Cold/Wind Chill in Metropolitan Miami-dade, Florida

A family of six (two adults and 4 children) was taken to the hospital after suffering symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The family had been using a charcoal grill to heat their home in North Miami.

A second and very strong arctic cold front moved through south Florida on January 9th. Very cold air of arctic origin in the wake of the front produced freezing temperatures and very low wind chills to all of south Florida. Freezing temperatures were noted over almost all of south Florida on the mornings of January 10th and 11th. Four consecutive nights of below freezing temperatures occurred over interior sections of south Florida from January 10th through January 13th.

The combination of this episode and the first one between January 1 and January 7 produced the coldest 12-day period of temperatures on record at several south Florida locations.

Crop damage was extensive and severe, with total damage estimates in excess of $500 million dollars area-wide. Thousands of customers experienced intermittent power outages during this period due to record-setting usage demands.