Our hearts are heavy over the loss of our beloved former colleague, George Winterling. He passed Wednesday at the age of 91. Winterling served as WJXT-4′s first chief meteorologist and held the position for 47 years before retiring in 2009.
More than 150,000 Duval County homes and businesses lost power. The St. Johns River swelled to 6 feet above normal high tide, swamping downtown and Ortega.In St. Johns County, 14 homes were destroyed by erosion. Floodwaters were described as hip-deep in some parts of St. Augustine.
Winterling loved to share his knowledge with our viewers. He visited schools, businesses and neighborhoods throughout Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.He spent time with our viewers, educating students about weather patterns and meteorology. He recorded video of himself, waist up, taking a shower for a weather segment about pollen and avoiding allergies at home.
Winterling was an FSU graduate and proud, lifelong Seminoles fan. During WJXT’s former midday newscast, Winterling and his co-anchor would exchange verbal jabs about the Seminoles. If the football team won, Winterling would put a pie in the face of his co-anchor.When Winterling retired from WJXT in 2009, the city honored him.
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