Frost/Freeze — Coastal Kenedy County, Texas

2022-02-04 · Coastal Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

Temperatures fell below freezing around 3:36AM CST on February 4th, and did not rise above freezing until around 11:24AM CST. A low of 31 degrees was observed at the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2).

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front swept through Deep South Texas the morning of February 3rd and caused temperatures to drop 20 to 25 degrees immediately following it as a strong arctic high pushed south into Texas. The Arctic High ushered in cold air and led to well below normal temperatures and a couple of sub-freezing nights. The coldest period was between the night of February 4th through the morning of February 5th when clouds cleared out and temperatures dropped into the lower to middle 20s across portions of Deep South Texas, with the coldest readings in rural inland locations away from the populated Rio Grande Valley. Much of the region away from the populated Rio Grande Valley experienced another light freeze the morning of February 6th. Wind chills dipped into the middle teens to middle 20s the morning of February 4th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 995208. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.