Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- November 14, 5:30 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong upper level disturbance translated through the Southern Plains on the 14th. Precipitation began across northwestern Arkansas as rain, but quickly changed to snow as layers of dry air above the ground evaporated some of the precipitation, and subsequently cooled the air column enough to support a complete transition to snow.
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The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
A strong upper level disturbance translated through the Southern Plains on the 14th. Precipitation began across northwestern Arkansas as rain, but quickly changed to snow as layers of dry air above the ground evaporated some of the precipitation, and subsequently cooled the air column enough to support a complete transition to snow. One to three inches of snow accumulated across much of northwestern Arkansas, with up to four to four and a half inches across portions of Washington County.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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