Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Hudspeth, Texas

2011-02-01 to 2011-02-04 · Hudspeth, Texas

Event narrative

High temperatures on Feb 2nd only warmed up to 14F in Dell City. Overnight low temperatures on Feb 3rd fell to -5F at Dell City and 2F in Sierra Blanca. All of Northern Hudspeth County from near Hueco Tanks to Dell City lost power for about 12 hours from the evening of Feb 2nd until early morning Feb 3rd.

Wider weather episode

A 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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 284699. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.