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Texas Monthly November 1982: The Blue Norther |
 | | Texas northers aren’t always blue—the nature, extent, and appearance of the cloud cover can vary greatly—but the characteristic wind always blows from the same source. |
 | | From February 11 to February 13, 1899, Texas’ worst norther of record pushed Panhandle temperatures to 23 below, left a thin sheet of ice on Galveston Bay, subjected Valley citrus groves to a freeze of 12 above, and chilled marrows as far south as El Salvador. |
 | | According to the nascent science of biometeorology, the passage of a cold front increases the likelihood of angina pectoris, apoplexy, bronchial asthma, embolisms, and gallstone and kidney stone colics. |
| www.texasmonthly.com /mag/issues/1982-11-01/primer.php (694 words) |
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