Frost/Freeze — Kenedy, Texas

2016-01-28 · Kenedy, Texas

Event narrative

Temperatures fell to or below freezing across Kenedy County during the early morning hours of January. Both COOP sites in the county reporting temperatures below freezing, with the site in Armstrong reporting a low of 32 degrees and the site in Sarita reporting a low of 28 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A cold front pushed across Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley during the first half of January 26th. A secondary surge of high pressure behind the front, combined with clearing skies and light winds to provide a good set up for a radiational cooling event that resulted in a short duration freeze for Zapata, Starr, and Kenedy counties. Temperatures across these counties dropped to or below freezing for several hours during the early morning hours of January 28th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.