Texas, 2013

Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Texas, November 22 to 24, 2013

November 22 to 24, 2013 · NWS LUB · 23 events in 20 counties and zones

Following a period of balmy late Fall temperatures, a significant arctic front plunged through the South Plains during the afternoon of November 21st. In the wake of this front, an extended period of moist overrunning flow developed across West Texas in advance of a slow moving upper low in the Desert Southwest.

Where it happened

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS LUB wrote it up.

Following a period of balmy late Fall temperatures, a significant arctic front plunged through the South Plains during the afternoon of November 21st. In the wake of this front, an extended period of moist overrunning flow developed across West Texas in advance of a slow moving upper low in the Desert Southwest.

As early as the pre-dawn hours on November 22nd, a swath of freezing rain developed in the Permian Basin and lifted north-northeast across the southeast South Plains and into the northern Rolling Plains. The worst of this freezing rain struck portions of Crosby and Lynn Counties by late morning where up to 1/4 inch of ice was reported. Portions of Motley County also reported near 1/4 inch of icy precipitation. Farther northwest, some locales in Castro County saw light snow accumulate to nearly 1 inch. In Lubbock alone, nearly 200 motor vehicle accidents occurred between 3 AM CST and 1 PM CST after a thin glaze of ice plagued area roads.

Following a lull in precipitation from the evening of the 22nd through early on the 23rd, a large area of lift and deep moisture entered West Texas late in the afternoon on the 23rd - well in advance of the upper low. The result was two rounds of mixed wintry precipitation, including periods of heavy freezing rain, sleet and heavy snow. The first round was localized, but produced heavy snow mainly across northern Swisher County. The second round struck early in the evening and lasted through the early morning of the 24th. This latter round affected all of the South Plains, southern Texas Panhandle and the Rolling Plains with significant precipitation. Marginal instability above a shallow dome of arctic air produced multiple bands of heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet. A large swath of heavy snow between 6 and 10.5 inches blanketed all of the northwest South Plains and much of the far southern Texas Panhandle. In the Rolling Plains, freezing rain and sleet was prevalent with ice accumulations generally around 1/10th to 1/4 of an inch. In the city of Lubbock, freezing rain for much of the evening eventually changed over to all snow, but not before forcing the closure of two major overpasses on the west side of the city and causing hundreds of vehicle accidents. Fortunately, no serious injuries or fatalties occurred.

Wintry precipitation began diminishing in coverage and intensity by early morning on the 24th, but nearly all roads remained slick and hazardous due to high temperatures below freezing. On the Caprock, road cleaning efforts were seriously hampered during this multi-day storm as many locations remained below freezing for 80 continuous hours or more. Temperatures finally thawed out by the afternoon of the 25th as the decaying upper low passed over the region. Some very light mixed wintry precipitation accompanied this low late on the 25th, but did not result in any adverse impacts.

Selected snow totals from the 23rd-24th:|10.5 inches at Happy...|9 inches at Muleshoe...|8 inches at Friona and Dimmitt...|7 inches at Memphis and Tulia...|6 inches at Silverton and Hart...|5 inches at Morton and Lakeview (Hall County)...|4 inches at Littlefield and Childress...|3 inches at Plainview...|2.2 inches at Lubbock Int'l Airport...|2 inches at Plains.

Selected snow/sleet and ice totals (estimated) from the 23rd-24th:|3 inches snow/sleet and 0.1 inches ice at Flomot...|2.5 inches snow/sleet and 0.3 inches ice at Crosbyton...|2 inches snow/sleet and 0.3 inches ice at Brownfield...|1.5 inches snow/sleet and 0.3 inches ice at Levelland...|1 inch sleet and 0.2 inches ice at Jayton...|0.25 inches sleet and 0.3 inches ice at Tahoka...|0.3 inches ice at Post.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 22, 4:19 AM CST, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 4:19 AM CST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
419 AM CST FRI NOV 22 2013

.SHORT TERM...
PLENTY TO CONSIDER THIS MORNING WITH SHARPLY COLDER AIR AND THE
PROSPECTS FOR LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY GIVEN
THE PROSPECTS FOR LIGHT ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...WITH A WINTER
STORM WATCH MAINTAINED THEREAFTER THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY.

THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BLASTED THROUGH THE SOUTH PLAINS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WAS STILL PLOWING SOUTH...APPROACHING SOUTH TEXAS AT THE
TIME OF THIS WRITING. STRONG COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT ON
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS HAS DROPPED TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 20S
ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA WHERE READINGS WERE NEAR 30
DEGREES. ADDITIONALLY...ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE OVER THE COLD DOME
INITIALLY RESULTED IN A BLANKET OF LOW CLOUDS...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS FORMING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. 00Z AMA SOUNDING AND
MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A PRONOUNCE WARM NOSE ABOVE THE COLD
SFC RIDGING...WITH THE MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATING THIS WARM NOSE
/WELL ABOVE FREEZING BETWEEN 650 AND 800 MB/ WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY. THUS...THIS WILL MAKE FOR A MESSY
P-TYPE FORECAST. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A REPORT OF SLEET IN PARMER
COUNTY...WITH MIDLAND EXPERIENCING FREEZING RAIN. EXPECT OVERALL
PRECIPITATION TO BE LIGHT THIS MORNING AS NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
CONTINUING TO ADVECT RATHER DRY LOW-LEVEL AIR SOUTHWARD...WITH
DEWPOINTS ONLY IN THE TEENS OVER MUCH OF THE FA. THAT SAID...HEAVIER
SHOWERS ALOFT...AIDED BY A LITTLE WEAK INSTABILITY ABOVE THE
INVERSION...ARE MAKING IT TO THE GROUND IN SPOTS. GIVEN THE
PRONOUNCED WARM NOSE ALOFT AND THE FACT THAT SFC TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM LITTLE TODAY AND WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...EXPECT PERIODS OF
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE TO BE THE PRIMARY MODE...WITH SOME
SLEET ALSO POSSIBLE GIVEN THE FAIRLY DEEP AND COLD LOWER LEVELS.
UPGLIDE IS PROGGED TO WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...THOUGH TIME-HEIGHT X-SECTIONS DO STILL INDICATE GOOD
SATURATION BELOW 700 MB WITH WEAK ASCENT...SO AT LEAST LIGHT
PRECIPITATION /PERHAPS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING DRIZZLE/ WILL BE
POSSIBLE. ENOUGH COOLING MAY WORK IN ALOFT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
ZONES LATE TONIGHT THAT A LITTLE SNOW COULD EVEN MIX IN...THOUGH ANY
ACCUMULATIONS BEFORE 12Z WOULD LIKELY BE LIGHT IF THEY OCCUR AT ALL.

TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE TODAY...HOLDING IN THE 20S THIS
AFTERNOON...MAYBE NEAR 30 DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST ZONES.
ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT WILL FOLLOW TONIGHT WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE
UPPER TEENS NORTHWEST TO MID-20S EAST. WIND CHILLS WILL RESIDE IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGH MUCH OF THE SHORT TERM...THOUGH
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL WEAKEN MODESTLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM...
WE MAY SEE A BIT OF A LULL IN OVERALL PRECIP COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS THE CFWA WILL BE UNDER
SHORTWAVE RIDGING DOWNSTREAM OF THE CLOSED LOW SLOWLY MOVING
ACROSS THE DESERT SW. IN FACT...THE LATEST NAM SOLUTIONS DEPICT
SUFFICIENTLY DRY AIR WORKING INTO OUR NE ZONES SUCH THAT WE COULD
SEE SOME PARTIAL CLEARING WITH TEMPS RISING ABOVE FRZG IN THAT
AREA. THIS IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...BUT SOMETHING TO
KEEP AN EYE ON. OTHERWISE...FORECAST X-SECTIONS AND SOUNDING
SUGGEST THAT WE WILL SEE OCCASIONAL LIGHT FRZG DRIZZLE ACROSS THE
AREA WITH SOME FRZG RAIN OR SLEET SHOWERS. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
PRETTY LIGHT DURING THE DAY AND WITH TEMPS RISING TO NEAR FREEZING
MOST AREAS WE THINK ICING SHOULD NOT BE A BIG PROBLEM OVERALL.
HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR LOCAL ICING PROBLEMS WITH ANY
AREAS THAT RECEIVE HEAVIER OR MORE NUMEROUS FZRA OR SLEET SHOWERS.

WE EXPECT THE FRZG PRECIP TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
SAT EVENING AS LARGE SCALE ASCENT AND ISENTROPIC LIFT BOTH INCREASE.
DEEP-LAYER SATURATION WILL ALSO INCREASE WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE
POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW...CONCENTRATED ACROSS THE SW TX PANHANDLE
AND NW SPLNS....WHILE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ACROSS THE REST
OF THE SPLNS AND ROLLING PLAINS WILL BECOME A CONCERN. THERE IS STILL
QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST OF FROZEN PRECIP
AMOUNTS...SOME MODELS SUGGEST THAT ICE MAY PEAK SUNDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE ROLLING PLAINS WITH UP TO A HALF INCH IN THAT
AREA...DECREASING FARTHER NORTH AND WEST. WHILE AS FOR SNOW AND
SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...THOSE SHOULD BE GREATEST IN OUR NW ZONES
WHERE WE COULD SEE UP TO TWO OR THREE INCHES. A CONCERN WE HAVE
REGARDING ACCUMULATIONS IS THAT RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE APPEARS TO
BE UNDERPLAYING THE STRENGTH OF THE WARM LAYER ON SUNDAY WHILE WE
UNDERGO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG WAA AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING LOW. THIS LOWERS OUR CONFIDENCE IN MODEL FROZEN QPF
FORECASTS AND IS WHY WE CURRENTLY LEAN TOWARD THE LOWER SIDE OF
MODEL PROGS.

ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE EAST OF THE FA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND WE EXPECT THIS WILL RESULT IN PRECIP SLACKENING
FROM WEST TO EAST. THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO TAKE A JOG TO THE
NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE NOT IN
AGREEMENT ON JUST HOW FAR NORTH...THEN THE LOW WILL TURN BACK TO
THE SOUTHEAST MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. THIS TRACK WOULD NOT
BE VERY FAVORABLE OVERALL FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT PRECIP ACROSS
THE AREA SUN NIGHT THRU MONDAY. HOWEVER...AS THE LOW DIGS TO THE SE THE
COLD CORE AND DEFORMATION ZONE MAY PASS OVER PORTIONS OF THE
FA...PARTICULARLY NORTH AND NORTHEAST...WHICH MAY YET ENHANCE
PRECIP CHANCES FOR A FINAL ROUND LATE MONDAY TO EARLY TUESDAY.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE AREA
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SPECIFICS ARE STILL UNCLEAR ALTHOUGH IT
APPEARS MOST AREAS WILL HAVE A STRONG CHANCE AT SIGNIFICANT
ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION...LIKELY CONCENTRATED IN THE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING TIME FRAME.

AS ALLUDED TO ABOVE WE EXPECT MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW
FREEZING SAT AND SUN...WHILE TEMPS SHOULD SLOWLY MODERATE MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. TEMPS WILL REMAIN COOL UNTIL A UPPER RIDGE MOVES IN
WED AND THU SENDING HIGHS BACK INTO THE 50S. IT APPEARS THAT WED
AND THANKSGIVING WILL BOTH BE GOOD TRAVEL DAYS...WITH SOME HINTS OF
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST BY NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FRIONA        22  19  29  19  28 /  60  50  50  70  60
TULIA         23  20  31  22  29 /  60  50  30  60  60
PLAINVIEW     24  22  31  22  29 /  60  50  40  60  60
LEVELLAND     25  21  29  20  31 /  60  50  50  70  60
LUBBOCK       26  24  30  23  31 /  60  50  40  70  60
DENVER CITY   26  22  28  20  32 /  60  50  60  70  60
BROWNFIELD    26  22  29  21  31 /  60  50  50  70  60
CHILDRESS     27  26  35  26  30 /  60  50  20  60  60
SPUR          29  25  31  25  31 /  60  50  30  60  60
ASPERMONT     29  26  31  27  31 /  60  50  40  60  60

&&

.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ021>044.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ021>044.

&&

23/33
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 9:11 PM CST, 7 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
911 PM CST THU NOV 21 2013

TXZ021>044-230315-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-HALL-CHILDRESS-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-
FLOYD-MOTLEY-COTTLE-COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-
YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
911 PM CST THU NOV 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER

FREEZING DRIZZLE IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR OR SHORTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED SLICK SPOTS AND
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND 20S TONIGHT...GUSTY
NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS
AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

OCCASIONAL FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED
ON FRIDAY OVER ALL OF THE SOUTH PLAINS...ROLLING PLAINS AND THE
FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY INTENSIFY AND MIX WITH SLEET AND SOME SNOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AHEAD OF A SLOW-MOVING STORM SYSTEM. WINTRY PRECIPITATION
FROM THIS STORM MAY LINGER THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SINCE
VERY COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL REMAIN LARGELY UNCHANGED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...THIS WEATHER PATTERN INDICATES A STRONG
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD ICY ACCUMULATIONS WHICH COULD CREATE
EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. IF YOU
HAVE TRAVEL PLANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO POSTPONE OR
CANCEL TRAVEL ALTOGETHER.

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Event by event

20 winter storm, 3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Lynn

When
November 22, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Crosby

When
November 22, 6:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Crosby forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Motley

When
November 22, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Motley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Parmer

When
November 23, 7:00 AM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Parmer forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.530, -102.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bailey

When
November 23, 7:00 AM CST to November 24, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Bailey forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cochran

When
November 23, 7:00 AM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Cochran forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.604, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Yoakum

When
November 23, 7:00 AM CST to November 24, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Yoakum forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Terry

When
November 23, 7:30 AM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Terry forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lamb

When
November 23, 8:00 AM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Lamb forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hockley

When
November 23, 8:00 AM CST to November 24, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Hockley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Castro

When
November 23, 8:30 AM CST to November 24, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Castro forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Swisher

When
November 23, 9:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Swisher forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lubbock

When
November 23, 9:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lubbock forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hale

When
November 23, 9:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Hale forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lynn

When
November 23, 9:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lynn forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Crosby

When
November 23, 10:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Crosby forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Garza

When
November 23, 10:30 AM CST to November 24, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Garza forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Briscoe

When
November 23, 11:00 AM CST to November 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Briscoe forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Floyd

When
November 23, 11:00 AM CST to November 24, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hall

When
November 23, 12:00 PM CST to November 24, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Hall forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Motley

When
November 23, 12:00 PM CST to November 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Motley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Childress

When
November 23, 12:30 PM CST to November 24, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Childress forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kent

When
November 23, 5:00 PM CST to November 24, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Kent forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 478819, 478818, 479392, 478834, 478835, 478840, 479015, 479016, 479013, 479014, 478832, 478831, 479012, 479050, 479052, 479062, 479063, 478836, 479053, 478837, 479064, 479011, 479065.