Frost/Freeze — Inland Collier County, Florida

2012-01-03 to 2012-01-05 · Inland Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

Temperatures dropped to below freezing for up to 11 hours over parts of interior Collier County on the night of January 3rd and morning of January 4th, and again for two hours on the morning of January 5th. Damage to crops mostly to vegetables with little impact on citrus. Total damage estimates for Collier County included in the totals for Hendry County.

Wider weather episode

An arctic cold front moved through South Florida on the night of January 2nd, followed by the coldest air of the winter season.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 362481. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.