Cold in Florida, December 24 to 26, 2022

Name: Cold in Florida, December 24 to 26, 2022
Start: 2022-12-24T00:00
End: 2022-12-26T12:00
Location: Florida

December 24 to 26, 2022 · NWS TAE · 26 events in 26 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $1.3 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 26

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TAE wrote it up.

The coldest temperatures in about 10 years descended into the tri-state region during the Dec 24-26 period. Low temperatures dipped well down into the teens with high temperatures remaining in the 30s, and even at or below freezing in southeast Alabama on Dec 24th. This extended period of below freezing temperatures with hard freeze conditions resulted in numerous reports of broken pipes, primarily in northwest Florida. However, a few reports of broken pipes were also received from Cottonwood in Houston county. In addition, two homeless men were found dead from hypothermia after sleeping outside. One was in Wakulla county, and the other was in Leon county. Monetary damage from the broken pipes was estimated.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 23, 7:35 PM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 7:35 PM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
735 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

...New UPDATE, AVIATION, MARINE, HYDROLOGY...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 735 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Forecast is on track, and forecast lows in the 15-22 degree range
still look good for late tonight. Winds are ever so slowly
decreasing. In recent hours, we have been able to let the Wind
Advisory expire, and we recently ended the Gale Warning over the
Gulf waters.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Through Saturday)
Issued at 207 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

The arctic front is well south of the area and the cold air
continues to move in on brisk northwest winds. The temperature
drop through the rest of the afternoon will be augmented by clear
and sunny skies. Hourly temperatures have been updated once again
this afternoon for current conditions (the Florida Big Bend has
not dropped as much as forecast). Once the sun sets, however,
temperatures will fall hard to the coldest readings of the season
(and night 1 of 3 of hard freezes - Protect the 4 Ps of people,
pets, plants, and pipes!).

Saturday highs will struggle into the 30s with some locations not
reaching freezing. Bundle up as it will be COLD!

No appreciable changes were made to our advertised hazards.
Coastal flood advisory is all but wrapped up and the wind advisory
will expire at 4pm ET. Wind chill advisory ('feels like' 20F and
below) will go through 1pm ET Saturday and the hard freeze warning
continues into Saturday night.

Lows tonight will bottom out in the mid teens to low 20s and
highs Saturday will range through the 30s (coldest in SE AL and SW
GA and warmest in FL Big Bend).

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Saturday night through Sunday night)
Issued at 207 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Upper level troughing will hold in place over the SE US as a
surface high will traverse east across the south/southeast US,
which will allow us to warm a little through the day on Sunday.

It looks like it will be a "silent night" this Christmas Eve with
light winds and still very cold temperatures again falling to the
low 20s, with wind chills in the teens. The Hard Freeze Warning
will still be in effect for the overnight into morning hours, and
a new Wind Chill Advisory will likely be issued for Saturday night
into Sunday morning. On Christmas day, we can "go tell it on the
mountain" that the temperatures will warm up to the upper 30s and
low 40s in the afternoon. Although, you'll be singing "Baby, It's
Cold Outside" for another night. A hard freeze is likely Sunday
night into Monday morning with temperatures expected to be in the
upper teens and low 20s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday through Thursday)
Issued at 207 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

A generally tranquil pattern remains in place as the trough over
the eastern US shifts offshore and gets replaced with ridging
through the week. This means we'll see a warming trend through the
week. However, we will have one more cold night with another
possible hard freeze in some of our Alabama and Georgia counties
Monday night where some lows will be in the lower 20s with middle
20s to lower 30s elsewhere. Highs and lows will gain about 6 to 8
degrees each day from Monday through Thursday. In fact, we'll be
back above average on Thursday with highs in the 60s and 70s with
lows in the 40s and 50s. We'll begin watching the next storm
system developing off to our west late Thursday and into late next
week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 735 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Clear skies and northwest wind direction will persist without
interruption for the next 24 hours. Northwest wind will support
continual reinforcement of the very dry air mass and clear skies.
No fog expected. Steady dry surface wind through the night will
nearly eliminate the possibility of frost at sunrise on Saturday,
despite sub-freezing temperatures.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 735 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Sustained winds over the Gulf waters are now well below gale-
force. Only Buoy 42039 continues to occasionally produce a gale-
force gust. Have therefore ended the Gale Warning a few hours
early with Small Craft Advisories (SCA) now in effect. Buoys 42039
and 42036 continue to observe steep 10-foot seas just beyond the
southern edge of our waters. Those will ever-so-slowly subside as
winds continue to incrementally ease.

The SCA is in effect until Sunday morning, but recent guidance
suggests we may eventually be able to end it as early as mid-day
Saturday.

From CWF synopsis...A strong high pressure center over Texas will
maintain strong northerly breezes across the waters through at
least Saturday morning. High pressure will slowly move east,
passing across the Florida Panhandle on Monday. In response, winds
and seas will gradually decrease through Monday. Winds will clock
around from the east on Tuesday and start to gradually freshen
through Wednesday, as high pressure emerges over the Atlantic east
of the Carolinas.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 207 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

Afternoon relative humidity values will fall into the upper 20
percent range each of the next several days. Transport winds will
be decreasing beginning tonight but will hold around 15 knots
Saturday and around 10 knots Sunday. Fuel moisture will remain
above critical levels though with the cold airmass and recent
breezy conditions, some drying and curing of fuels can be
expected. The next chance for measurable rainfall may not come
until the end of the year.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 735 PM EST Fri Dec 23 2022

No flooding is expected for the next 7 days.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee   20  35  21  43 /   0   0   0   0
Panama City   21  38  24  44 /   0   0   0   0
Dothan        16  33  19  40 /   0   0   0   0
Albany        17  33  19  40 /   0   0   0   0
Valdosta      19  34  19  42 /   0   0   0   0
Cross City    21  42  20  47 /   0   0   0   0
Apalachicola  22  39  25  46 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...Hard Freeze Warning until 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ Sunday for
     FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134.

     Wind Chill Advisory until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Saturday for
     FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134.

     High Rip Current Risk until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Saturday for
     FLZ112-114.

GA...Hard Freeze Warning until 11 AM EST Sunday for GAZ120>131-
     142>148-155>161.

     Wind Chill Advisory until 1 PM EST Saturday for GAZ120>131-
     142>148-155>161.

AL...Hard Freeze Warning until 10 AM CST Sunday for ALZ065>069.

     Wind Chill Advisory until noon CST Saturday for ALZ065>069.

GM...Small Craft Advisory until 10 AM EST Saturday for GMZ730-765.

     Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Sunday for GMZ750-
     752-755-770-772-775.

&&

NEAR TERM...Scholl
SHORT TERM...Montgomery
LONG TERM....Young
AVIATION...Haner
MARINE...Haner
FIRE WEATHER...Scholl
HYDROLOGY...Haner

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 23, 9:55 PM EST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
955 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022

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

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE DAWSON MUNICIPAL  31.73N 84.40W
12/23/2022  M42 MPH          TERRELL            GA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UGA64 DAWSON-HHERC.

0645 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE TIFTON             31.47N 83.48W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          TIFT               GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0814 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SHELL POINT        30.07N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M47 MPH          WAKULLA            FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0822 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SAINT GEORGE ISLAND     29.67N 84.83W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          FRANKLIN           FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0836 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE GULF RESORT BEACH  30.21N 85.88W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          GMZ750             FL   MESONET

            STATION PCBF1 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL.

0851 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BIRD ISLAND             29.43N 83.29W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          DIXIE              FL   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION.

0905 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSE SAINT JOSEPH STAT 29.74N 85.39W
12/23/2022  M46 MPH          GULF               FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

1127 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW KINDERLOU         30.74N 83.40W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LOWNDES            GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Dec 23, 9:56 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
956 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022

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

0234 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SAMSON                  31.11N 86.05W
12/23/2022                   GENEVA             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE LIMB FELL ON A POWER LINE IN SAMSON.

0345 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE EDWIN              31.65N 85.35W
12/23/2022  M46 MPH          HENRY              AL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DW7933 EDWIN.

0415 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE SHELLMAN          31.74N 84.61W
12/23/2022  M42 MPH          RANDOLPH           GA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UGA63 SHELLMAN.

0416 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW MIRAMAR BEACH      30.39N 86.38W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          WALTON             FL   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION GUSTED TO 40 MPH.

0459 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSW FREEPORT          30.44N 86.16W
12/23/2022  M44 MPH          WALTON             FL   MESONET

            WUNDERGROUND STATION KFLFREEP65 GUSTED TO 44
            MPH.

0530 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW BRANCHVILLE       30.65N 84.49W
12/23/2022                   GADSDEN            FL   UTILITY COMPANY

            POWER OUTAGE CAUSED BY VEGETATION DUE TO
            GUSTY WINDS.

0530 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE WILLIS CROSSROADS 31.60N 85.16W
12/23/2022                   HENRY              AL   MESONET

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 57 NORTH.

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW OAKVILLE          31.86N 84.48W
12/23/2022                   TERRELL            GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            POWER OUTAGE TO 266 GEORGIA POWER CUSTOMERS
            BETWEEN DAWSON AND PARROTT LIKELY DUE TO
            GUSTY WINDS.

0613 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE STARKSVILLE       31.82N 84.11W
12/23/2022                   LEE                GA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE LIMBS ON SR-195 BOTH DIRECTIONS AT
            SR-377. REPORTED ON 511GA WEBSITE.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE DAWSON MUNICIPAL  31.73N 84.40W
12/23/2022  M42 MPH          TERRELL            GA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UGA64 DAWSON-HHERC.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG REHOBETH                31.13N 85.44W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON PORTER DRIVE.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW SMYRNA             31.22N 85.34W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON DREW ROAD.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GOLDBERG FIELD     31.44N 85.43W
12/23/2022                   DALE               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR 4351 COUNTY ROAD 83.

0633 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N MAGNOLIA BEACH      30.19N 85.73W
12/23/2022  M39 MPH          BAY                FL   MESONET

            GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE WEATHERSTEM GUSTED
            TO 39 MPH.

0635 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE PANACEA-WAKULLA A 30.01N 84.34W
12/23/2022  M39 MPH          GMZ730             FL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION XAPA APALACHEE BAY - PANACEA
            CHANNEL.

0636 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N REHOBETH            31.14N 85.44W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 203.

0645 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE TIFTON             31.47N 83.48W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          TIFT               GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0720 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E KILLEARN ESTATES    30.52N 84.20W
12/23/2022                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BRANCH DOWN ON RD NEAR SHAMROCK ST AND
            CENTERVILLE RD.

0727 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW SLOCOMB            31.08N 85.63W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          GENEVA             AL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION GW0100 HARTFORD, AL.

0814 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA A AND M         30.43N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FAMU WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

0814 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SHELL POINT        30.07N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M47 MPH          WAKULLA            FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0818 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N MAGNOLIA BEACH      30.19N 85.73W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          BAY                FL   MESONET

            GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE WEATHERSTEM GUSTED
            TO 41 MPH.

0822 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SAINT GEORGE ISLAND     29.67N 84.83W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          FRANKLIN           FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0830 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW LAKE MICCOSUKEE   30.53N 83.99W
12/23/2022                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BRANCH FELL AND BLOCKED RD NEAR MAHAN
            DR AND SUNRAY RD.

0836 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE GULF RESORT BEACH  30.21N 85.88W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          GMZ750             FL   MESONET

            STATION PCBF1 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL.

0851 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BIRD ISLAND             29.43N 83.29W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          DIXIE              FL   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION.

0905 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SE JAVA               31.54N 85.82W
12/23/2022                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN NEAR 6101 CR 107 IN COFFEE CO, AL.

0905 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSE SAINT JOSEPH STAT 29.74N 85.39W
12/23/2022  M46 MPH          GULF               FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSIT 30.45N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            WEATHER STATION AT FSU LOVE BUILDING
            MEASURED WIND GUST OF 40 MPH.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KLEMAN PLAZA            30.44N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            BALLARD PARTNERS WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 40
            MPH.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM   30.44N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M53 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FSU WEATHERSTEM MEASURED WIND GUST OF 53
            MPH.

0920 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA A AND M         30.43N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FAMU WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

0953 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST TALLAHASSEE INTERNATION 30.40N 84.35W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KTLH TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL
            AIRPORT.

0958 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW I-75 AT EXIT 22    30.87N 83.40W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          BROOKS             GA   MESONET

            MESONET WEATHERFLOW STATION FW4363 IN
            VALDOSTA, GA GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW EASTPOINT         29.71N 84.89W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          GMZ755             FL   MESONET

            ST. GEORGE ISLAND BRIDGE GUSTED TO 40 MPH.

1127 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW KINDERLOU         30.74N 83.40W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LOWNDES            GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:11 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1011 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022

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

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG THOMASVILLE             30.84N 83.98W
12/23/2022                   THOMAS             GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            A TREE FELL AND CAUGHT FIRE AND RESULTED IN
            A POWER OUTAGE TO AROUND 1000 CUSTOMERS IN
            THOMASVILLE. REPORTED ON CITY OF THOMASVILLE
            FACEBOOK PAGE.

&&

DVD

Local storm report, Dec 23, 10:12 PM EST, 1 hour 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1012 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2022

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

0234 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG SAMSON                  31.11N 86.05W
12/23/2022                   GENEVA             AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE LIMB FELL ON A POWER LINE IN SAMSON.

0345 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 SE EDWIN              31.65N 85.35W
12/23/2022  M46 MPH          HENRY              AL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION DW7933 EDWIN.

0415 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SSE SHELLMAN          31.74N 84.61W
12/23/2022  M42 MPH          RANDOLPH           GA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UGA63 SHELLMAN.

0416 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW MIRAMAR BEACH      30.39N 86.38W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          WALTON             FL   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION GUSTED TO 40 MPH.

0459 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSW FREEPORT          30.44N 86.16W
12/23/2022  M44 MPH          WALTON             FL   MESONET

            WUNDERGROUND STATION KFLFREEP65 GUSTED TO 44
            MPH.

0530 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE WILLIS CROSSROADS 31.60N 85.16W
12/23/2022                   HENRY              AL   MESONET

            TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 57 NORTH.

0530 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW BRANCHVILLE       30.65N 84.49W
12/23/2022                   GADSDEN            FL   UTILITY COMPANY

            POWER OUTAGE CAUSED BY VEGETATION DUE TO
            GUSTY WINDS.

0600 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW OAKVILLE          31.86N 84.48W
12/23/2022                   TERRELL            GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            POWER OUTAGE TO 266 GEORGIA POWER CUSTOMERS
            BETWEEN DAWSON AND PARROTT LIKELY DUE TO
            GUSTY WINDS.

0613 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE STARKSVILLE       31.82N 84.11W
12/23/2022                   LEE                GA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            TREE LIMBS ON SR-195 BOTH DIRECTIONS AT
            SR-377. REPORTED ON 511GA WEBSITE.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ESE DAWSON MUNICIPAL  31.73N 84.40W
12/23/2022  M42 MPH          TERRELL            GA   MESONET

            MESONET STATION UGA64 DAWSON-HHERC.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG REHOBETH                31.13N 85.44W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON PORTER DRIVE.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW SMYRNA             31.22N 85.34W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON DREW ROAD.

0630 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GOLDBERG FIELD     31.44N 85.43W
12/23/2022                   DALE               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN NEAR 4351 COUNTY ROAD 83.

0633 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N MAGNOLIA BEACH      30.19N 85.73W
12/23/2022  M39 MPH          BAY                FL   MESONET

            GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE WEATHERSTEM GUSTED
            TO 39 MPH.

0635 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 ENE PANACEA-WAKULLA A 30.01N 84.34W
12/23/2022  M39 MPH          GMZ730             FL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION XAPA APALACHEE BAY - PANACEA
            CHANNEL.

0636 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N REHOBETH            31.14N 85.44W
12/23/2022                   HOUSTON            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            POWER LINES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 203.

0645 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE TIFTON             31.47N 83.48W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          TIFT               GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0720 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 E KILLEARN ESTATES    30.52N 84.20W
12/23/2022                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BRANCH DOWN ON RD NEAR SHAMROCK ST AND
            CENTERVILLE RD.

0727 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW SLOCOMB            31.08N 85.63W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          GENEVA             AL   MESONET

            MESONET STATION GW0100 HARTFORD, AL.

0814 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NW SHELL POINT        30.07N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M47 MPH          WAKULLA            FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0814 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA A AND M         30.43N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FAMU WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

0818 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N MAGNOLIA BEACH      30.19N 85.73W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          BAY                FL   MESONET

            GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE WEATHERSTEM GUSTED
            TO 41 MPH.

0822 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST SAINT GEORGE ISLAND     29.67N 84.83W
12/23/2022  M45 MPH          FRANKLIN           FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0830 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW LAKE MICCOSUKEE   30.53N 83.99W
12/23/2022                   LEON               FL   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BRANCH FELL AND BLOCKED RD NEAR MAHAN
            DR AND SUNRAY RD.

0836 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SE GULF RESORT BEACH  30.21N 85.88W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          GMZ750             FL   MESONET

            STATION PCBF1 PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL.

0851 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST BIRD ISLAND             29.43N 83.29W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          DIXIE              FL   MESONET

            DAVIS WEATHER STATION.

0905 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 SE JAVA               31.54N 85.82W
12/23/2022                   COFFEE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN NEAR 6101 CR 107 IN COFFEE CO, AL.

0905 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SSE SAINT JOSEPH STAT 29.74N 85.39W
12/23/2022  M46 MPH          GULF               FL   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST KLEMAN PLAZA            30.44N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            BALLARD PARTNERS WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 40
            MPH.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSIT 30.45N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            WEATHER STATION AT FSU LOVE BUILDING
            MEASURED WIND GUST OF 40 MPH.

0910 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM   30.44N 84.30W
12/23/2022  M53 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FSU WEATHERSTEM MEASURED WIND GUST OF 53
            MPH.

0920 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST FLORIDA A AND M         30.43N 84.28W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          LEON               FL   MESONET

            FAMU WEATHERSTEM GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

0953 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST TALLAHASSEE INTERNATION 30.40N 84.35W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LEON               FL   ASOS

            ASOS STATION KTLH TALLAHASSEE INTERNATIONAL
            AIRPORT.

0958 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW I-75 AT EXIT 22    30.87N 83.40W
12/23/2022  M41 MPH          BROOKS             GA   MESONET

            MESONET WEATHERFLOW STATION FW4363 IN
            VALDOSTA, GA GUSTED TO 41 MPH.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG THOMASVILLE             30.84N 83.98W
12/23/2022                   THOMAS             GA   UTILITY COMPANY

            A TREE FELL AND CAUGHT FIRE AND RESULTED IN
            A POWER OUTAGE TO AROUND 1000 CUSTOMERS IN
            THOMASVILLE. REPORTED ON CITY OF THOMASVILLE
            FACEBOOK PAGE.

1000 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SSW EASTPOINT         29.71N 84.89W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          GMZ755             FL   MESONET

            ST. GEORGE ISLAND BRIDGE GUSTED TO 40 MPH.

1127 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW KINDERLOU         30.74N 83.40W
12/23/2022  M40 MPH          LOWNDES            GA   MESONET

            AMBIENT WEATHER STATION.

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26 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Calhoun

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.406, -85.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Central Walton

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Central Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Bay

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Bay forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Dixie

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Dixie forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.581, -83.187 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Franklin

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Gulf

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Gulf forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Jefferson

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.424, -83.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Taylor

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Taylor forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Wakulla

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Coastal Wakulla forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gadsden

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Gadsden forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.580, -84.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Holmes

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Bay

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Bay forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Dixie

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Dixie forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.581, -83.187 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Franklin

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Franklin forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Gulf

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Gulf forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Jefferson

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.424, -83.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Taylor

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Taylor forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Wakulla

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Inland Wakulla forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.795, -85.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lafayette

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 29.986, -83.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Leon

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Leon forecast zone
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.458, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Liberty

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Liberty forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.444, -83.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, North Walton

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: North Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Cold/Wind Chill, South Walton

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: South Walton forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When: December 24, 12:00 AM EST to December 26, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 30.611, -85.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Wakulla	2022-12-25	65	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct
Cold/Wind Chill, Leon	2022-12-25	62	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1070897, 1070898, 1070899, 1070900, 1070901, 1070902, 1070903, 1070904, 1070905, 1070906, 1070907, 1070908, 1070909, 1070910, 1070911, 1070912, 1070913, 1070914, 1070915, 1070916, 1070917, 1070918, 1070919, 1070920, 1070921, 1070922.