TID: InterEcho 1.19 6E030205


MSGID: 1:19/33.0 2233da37 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
600 AM CST SUN NOV 15 2015

...WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS IN ARKANSAS...

NOVEMBER 16TH THROUGH 20TH IS WINTER WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN ARKANSAS. THE
PURPOSE OF THIS WEEK IS TO REMIND PEOPLE WHAT WINTER WEATHER CAN BRING...AND
HOW TO DEAL WITH  HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE  FOR
THE UPCOMING WINTER SEASON. 

DURING EACH WEEKDAY...A DIFFERENT WINTER WEATHER TOPIC WILL BE COVERED IN A
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

    MONDAY...THE OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING WINTER
    TUESDAY...WINTER PRECIPITATION TYPES
    WEDNESDAY...WINTER WEATHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
    THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER SAFETY RULES
    FRIDAY...THE COLD OF WINTER

THE LAST TWO /2013-2014 AND 2014-2015/ CLIMATOLOGICAL WINTERS  /DECEMBER
THORUGH FEBRUARY/ WERE COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL  LOCALLY. 

WINTER      AVG TEMP  DEPARTURE   PRECIPITATION   DEPARTURE

2013/2014     38.0      -3.3         10.40         -1.72 2014/2015     39.4    
 -1.9          9.69         -2.43

DATA SHOWS THAT ARKANSAS EXPERIENCED THREE COLD WINTERS IN A ROW  ONLY TWICE
SINCE 1895...AND THREE CONSECUTIVE DRY WINTERS ONLY  THREE TIMES. IN THIS CASE,
COLD IS DEFINED AS AT LEAST 1.5 DEGREES  BELOW NORMAL AND DRY IS AT LEAST 1.5
INCHES BELOW NORMAL.

WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A STRONG EL NINO...WHICH FEATURES ABOVE NORMAL
WATER TEMPERATURES NEAR THE EQUATOR IN THE PACIFIC  OCEAN. FIVE OF THE LAST
SEVEN EL NINO WINTERS WERE NORMAL TO MILD IN ARKANSAS...AND ALL EL NINOS WERE
NORMAL /WITHIN AN INCH/ TO WET.  



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