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Home Return to list Freeze Watch 0003 Issued by the Tallahassee Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-02-22 23:57:41 690 WWUS72 KTAE 230557 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1257 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-027>029-034-326-426-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 231800- /O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.A.0003.260224T0500Z-260224T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.CW.Y.0009.260223T1000Z-260223T1400Z/ Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-North Walton-Central Walton- Holmes-Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay-Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson-Madison-Inland Wakulla- Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun-Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth- Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early-Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt- Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur-Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Econfina, Poplar Head, Daleville, Graceville, Day, Blountstown, Dickey, Glendale, Quincy, Richter Crossroads, Browns Crossroads, Leonia, Doverel, Elmodel Wma, Berrien Co A/P, Bonifay, Harding, Center Ridge, Killearn Lakes, Blue Springs, Battens Crossroads, Boykin, Ewell, Casa Blanco, Cordrays Mill, Cuba, Teeterville, Lovett, Fitzgerald, Keyton, Cuthbert, Ashford, Jarrott, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Abba, Bannockburn, Central City, Riverturn, Grady Co A/P, Enterprise, Twin Pole, Capel, Chattahoochee, Malone, Geneva Municipal A/P, Fort Gaines, Greggs, Pine Park, Cobb Crossroads, Fadette, Cairo, De Funiak Spring Airport, Empress, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Ashburn, Springvale, Nixon, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Youngstown, Newton, Georgetown, Hanson, Grooverville, Pelham, Adel, Thomasville, Benevolence, Morgan, Pretoria, Fenholloway, Palmyra, Centerville, Jones Crossing, Lakeland, Hardin Heights, Nashville, Dalkeith, Red Rock, Hawkinstown, Red Store Crossroads, Barneyville, Springvale Station, Durham, Sumatra, Beverly, Elpino, Massee, Tallahassee, Donalsonville, Sneads, Wire Bridge, Valdosta, Steinham Store, Morgan Place, Lockett Crossing, Iveys Mill, Quincy Airport, Lewis, Herod, Commissary Hill, Courthouse, Early Co A/P, Yeomans, Midway, Mayo, Five Points, Walker, Hartford, Honeyville, Dothan, Maclay State Gardens, Festus, Kern, Williamsburg, Cottonwood, Days Crossroads, Cabbage Grove, Drifton, Moores Crossroads, Babcock, Decatur Co A/P, Scotts Ferry, Holmes County Airport, Simsville, Clarks Mill, Clarksville, Graves, East Albany, Colquitt, Worth, Beachton, Metcalf, Ocilla, Lawrenceville, Little Hope, Westwood, Hopewell, Perry, Wakulla Springs, Abe Springs, Dixie, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Brooks Co A/P, De Funiak Springs, Alpine Heights, Dills, Branchville, Seminole State Park, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Pecan, Boyd, Hoggard Mill, Cross City, Laconte, Chaires Crossroads, Sylvester Airport, Capps, Turner City, Crossroads, Screamer, Cross City Airport, Cluster Springs, Howard Creek, Wewahitchka, Hobby, Gammage, Marianna, Headland, Athena, Chaires, Old Town, Pinetta, Spence Airport, Gordy, Blackwood, Albany, Blakely, Santa Clara, Dill, Edison, Leesburg, Eucheeanna, Barker Store, Chipley Municipal Airport, Marysville, Orange Hill, Ashton, Irwinville, Weber, West Bainbridge, Cook Co A/P, Donaldsonville A/P, Killearn Estates, Hatcher, Chula, Douglasville, Cooktown, Beamon, Hilliardville, Shivers Mill, Headland Municipal A/P, Mayhaw, Cottle, Wetumpka, Milford, Littman, Cherry Lake, Hacoda, Forrester, Browntown, Hines, Fairchild, Davis Park, Chipley, Bucell Junction, Capitola, Buck Siding, Mitchell Co A/P, Bagby State Park, Pleasant Ridge, Dawson, Bradfordville, Pine Valley, Sunsweet, Camilla, Cotton, Union, Moncrief, Pasco, Hanover, Moultrie, Argyle, Bellview, Dillon, Blackwell Field A/P, Alfords, Nankin, Ozark, New Hope, Bethel, Arlington, Fort Rucker, Ricks Place, Isabella, Tifton, Frink, Bowens Mill, Bennett, Abbeville, Queensland, Ausmac, Lynn, Crystal Lake, Quitman, Sylvester, Monticello, Alma, Wilma, Cooks Hammock, Fort Gadsden, Madison, Asbury, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Sweetwater, Peterson Hill, Jonesboro, Coles, Geneva, Ganer, Bainbridge, Dawson Municipal A/P, Mabson, Waterloo, Valdosta Regional Airport, Buckville, Carbur, and Vilas 1257 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026/ ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 18 expected. For the Freeze Watch, a hard freeze with sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 possible. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ FLZ108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-231400- /O.CON.KTAE.CW.Y.0009.260223T1000Z-260223T1400Z/ South Walton-Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie- Including the cities of High Bluff, Sandestin, Medart, Portland, Fish Creek, Suwannee, Creels, Buckhorn, Adams Beach, Sopchoppy, Santa Rosa Beach, Overstreet, Tilton, Blue Springs, Shired Island, Vicksburg, Turquoise Beach, Odena, Hays Place, Point Washington, Beacon Hill, Yellow Jacket, Bay City, Southport, Saint Joe Beach, Cairo, Lynn Haven, Panacea, Callaway, Port Leon, Jena, Dekle Beach, Panama City, Apalachicola, Freeport, Apalachicola Airport, Horseshoe Beach, White City, Cedar Island, Howell Place, Magnolia Beach, Port St. Joe, Saint Marks, Bunker, and Oak Grove 1257 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 PM CST Sun Feb 22 2026/ ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 24 expected. * WHERE...Coastal Bay, Coastal Dixie, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Wakulla, Coastal Gulf, and South Walton Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills inside. && $$ Action: Upgraded Issued At: 2026-02-23 11:57:50 910 WWUS72 KTAE 231757 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 FLZ007>019-027>029-034-326-426-231900- /O.CAN.KTAE.FZ.A.0003.260224T0500Z-260224T1300Z/ North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay- Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson- Madison-Inland Wakulla-Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie- Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty- Including the cities of Cobb Crossroads, Blountstown, Vilas, Lovett, Tallahassee, Fort Gadsden, Carbur, Wakulla Springs, Jarrott, Cross City, Capps, Kern, Mayo, Eucheeanna, Leonia, Bennett, Cooks Hammock, Cherry Lake, Buck Siding, Hines, Scotts Ferry, Perry, Fenholloway, Youngstown, Howard Creek, Santa Clara, Argyle, Browntown, Marysville, Crystal Lake, Maclay State Gardens, Quincy Airport, Old Town, Monticello, Littman, Barker Store, Capitola, Sneads, Graceville, Midway, Dalkeith, Lewis, Twin Pole, Boyd, Drifton, Wewahitchka, Chaires Crossroads, Chipley Municipal Airport, Chaires, Orange Hill, Alpine Heights, Glendale, Beverly, Frink, Chipley, Pinetta, Casa Blanco, Econfina, Dills, Cross City Airport, New Hope, Madison, Honeyville, Cabbage Grove, Cluster Springs, Poplar Head, Killearn Estates, Central City, Pleasant Ridge, Hopewell, Chattahoochee, De Funiak Spring Airport, Bucell Junction, Wetumpka, Malone, Bradfordville, Killearn Lakes, Hardin Heights, Bonifay, Hilliardville, Durham, Sweetwater, Festus, Clarksville, Athena, Abe Springs, Alma, Day, Jonesboro, Richter Crossroads, Quincy, Sumatra, Five Points, Hanson, Bethel, Nixon, Center Ridge, Buckville, Simsville, Marianna, De Funiak Springs, Wilma, Holmes County Airport, and Morgan Place 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026/ ...FREEZE WATCH FOR A HARD FREEZE IS CANCELLED... Temperatures will drop below freezing for a few hours tonight, however they are not expected to reach hard freeze criteria of 25 degrees, thus the freeze watch for a hard freeze has been cancelled. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-241400- /O.UPG.KTAE.FZ.A.0003.260224T0500Z-260224T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.W.0007.260224T0600Z-260224T1400Z/ Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun- Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early- Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur- Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Berrien Co A/P, Lakeland, Adel, Hanover, Blackwood, Early Co A/P, Arlington, Hoggard Mill, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pecan, Screamer, Mabson, Dixie, Weber, Bowens Mill, Elmodel Wma, Yeomans, West Bainbridge, Capel, Riverturn, Morgan, Massee, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Fadette, Donalsonville, Coles, Thomasville, Benevolence, Days Crossroads, Lawrenceville, Barneyville, Cook Co A/P, Gordy, Spence Airport, Camilla, Beamon, Shivers Mill, Isabella, Davis Park, Moncrief, Springvale, Fitzgerald, Cuba, Bannockburn, Ashburn, Ausmac, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Branchville, Brooks Co A/P, Moultrie, Abbeville, Grady Co A/P, Chula, Empress, Quitman, Hobby, Headland Municipal A/P, Albany, Union, Pine Park, Courthouse, Colquitt, Worth, Irwinville, Mayhaw, Walker, Bellview, Gammage, Westwood, Headland, East Albany, Queensland, Ozark, Blackwell Field A/P, Ashton, Beachton, Lynn, Enterprise, Graves, Nashville, Crossroads, Fairchild, Ricks Place, Pasco, Mitchell Co A/P, Tifton, Peterson Hill, Nankin, Milford, Dillon, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Commissary Hill, Daleville, Palmyra, Sunsweet, Donaldsonville A/P, Seminole State Park, Decatur Co A/P, Bainbridge, Cairo, Pine Valley, Keyton, Ocilla, Ewell, Dawson, Jones Crossing, Cuthbert, Clarks Mill, Babcock, Turner City, Douglasville, Pretoria, Herod, Dawson Municipal A/P, Red Rock, Harding, Wire Bridge, Cotton, Dill, Little Hope, Cooktown, Elpino, Laconte, Greggs, Edison, Blakely, Springvale Station, Cottle, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Fort Rucker, Boykin, Georgetown, Hawkinstown, Williamsburg, Fort Gaines, Valdosta, Sylvester, Forrester, Geneva Municipal A/P, Sylvester Airport, Cordrays Mill, Lockett Crossing, Blue Springs, Iveys Mill, Centerville, Grooverville, Asbury, Dothan, Battens Crossroads, Ashford, Cottonwood, Alfords, Hacoda, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Waterloo, Metcalf, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Bagby State Park, Red Store Crossroads, Hatcher, Hartford, Abba, Teeterville, Ganer, Newton, Browns Crossroads, Steinham Store, Leesburg, Doverel, Geneva, Pelham, Moores Crossroads, and Dickey 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026/ ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...A freeze warning for a hard freeze with temperatures as low as 23 degrees expected. * WHERE...Southeast Alabama, Southwest and South Central Georgia. * WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ Godsey Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-02-23 11:57:50 910 WWUS72 KTAE 231757 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 FLZ007>019-027>029-034-326-426-231900- /O.CAN.KTAE.FZ.A.0003.260224T0500Z-260224T1300Z/ North Walton-Central Walton-Holmes-Washington-Jackson-Inland Bay- Calhoun-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-Gadsden-Leon-Inland Jefferson- Madison-Inland Wakulla-Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie- Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty- Including the cities of Cobb Crossroads, Blountstown, Vilas, Lovett, Tallahassee, Fort Gadsden, Carbur, Wakulla Springs, Jarrott, Cross City, Capps, Kern, Mayo, Eucheeanna, Leonia, Bennett, Cooks Hammock, Cherry Lake, Buck Siding, Hines, Scotts Ferry, Perry, Fenholloway, Youngstown, Howard Creek, Santa Clara, Argyle, Browntown, Marysville, Crystal Lake, Maclay State Gardens, Quincy Airport, Old Town, Monticello, Littman, Barker Store, Capitola, Sneads, Graceville, Midway, Dalkeith, Lewis, Twin Pole, Boyd, Drifton, Wewahitchka, Chaires Crossroads, Chipley Municipal Airport, Chaires, Orange Hill, Alpine Heights, Glendale, Beverly, Frink, Chipley, Pinetta, Casa Blanco, Econfina, Dills, Cross City Airport, New Hope, Madison, Honeyville, Cabbage Grove, Cluster Springs, Poplar Head, Killearn Estates, Central City, Pleasant Ridge, Hopewell, Chattahoochee, De Funiak Spring Airport, Bucell Junction, Wetumpka, Malone, Bradfordville, Killearn Lakes, Hardin Heights, Bonifay, Hilliardville, Durham, Sweetwater, Festus, Clarksville, Athena, Abe Springs, Alma, Day, Jonesboro, Richter Crossroads, Quincy, Sumatra, Five Points, Hanson, Bethel, Nixon, Center Ridge, Buckville, Simsville, Marianna, De Funiak Springs, Wilma, Holmes County Airport, and Morgan Place 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026/ ...FREEZE WATCH FOR A HARD FREEZE IS CANCELLED... Temperatures will drop below freezing for a few hours tonight, however they are not expected to reach hard freeze criteria of 25 degrees, thus the freeze watch for a hard freeze has been cancelled. $$ ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-241400- /O.UPG.KTAE.FZ.A.0003.260224T0500Z-260224T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.FZ.W.0007.260224T0600Z-260224T1400Z/ Coffee-Dale-Henry-Geneva-Houston-Quitman-Clay-Randolph-Calhoun- Terrell-Dougherty-Lee-Worth-Turner-Tift-Ben Hill-Irwin-Early- Miller-Baker-Mitchell-Colquitt-Cook-Berrien-Seminole-Decatur- Grady-Thomas-Brooks-Lowndes-Lanier- Including the cities of Berrien Co A/P, Lakeland, Adel, Hanover, Blackwood, Early Co A/P, Arlington, Hoggard Mill, Valdosta Regional Airport, Pecan, Screamer, Mabson, Dixie, Weber, Bowens Mill, Elmodel Wma, Yeomans, West Bainbridge, Capel, Riverturn, Morgan, Massee, Fitzgerald Municipal A/P, Fadette, Donalsonville, Coles, Thomasville, Benevolence, Days Crossroads, Lawrenceville, Barneyville, Cook Co A/P, Gordy, Spence Airport, Camilla, Beamon, Shivers Mill, Isabella, Davis Park, Moncrief, Springvale, Fitzgerald, Cuba, Bannockburn, Ashburn, Ausmac, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Branchville, Brooks Co A/P, Moultrie, Abbeville, Grady Co A/P, Chula, Empress, Quitman, Hobby, Headland Municipal A/P, Albany, Union, Pine Park, Courthouse, Colquitt, Worth, Irwinville, Mayhaw, Walker, Bellview, Gammage, Westwood, Headland, East Albany, Queensland, Ozark, Blackwell Field A/P, Ashton, Beachton, Lynn, Enterprise, Graves, Nashville, Crossroads, Fairchild, Ricks Place, Pasco, Mitchell Co A/P, Tifton, Peterson Hill, Nankin, Milford, Dillon, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Commissary Hill, Daleville, Palmyra, Sunsweet, Donaldsonville A/P, Seminole State Park, Decatur Co A/P, Bainbridge, Cairo, Pine Valley, Keyton, Ocilla, Ewell, Dawson, Jones Crossing, Cuthbert, Clarks Mill, Babcock, Turner City, Douglasville, Pretoria, Herod, Dawson Municipal A/P, Red Rock, Harding, Wire Bridge, Cotton, Dill, Little Hope, Cooktown, Elpino, Laconte, Greggs, Edison, Blakely, Springvale Station, Cottle, Moultrie Municipal A/P, Fort Rucker, Boykin, Georgetown, Hawkinstown, Williamsburg, Fort Gaines, Valdosta, Sylvester, Forrester, Geneva Municipal A/P, Sylvester Airport, Cordrays Mill, Lockett Crossing, Blue Springs, Iveys Mill, Centerville, Grooverville, Asbury, Dothan, Battens Crossroads, Ashford, Cottonwood, Alfords, Hacoda, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Waterloo, Metcalf, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Bagby State Park, Red Store Crossroads, Hatcher, Hartford, Abba, Teeterville, Ganer, Newton, Browns Crossroads, Steinham Store, Leesburg, Doverel, Geneva, Pelham, Moores Crossroads, and Dickey 1257 PM EST Mon Feb 23 2026 /1157 AM CST Mon Feb 23 2026/ ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ TUESDAY... * WHAT...A freeze warning for a hard freeze with temperatures as low as 23 degrees expected. * WHERE...Southeast Alabama, Southwest and South Central Georgia. * WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ Godsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||