Winter Storm — Inland Nassau, Florida

2025-01-21 to 2025-01-22 · Inland Nassau, Florida

Event narrative

At 1:30 am on 1/22, county emergency management reported a fire engine truck rolled over on County Road 108 near Hilliard due to icy roads. At 7:30 am, a Center Weather Service Unit employee reported tree limbs were broken and across vehicles in Hilliard due to heavy ice accumulations.

Wider weather episode

A rare winter storm impacted the southeast region as a surface low tracked eastward across the Gulf Coast region with cold air across the region. Snowfall of 3-5 inches impacted parts of SE GA roughly form Homerville to Jesup while a winter mix of sleet and freezing rain impacted locations south of Waycross and east toward the Golden Isles and Nassau County Florida. Snow was observed in Fernandina Beach. Ice accumulations caused major damage to trees, power lines and other utilities across the Golden Isles of SE GA and major traffic accidents along and near the Interstate 95 corridor from Glynn County GA to Nassau County FL. Sleet, patches of ice and some snow impacted the Jacksonville Metro area during the morning of the 22nd. Bridges in downtown Jacksonville had to be closed due to ice for several hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1226149. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.