PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1027 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008

...COLDEST AREA WIDE TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER IN THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY...

STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE NOSING SOUTH THROUGH TEXAS BROUGHT A
POLAR AIR MASS WITH IT...CULMINATING IN MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WHICH
RANGED THROUGH THE 20S AND 30S ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS THURSDAY MORNING.

FAVORED DRAINAGE LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN BROOKS...JIM HOGG...AND WESTERN
KENEDY COUNTY WERE BELOW FREEZING FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS.  OTHER FAVORED LOCATIONS
IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WERE BELOW FREEZING FOR GENERALLY 2 TO 6 HOURS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL AND PRELIMINARY LOW TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS
THUS FAR TODAY:

LOCAL AIRPORTS (ASOS/AWOS):

CITY              ID          COUNTY            LOW TEMPERATURE

HEBBRONVILLE      HBV         JIM HOGG              27
FALFURRIAS        BKS         BROOKS                28
NUEVO LAREDO      MMNL        TAMAULIPAS (MX)       28
EDINBURG          EBG         HIDALGO               30
HARLINGEN/VIA     HRL         CAMERON               34
MCALLEN           MFE         HIDALGO               36
WESLACO           T65         HIDALGO               36
PORT ISABEL       PIL         CAMERON               37
BROWNSVILLE/INTL  BRO         CAMERON               37

COOPERATIVE NETWORK:

CITY              ID          COUNTY            LOW TEMPERATURE

FALFURRIAS        FAFT2       BROOKS                21
HEBBRONVILLE      HBBT2       JIM HOGG              23
ARMSTRONG         ARMT2       KENEDY                26
SAN MANUEL        SMLT2       HIDALGO               27
SARITA            SRTT2       KENEDY                28
RIO GRANDE CITY   RGDT2       STARR                 30
FALCON DAM        FALT2       STARR                 30
ZAPATA            ZPPT2       ZAPATA                32
LA JOYA           LJAT2       HIDALGO               33
ESCOBAS           ECBT2       ZAPATA                34
WESLACO           WEST2       HIDALGO               34
HARLINGEN         HGNT2       CAMERON               36
PORT MANSFIELD    PSFT2       WILLACY               37
MERCEDES          MCDT2       HIDALGO               38