Frost and Freeze in Georgia, February 9, 2002

Name: Frost and Freeze in Georgia, February 9, 2002
Start: 2002-02-09T05:00
End: 2002-02-09T09:00
Location: Georgia

February 9, 2002 · NWS FFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 frost/freeze, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

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Event by event

1 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.

Frost/Freeze, Walton

When: February 9, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where: Walton County, Countywide
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy frost and residual water combined with temperatures just below freezing to create very hazardous driving conditions during the early morning hours. Many roads were covered with heavy frost and/or a coating of black ice. Numerous accidents were reported, one which resulted in a fatality in Monroe.

What these are

Frost/Freeze: Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Georgia in 2002 Every state in 2002 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, February 2002

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5279027.