Frost/Freeze — Kenedy, Texas

2016-02-05 · Kenedy, Texas

Event narrative

Temperatures fell to or below freezing during the early morning hours of February 5th. The COOP site in Armstrong reported a low of 27 degrees and the COOP site in Sarita reported a low of 32 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A reinforcing shot of colder and drier air pushed across Deep South Texas on February 4th. Light winds, low dewpoints, and mostly clear skies provided a good set up for a raditional cooling event that resulted in a short duration freeze for Zapata, Brooks, Starr, and Kenedy counties. Temperatures across these counties dropped to or below freezing for several hours during the early morning hours of February 5th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 621097. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.