 TO JUST A COUPLE OF INCHES ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR. WARM WEATHER CONTINUED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY. AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH WERE BETWEEN TWO AND FOUR DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. ONLY A COUPLE OF VERY WEAK STORM SYSTEMS AFFECTED THE REGION DURING THE MONTH. THIS RESULTED IN SNOWFALL TOTALS OF NO MORE THAN A FEW INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE SNOWBELT. A PROLONGED LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT ON THE 21ST THROUGH THE 24TH DUMPED AS MUCH AS TWO FEET OF SNOW ON GEAUGA COUNTY. FEBRUARY ENDED UP BEING THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF THE WINTER. SEVERAL STORMS BROUGHT A COUPLE TO A FEW INCHES OF SNOW TO THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE WERE ALSO SEVERAL EPISODES OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO THE EAST OF CLEVELAND. ALL OF THE MAJOR CLIMATE SITES FINISHED THE MONTH WITH AT LEAST A FOOT OF SNOWFALL. SOME OF THE LOCATIONS IN THE SNOWBELT HAD A FEW FEET OF ACCUMULATION DURING THE MONTH. SPRING WAS SLOW TO ARRIVE WITH COOL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH. IT WAS A DRY MONTH WITH LITTLE SNOWFALL OUTSIDE OF THE LAKE ERIE SNOWBELT. AN ICE STORM AFFECTED THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF OHIO ON MARCH 18TH. A GLAZE OF ICE CLOSED SCHOOLS, CAUSED SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND RESULTED IN MANY ACCIDENTS IN PORTAGE, MAHONING, TRUMBULL AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
227 PM CST TUE NOV 12 2013
...WINTERS IN ARKANSAS...
THE CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTER SEASON IS DEFINED AS THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1ST-FEBRUARY 28TH. ARKANSAS HAS EXPERIENCED A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER EXTREMES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS SINCE ITS RECORDED WEATHER HISTORY BEGAN IN 1819...RANGING FROM DEEP SNOWS AND TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO...TO HEAVY RAINS...TO EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES PUSHING 90 DEGREES. SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE WINTERS HAVE BEEN..
1822-1823:
SNOW FELL AT THE FIRST OF DECEMBER AT LITTLE ROCK...AND BY THE 3RD OF THE MONTH...THE TEMPERATURE HAD FALLEN TO -9. COLD WEATHER CONTINUED THROUGH JANUARY AND FEBRUARY...WITH THE TEMPERATURE FALLING TO SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ON FIVE DAYS IN JANUARY...AND AS LOW AS -11 ON FEBRUARY 15TH. IN FACT...IN FEBRUARY ALONE...THERE WERE SIX DAYS WITH SINGLE-DIGIT LOWS AND TWO DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO. MANY LIVESTOCK PERISHED...AND ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE FOR MUCH OF THE SEASON. ICE FORMED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT
LITTLE ROCK...BUT THE RIVER DID NOT FREEZE...DUE TO A HIGH STAGE AT THE TIME.
1831-1832:
THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE SNOW AND ICE. SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON DECEMBER 8TH. AT ONE TIME...THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER 20 MILES BELOW LITTLE ROCK...AND THE WHITE RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT BATESVILLE. TOWARD THE END OF FEBRUARY...SIX INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK ON THE 23RD. ON THE 29TH...THE WHITE RIVER AT BATESVILLE WAS REPORTED TO BE FROZEN OVER AGAIN.
1841-1842:
THE WINTER WAS THE MILDEST IN SEVERAL YEARS. GARDENS WERE REPORTED TO BE GREEN...AND PEACH TREES WERE IN BLOOM BY FEBRUARY 1ST.
1855-1856:
THE WINTER WAS PARTICULARLY COLD...ESPECIALLY IN JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY. THE ARKANSAS RIVER WAS FROZEN OVER AT ONE POINT...AND AT LITTLE ROCK...THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO -4 ON FEBRUARY 4TH.
1863-1864:
THIS WAS LIKELY THE COLDEST PERIOD IN MANY YEARS. AT THE END OF DECEMBER...TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT LITTLE ROCK...WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. DURING THE FIRST WEEKS OF JANUARY... TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS -10 TO -15 WERE REPORTED AT FORT SMITH AND LITTLE ROCK.
1876-1877:
SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE IN DECEMBER...WITH SEVERE COLD FOLLOWING. TEMPERATURES ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WERE BELOW ZERO AT HELENA. ON THE 28TH...MOUNT IDA FELL TO -8...AND MONTICELLO TO -1. ON THE 30TH...LITTLE ROCK BOTTOMED OUT AT ZERO. THE HEAVIEST SNOWSTORM DURING THIS PERIOD WAS THE ONE ON DECEMBER 31ST...WITH EIGHT INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND 21 INCHES AT MONTICELLO. THE COLD CONTINUED JANUARY OF 1877...WITH SNOW REMAINING ON THE GROUND. ON THE 3RD...MOUNT IDA FELL TO 1 ABOVE ZERO...WHILE LITTLE ROCK FELL TO -4. THERE WAS ANOTHER SNOWSTORM ON THE 7TH...WITH TWO INCHES AT LITTLE ROCK...FOUR INCHES AT MOUNT IDA...AND ONE INCH AT MONTICELLO. BY THE 8TH...TEMPERATURES WERE ONCE AGAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MUCH OF THE STATE.
1885-1886
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY SAW SIGNIFICANT COLD SPELLS IN ALL OF ARKANSAS...AND HEAVY SNOWFALL IN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS JANUARY 8-11TH. WITH AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...LITTLE ROCK SAW FOUR DAYS WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FIVE DEGREES...CULMINATING IN A -5 READING ON THE 9TH. ON THE SAME DAY...DODD CITY IN MARION COUNTY FELL TO -13 DEGREES. ANOTHER COLD PERIOD CAME IN EARLY FEBRUARY. IN A 2-DAY PERIOD FROM THE 2ND-3RD...28 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED AT HARRISON...WHILE 24 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT JUDSONIA...22 INCHES AT NEWPORT...14-15 INCHES FELL AT MORRILTON...AND TEN INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT FORT SMITH. AT LITTLE ROCK...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN FELL...WITH ONLY A TRACE OF ACCUMULATION. IN PARTS OF BENTON COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS REPORTED TO BE AS DEEP AS 24 TO 30 INCHES.
1889-1890
LITTLE ROCK SAW THE DRIEST AND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. ABSOLUTELY NO SNOW FELL DURING THE WINTER MONTHS...THE ONLY SUCH OCCURRENCE SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.
1898-1899
OF MOST SIGNIFICANCE ABOUT THIS WINTER WAS THE COLD OUTBREAK OF FEBRUARY 11TH-13TH. UNUSUALLY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE MOVED DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD...AND TEMPERATURES PLUNGED TO RECORD LEVELS IN MUCH OF THE UNITED STATES EAST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. IN ARKANSAS...NEARLY EVERY STATION THAT WAS REPORTING AT THAT TIME FELL BELOW ZERO. ALSO...NEARLY EVERY STATION SET THEIR ALL-TIME RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES DURING THIS PERIOD. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PINE BLUFF...PRESCOTT...STAMPS...AND TEXARKANA...ALL STATIONS RECORDED A LOW OF -10 OR COLDER. MOST STATIONS REPORTED RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES AS WELL. AT VETTE...ROGERS...FAYETTEVILLE...AND HARRISON... THE TEMPERATURE NEVER ROSE ABOVE ZERO ON THE 12TH. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCOMPANIED THE COLD. THE COLD WEATHER CAUSED SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PEACH CROPS.
1917-1918
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE SNOWY...AND JANUARY IN PARTICULAR WAS SEVERELY COLD...DUE TO SEVERAL PERIODS OF ARCTIC AIR AND PROLONGED SNOW COVER. SNOW COVERED ALMOST THE ENTIRE STATE FROM THE 10TH OF JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH...AND WAS ON THE GROUND IN THE NORTH INTO THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF FEBRUARY. CALICO ROCK RECORDED 48.0 INCHES OF SNOW. MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS RANGED FROM 40-48 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST...30-40 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS....AND 20 TO 30 INCHES OVER CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ON JANUARY 19TH AND 22ND AT MARSHALL IN SEARCY COUNTY...THE SNOW WAS 30 INCHES DEEP. AT LITTLE ROCK...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND FROM JANUARY 10TH UNTIL FEBRUARY 8TH. BY LATE FEBRUARY...THINGS HAD COMPLETELY REVERSED...AND THE MONTH ENDED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON THE 25TH...LITTLE ROCK TOPPED OUT AT 87 DEGREES...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 92. ABNORMALLY HOT WEATHER RETURNED ON THE 27TH AND 28TH...WITH PINE BLUFF REACHING 93 DEGREES.
1949-1950
THE WINTER WAS MARKED BY HEAVY RAINS...EXTREMELY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND SEVERAL TORNADOES. ON JANUARY 4TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...AND DROPPED TEMPERATURES FROM THE 60S AND 70S...TO THE 20S AND CAUSING AN ICE STORM IN THE NORTH. ON JANUARY 13TH...A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR COVE...KILLING ONE. BY JANUARY 14TH...RIVER FLOODING WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD WAS ACTIVATED TO HELP RESCUE PEOPLE. ON JANUARY 25TH...TEMPERATURES AROUND THE STATE WERE IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. SEARCY REACHED 87 DEGREES THAT AFTERNOON. ON THE 26TH...AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE...ENDING THE HEAT WAVE. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE 30S IN THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT...WHILE READINGS ELSEWHERE WERE IN THE 70S AND 80S. ON FEBRUARY 1ST...THE SECOND SEVERE ICE STORM IN ALMOST A MONTH HIT NORTHERN ARKANSAS. ON FEBRUARY 12TH...TORNADOES HIT MOUNT HOLLY AND NEAR SHERIDAN. BY MID FEBRUARY...THERE WAS ANOTHER ROUND OF RIVER FLOODING AS HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED. DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY... AT TOTAL OF 20.72 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BEEBE.
1950-1951
THE MOST NOTABLE PERIOD DURING THIS WINTER SEASON WAS THE ICE STORM AND SEVERE COLD WAVE JANUARY 31ST-FEBRUARY 2ND. THE ICE STORM WAS SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. NORTHERN ARKANSAS WAS COVERED WITH HEAVY ICE...AND THE SOUTH SAW UP TO SEVEN INCHES OF SNOW. THE ICE STORM SEVERELY DAMAGED FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBS. MANY ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE...AND SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED UP TO A WEEK. ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE SERVICE WERE DISRUPTED IN MANY AREAS...AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE TIMBER DAMAGE. AFTER THE STORM ENDED...RECORD COLD GRIPPED THE STATE...WITH TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS -5 AS FAR SOUTH AS LITTLE ROCK. MAMMOTH SPRING FELL TO -24.
1982-1983
MOST PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER THE WINTER FOR THE INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL IN A 2-DAY PERIOD ON DECEMBER 2ND AND 3RD...AND FOR THE TWO TORNADO OUTBREAKS DURING THE MONTH. ON THE 2ND...THE FIRST MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED...WITH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARKANSAS THE HARDEST HIT. THE SECOND OUTBREAK WAS DURING THE PERIOD DECEMBER 23RD-25TH...WITH 29 REPORTED TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. 14.06 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT BIG FORK IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING ON THE MORNING OF THE 3RD.
1983-1984
DECEMBER AND JANUARY WERE A PARTICULARLY COLD COUPLE OF MONTHS IN ARKANSAS WEATHER HISTORY. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING FOR 12 STRAIGHT DAYS FROM DECEMBER 19TH-31ST. ICE FORMED ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER...AND MOST OF THE STATE WAS CONTINUOUSLY BELOW FREEZING. THE COLDEST PERIOD WAS ON DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH...WITH MANY LOWS BELOW ZERO...AND HIGHS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. MILWOOD LAKE FROZE OVER COMPLETELY. DURING THE COLDEST PERIOD...STRONG WINDS PRODUCED WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES NEAR 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THERE WAS WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL IMPACT...DUE TO HEADS OF CATTLE FALLING THROUGH THE ICE AND DROWNING LOOKING FOR WATER. ROADS SAW CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE DUE TO MELTING AND EFREEZING. THE SECOND MAJOR COLD PERIOD CAME DURING JANUARY 19TH-22ND. MANY LOWS IN THE NORTH WERE BELOW ZERO...WITH -16 AT YELLVILLE BEING THE COLDEST. AT LITTLE ROCK...TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
1987-1988
DECEMBER SAW A PARTICULARLY WET PERIOD DURING THE LATTER PORTION OF THE MONTH. FROM THE 24TH-29TH...HEAVY RAINS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING... ESPECIALLY AT WEST MEMPHIS...WHICH WAS RECOVERING FROM A TORNADO THAT HIT THE CITY AND KILLED SIX PEOPLE ON THE 14TH. RIVER FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG THE SALINE AND OUACHITA RIVERS. THE OUACHITA RIVER AT CAMDEN CRESTED AT 42.5 FEET AT CAMDEN ON THE 29TH. IN JANUARY...SEVERAL SNOWSTORMS HIT THE STATE...WITH THE MOST SEVERE AND WIDESPREAD ONE ON THE 6TH AND 7TH. 12 TO 13 INCHES FELL IN THE LITTLE ROCK AREA...AND MUCH OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS SAW 10 TO 15 INCH TOTALS. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN THE HEBER SPRINGS AREA...WITH 16 INCHES. SEVERELY COLD AIR MOVED INTO THE STATE AFTER THE SNOWSTORM...WITH SINGLE-DIGIT READINGS AT LITTLE ROCK FROM THE 8TH THROUGH THE 11TH.
2012-2013
ON THE WHOLE...TEMPERATURES AND RAINFALL WERE LARGELY ABOVE NORMAL. HOWEVER...THIS WINTER WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR THE RECORD SNOWSTORM ON CHRISTMAS DAY. AROUND MID MORNING...RAIN BEGAN...AND MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET DURING MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS RESULTED IN ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONED TO SLEET AGAIN...THEN SNOW. WINDS WERE STRONG AND GUSTY AND SNOWFALL WAS HEAVY...WITH NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDED...OVER A FOOT OF SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED FROM NORTH OF HOT SPRINGS TO NEAR MOUNTAIN VIEW. NEARLY THE ENTIRE STATE SAW SNOW...AND AT MOST LOCATIONS...THIS ONE STORM MADE DECEMBER THE SNOWIEST ON RECORD. IN NORTHEAST ARKANSAS...SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND IN SOME LOCATIONS UNTIL JANUARY 4TH.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summaries for November 19 & 20, 2013
Natchitoches, Louisiana Weather Summaries for November 19 & 20, 2013:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013: The morning sky was clear. The afternoon was clear as well but during the 4:00 PM CST hour, just a few high clouds were observed to the SW sky. The evening sky was mostly clear though 9:30 PM with a few high passing clouds in front of the moon, making for a beautiful evening at Natchitoches. No rainfall occurred today. An NE, E and SE wind prevailed today. Here's Natchitoches' official weather data from the National Weather Service:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 201649
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST WED NOV 20 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 64 36 40 0.00
BENTON 5E 62 37 39 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 62 38 41 0.00
CALHOUN 63 33 33 0.00
HODGES GARDENS 62 42 43 0.00
HOMER 1N 61 34 38 0.00
MINDEN 63 40 40 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 63 40 42 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 63 39 44 0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH 64 38 42 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 71 49 49 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 62 38 38 0.00
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013:The sky was mostly cloudy during the morning hours and mostly clear to clear during the afternoon. There was amply afternoon sunshine making for a nice afternoon. An easterly wind prevailed today. No rainfall occurred today at Natchitoches, Louisiana. Here's the official data for Natchitoches from the National Weather Service:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 191657
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1057 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 70 49 50 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 70 49 51 0.00
CALHOUN 71 46 47 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK 69 50 50 0.00
FARMERVILLE 68 46 48 0.00
HODGES GARDENS 72 50 50 0.00
HOMER 1N 69 47 48 0.00
MINDEN 71 51 51 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 70 49 50 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 72 50 51 0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH 73 50 51 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 72 53 59 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 70 50 51 0.00
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013: The morning sky was clear. The afternoon was clear as well but during the 4:00 PM CST hour, just a few high clouds were observed to the SW sky. The evening sky was mostly clear though 9:30 PM with a few high passing clouds in front of the moon, making for a beautiful evening at Natchitoches. No rainfall occurred today. An NE, E and SE wind prevailed today. Here's Natchitoches' official weather data from the National Weather Service:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 201649
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST WED NOV 20 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 64 36 40 0.00
BENTON 5E 62 37 39 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 62 38 41 0.00
CALHOUN 63 33 33 0.00
HODGES GARDENS 62 42 43 0.00
HOMER 1N 61 34 38 0.00
MINDEN 63 40 40 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 63 40 42 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 63 39 44 0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH 64 38 42 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 71 49 49 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 62 38 38 0.00
=========================
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2013:The sky was mostly cloudy during the morning hours and mostly clear to clear during the afternoon. There was amply afternoon sunshine making for a nice afternoon. An easterly wind prevailed today. No rainfall occurred today at Natchitoches, Louisiana. Here's the official data for Natchitoches from the National Weather Service:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 191657
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1057 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 70 49 50 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 70 49 51 0.00
CALHOUN 71 46 47 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK 69 50 50 0.00
FARMERVILLE 68 46 48 0.00
HODGES GARDENS 72 50 50 0.00
HOMER 1N 69 47 48 0.00
MINDEN 71 51 51 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 70 49 50 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 72 50 51 0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH 73 50 51 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 72 53 59 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 70 50 51 0.00
Monday, November 18, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 18, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013 -- Morning fog was observed today. In fact, the fog was dense at times...such as 2:00 AM CST. The fog was dispearsed by a cold front passage today which occurred before 7 a.m. CST. The 7 a.m. CST sky was clear. Sky was mostly clear to mostly clear with passing clouds at time after 8 a.m. CST. A few evening high clouds passed over Natchitoches during the evening. The moon was very beautiful as
fairly good visibility prevailed with drier air mass observed today. No rainfall occurred today.
000
SHUS44 KSHV 181659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1059 AM CST MON NOV 18 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 82 57 59 0.00
BENTON 5E 79 52 54 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 81 51 51 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK 81 57 57 0.26
MINDEN 83 59 59 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 82 49 53 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 82 59 63 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 81 55 57 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 82 52 52 0.00
November 18, 2013 -- Morning fog was observed today. In fact, the fog was dense at times...such as 2:00 AM CST. The fog was dispearsed by a cold front passage today which occurred before 7 a.m. CST. The 7 a.m. CST sky was clear. Sky was mostly clear to mostly clear with passing clouds at time after 8 a.m. CST. A few evening high clouds passed over Natchitoches during the evening. The moon was very beautiful as
fairly good visibility prevailed with drier air mass observed today. No rainfall occurred today.
000
SHUS44 KSHV 181659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1059 AM CST MON NOV 18 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 82 57 59 0.00
BENTON 5E 79 52 54 0.00
BLANCHARD 3W 81 51 51 0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK 81 57 57 0.26
MINDEN 83 59 59 0.00
MOORINGSPORT 82 49 53 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 82 59 63 0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH 81 55 57 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 82 52 52 0.00
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary For November 15-17, 2013
Natchitoches Weather Summary for November 17, 2013
November 17, 2013 -- The sky was was cloudy to mostly cloudy this morning. It was a humid morning and a warm afternoon observed today. The early afernoon sky was mostly cloudy to partly cloudy sky. The wind prevailing this afternoon was from the SSW or SW. Sunshine was observed during the 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST hours as a partly cloudy to clear sky prevail 80.2 F degrees and a clear sky at 4:07 PM CST. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 171655
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
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NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 75 66 68 0.11
BENTON 5E 70 62 69 0.07
CALHOUN 69 61 69 0.14
COLUMBIA LOCK 69 47 69 0.10
FARMERVILLE 70 61 69 0.28
HOMER 1N 71 61 70 0.22
MINDEN 73 62 71 0.25
MOORINGSPORT 72 60 70 0.04
NATCHITOCHES #2 76 62 71 0.11
RUSTON - LA TECH 72 62 70 0.19
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 74 60 71 0.07
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Natchitoches Weather Summary for November 16, 2013
November 16, 2013 --- Morning fog was observed during the 8:00 AM CST hour today. The sky was cloudy to mostly cloudy with periods of rain showers today. Rain showers were observed during the afternoon hours and their movement was NE. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 161659
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1059 AM CST SAT NOV 16 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
CALHOUN 66 44 62 0.25
COLUMBIA LOCK 61 28 61 0.16
FARMERVILLE 63 53 61 0.12
HOMER 1N 64 46 61 0.02
MINDEN 68 48 62 0.10
MOORINGSPORT 65 48 60 0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2 70 48 62 0.04
RUSTON - LA TECH 65 29 62 0.00
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 66 49 60 T
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Natchitoches Weather Summary for November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013 --- The sky today at Natchitoches was clear in the morning with light rain developing late in the day. Here's the official National Weather Service data for Natchitoches:
000
SHUS44 KSHV 151640
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI NOV 15 2013
NWS COOP 24 HOUR TEMP AT 24 HOUR
SUBSTATION HIGH LOW OB TIME PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND 60 28 50 0.07
BENTON 5E 56 32 48 0.06
BLANCHARD 3W 57 30 50 0.06
CALHOUN 61 23 44 0.03
COLUMBIA LOCK 61 28 48 0.00
HODGES GARDENS 57 36 53 0.00
HOMER 1N 57 27 46 0.07
NATCHITOCHES #2 55 35 48 0.08
RED RVR RESEARCH 59 33 50 0.09
RUSTON - LA TECH 60 29 48 0.17
S`PORT-SRN HILLS 58 27 49 0.04
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1005 AM CST FRI NOV 15 2013
THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS A SUMMARY OF COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS FOR
THE 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING AROUND 8 AM THIS MORNING.
:ID STATION LOW HIGH 7-8 AM TEMP PRECIP
:---------------------------------------------------------------
ALXL1 ALEXANDRIA POWER P 32 60 51 0.00
BNKL1 BUNKIE 33 59 54 0.00
CROL1 CROWLEY 2 NE 41 64 58 0.00
DRIL1 DE RIDDER 35 56 54 T.
EUNL1 EUNICE 40 62 55 0.00
GCHL1 ROCKEFELLER WL REF 36 64 55 0.00
HCKL1 HACKBERRY 8 SSW 38 60 55 0.01
JENL1 JEANERETTE 5 NW 38 65 56 0.00
JNNL1 JENNINGS 40 63 53 0.00
LWRL1 LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW 36 65 54 0.00
LEEL1 LEESVILLE 36 58 53 T
VLKL1 LELAND BOWMAN LOCK 38 67 57 0.00
MRCL1 MORGAN CITY 39 65 59 0.01
NBFL1 NIBLETT`S BLUFF PA 31 74 53 0.00
OBEL1 OBERLIN FIRE TOWER 34 58 54 0.00
BAGT2 BEAUMONT RESEARCH 37 61 52 0.00
BEAT2 BEAUMONT 40 61 58 0.00
TBLT2 STEINHAGEN LAKE 35 59 52 0.00
LLBT2 LUMBERTON 34 60 53 0.00
ORET2 ORANGE 9 N 32 58 51 0.00
WWDT2 WILDWOOD 31 62 50 T
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