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On the same day, The Weather Channel gave the storm the unofficial name Winter Storm Uri; [14] the Federal Communications Commission adopted the name in their reports from February 17. [15] From February 12 to 13, a trough dipped southward from Northern California into northern Mexico, which channeled moisture from Texas towards the storm, as ...
The winter storm caused a record low temperature at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport of −2 °F (−19 °C) on February 16, the coldest in North Texas in 72 years. [44] Most Texan homes, which infrequently see low temperatures, have poor insulation and are heated with inefficient electric resistance heaters , resulting in extremely high ...
While spikes in cold weather are increasing in Texas, average winter temperatures are generally warmer, Coleman said. Last winter was the 11th warmest since 1895, according to data collected since ...
From northern Texas and the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, temperatures are expected to dip between 5 to 20 degrees below average, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures fell as much as 25–50 °F (14–28 °C) below average as far south as the Gulf Coast. Severe winter storms also were associated with the bitter cold, which allowed for heavy snowfall and ice accumulations to places as far south as Houston, Texas, and contributing to one of the snowiest winters ever in some areas in the Deep South.
Plus, details on a new NOAA tool for winter storm forecasting.
The February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm, also unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Viola, or to some as simply The North Texas Freeze, was a significant and widespread snow and ice storm across much of the United States, Northern Mexico, and Southern Canada.
The storm has spread dangerous snow and ice along 1,000 miles of Interstate 10 from central Texas to northern Florida and will go on to the coastal areas of Georgia and the Carolinas, AccuWeather ...