Format: Research Brief
Year: 2022
Authors: Rebecca Bolinger, Vincent Brown, Christopher Fuhrmann, Karin Gleason, Andrew Joyner, Barry Keim, Amanda Lewis, John Nielsen-Gammon, Crystal Stiles, William Tollefson, Hannah Attard, Alicia Bentley
Affiliate Organizations: Colorado State University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, East Tennesse State University, Texas A&M University, University of Colorado Boulder, University at Albany
In early 2021, the South Central United States faced a period of extreme cold and two major winter storms, later being dubbed the Valentine’s Week Winter Outbreak. A team including SCIPP researchers evaluated the causes and impacts of this event and detailed their findings in a journal article. This brief summarizes their findings.