Flooding Risks from Tropical Moisture Across the Southeast and Southwest

Tropical moisture from Isaias and Rachel will impact portions of the Southeast and Southwest this weekend. Flash flooding, strong winds and even a threat for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible. Meanwhile, strong winds and dry fuels are raising fire weather concerns across the central Great Basin and western High Plains. Across the northern Rockies, first winter storm of the season. Read More >

Overview

An intrusion of cold air filtered into the Four State Region a few days before Valentine's Day. Temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees below average from Thursday, February 12th through Valentine's Day on Saturday, February 14th. Late Friday night and Saturday, a strong upper-level disturbance tracked across the region producing a large area of snow, mainly along and to the north of Interstate 20 even though surface temperatures were generally just above freezing.

Most, if not all, of the snow melted the day after the snowstorm as temperatures climbed into the 50s areawide under sunny skies.

Graphics & Photos

Snowfall map from February 14th, 2004.

Picture of snow falling in Longview, TX, on Valentine's Day 2004.

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Flooding Risks from Tropical Moisture Across the Southeast and Southwest

February 14, 2004: Valentine's Day Snowstorm