Texas Norther

A Texas Norther or Blue Norther Norther also briefly referred to in meteorology one occurring in the Midwest and on the Great Plains of the United States weather phenomenon in the form of a cold wave. The name of this phenomenon relates in part to the wind direction from the north, on the other, the state of Texas or on the clear dark blue sky, which is accompanied by a blue norther.

Since appreciable weather vaginal missing on the North American mainland in the form of mountain ranges in the east-west direction, can get to the Gulf Coast, causing drastic drops in temperature in all seasons cold polar air from the Hudson Bay to. In a norther temperatures drop by up to 25 ° F ( ~ 14 ° C) per hour. Known as the norther weather lasts up to three days long.