THE NEXT ICE AGE - NOW!

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Record Snowfall in Texas and Louisiana
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA

11 DEC 08 ...RECORD EARLY DECEMBER SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA...

A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW.

THIS RARE SNOW EVENT IS THE EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OF THE FALL/WINTER SEASON IN RECORDED HISTORY AT BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR AND LAKE CHARLES.

IN ADDITION...ALL TIME RECORD SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER HAVE BEEN SET AT BOTH BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR AND LAKE CHARLES. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS MORNING AND THESE SNOW TOTALS WILL BE REVISED AND UPDATED LATER TODAY.

SNOW TOTALS AS OF 1015 AM CDT:

TEXAS
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LUMBERTON             4.0 INCH
WEST BEAUMONT         4.0 INCH
WOODVILLE             3.0 INCH
BEAUMONT CITY         2.5 INCH
WILDWOOD              2.2 INCH
GROVES                2.0 INCH
SILSBEE               2.0 INCH 

LOUISIANA
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OPELOUSAS             6.0 INCH
WASHINGTON            6.0 INCH
EUNICE                3.0 INCH
OAKDALE               3.0 INCH
OPELOUSAS             3.0 INCH
CHURCH POINT          2.5 INCH
FOREST HILL           2.0 INCH
DE QUINCY             1.5 INCH
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