| Event: | CW Cold Wave |
| Number: | 2024-000253 |
| Country: | USA United States |
| Location: | WA, OR, IL, MO, KS, TX, MS, AR, TN, GA |
| Date (YMD): | 2024-1-12 |
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| Duration: | 7 |
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| Information Source: | NOAA NCEI Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters |
| Comments: | A strong artic front moved across Western Washington and Oregon on January 12 and 13 dropping temperatures below freezing. This allowed freezing rain to impact areas along the coast and the Willamette Valley northward into southwest Washington. Numerous locations including Springfield and the Portland metro area were affected by the icing and strong winds, which caused significant tree damage and power outages. Numerous homes, businesses, vehicles and other infrastructure were damaged.
A bitterly cold airmass affected numerous central and southern states most including Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia. This long-duration cold wave produced sleet and freezing rain accumulations into the deep south, across much of Mississippi. High winds also pushed wind chills well below zero for many states contributing to dozens of fatalities, many in Tennessee. Damage also occurred to homes, vehicles and businesses from the high winds and frozen precipitation. |
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