BLUE NORTHER- A term used for a strong cold front in the southern plains of the United States and drops temperatures very quickly and has strong gust winds just behind the front.
BLUE NORTHER Refers to a swift-moving cold frontal passage in the southern Great Plains, marked by a dark, blue-black sky with strong wintery winds from the northwest or north and temperatures that may drop 20°F to 30 ...
Also called a Blue Norther. THAW A warm spell of weather when ice and snow melt. To free something from the binding action of ice by warming it to a temperature above the melting point of ice.
Norther A cold strong northerly wind in the Southern Plains of the United States, especially in Texas, which results in a drastic drop in air temperatures. Also called a Blue Norther. (Glossary of Weather and Climate) ...
 See also: Norther, Air, Weather, Air mass, Front
  
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