Frost/Freeze — Inland Miami-dade, Florida

2010-01-10 to 2010-01-11 · Inland Miami-dade, Florida

Event narrative

Freezing temperatures occurred on two consecutive nights over inland sections of Miami-Dade County on January 10th and 11th. Lowest temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees were recorded each night and early morning, with a low of 26 degrees recorded at Tamiami Airport on January 11th.

Damage to vegetable and fruit crops was extensive, with total estimates of damage of over a quarter of a billion dollars in Miami-Dade County alone.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 212433. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.