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Freeze Warning 13, NWS Jacksonville, FL

January 31, 202615 counties in Florida; 14 counties in Georgia

NWS Jacksonville, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 31, 2026, 10:29 PM EST for 15 counties in Florida; 14 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 1, 2026, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 31, 2026, 10:29 PM EST (03:29 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 1, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Feb 2, 2026, 10:00 AM EST
In force: 15 hr
Issued by: NWS Jacksonville, FL

All 29 counties

Alachua County, FL, Baker County, FL, Bradford County, FL, Clay County, FL, Columbia County, FL, Duval County, FL, Flagler County, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Hamilton County, FL, Marion County, FL, Nassau County, FL, Putnam County, FL, Saint Johns County, FL, Suwannee County, FL, Union County, FL, Appling County, GA, Atkinson County, GA, Bacon County, GA, Brantley County, GA, Camden County, GA, Charlton County, GA, Clinch County, GA, Coffee County, GA, Echols County, GA, Glynn County, GA, Jeff Davis County, GA, Pierce County, GA, Ware County, GA, Wayne County, GA

The radar

The Jacksonville radar (KJAX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Jan 31, 8:44 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 8:44 PM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 31, 8:05 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
805 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0702 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NE Jacksonville Inter 30.50N 81.68W
01/31/2026  M43 MPH          Duval              FL   ASOS

            ASOS station KJAX Jacksonville Intl Airport.

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DRD

Local storm report, Jan 31, 8:06 PM EST, 2 hours 23 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
806 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0753 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NE Orange Park        30.22N 81.67W
01/31/2026  M46 MPH          Duval              FL   AWOS

            AWOS station KNIP Jacksonville NAS.

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DRD

Local storm report, Jan 31, 8:07 PM EST, 2 hours 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
807 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0746 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Alma              31.53N 82.50W
01/31/2026  M40 MPH          Bacon              GA   ASOS

            ASOS station KAMG Alma.

&&

DRD

Local storm report, Jan 31, 9:09 PM EST, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:01 PM EST, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1001 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSW Fort Caroline     30.33N 81.52W
01/31/2026  M48 MPH          Duval              FL   ASOS

            ASOS station KCRG Jacksonvil Craig.

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DRD

Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:04 PM EST, 25 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Jacksonville FL
1004 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NE Jacksonville Inter 30.50N 81.68W
01/31/2026  M47 MPH          Duval              FL   ASOS

            ASOS station KJAX Jacksonville Intl Airport.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Jacksonville, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 31, 10:29 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 9 more	36 hr
Feb 1, 9:55 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	JAX	Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 9 more	2 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.