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LIVE: Inside the US Marshals operation that helped locate more than 120 missing kids in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa
George Winterling 1931-2023

WATCH: George Winterling: Man for All Seasons

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A reflection of longtime Channel 4 Chief Meteorologist George Winterling.

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‘He poured every moment into Jacksonville’: Legendary WJXT meteorologist with notable legacy laid to rest

Read full article: ‘He poured every moment into Jacksonville’: Legendary WJXT meteorologist with notable legacy laid to rest

There are many words that could be used to describe WJXT Chief meteorologist, George Winterling — a veteran of the United States Air Force. A beloved husband and devoted family man. A pioneer in the field of TV meteorology.

Legendary WJXT meteorologist George Winterling reflects back on Hurricane Dora

Legendary meteorologist, gardener, educator & friend: Lifelong fans celebrate George Winterling’s unique legacy

Read full article: Legendary meteorologist, gardener, educator & friend: Lifelong fans celebrate George Winterling’s unique legacy

We asked our viewers to share their memories of legendary Channel 4 meteorologist George Winterling after he passed away this week at the age of 91. The stories they wrote to us were too heartwarming to keep to ourselves.

Brandy, a Pekinese-Chihuahua mix, barked and growled only during his forecasts

Everyone loved the late George Winterling — except one dog in Lake City

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There was no shortage of laughter during George Winterling's career. He loved to tease his colleagues and crack jokes in the studio. Everyone loved George — except maybe one.

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Everyone loved the late George Winterling — except one dog in Lake City

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The Channel 4 vault contains so many stories of George, from his forecasting of Hurricane Dora to George’s Garden. There was also no shortage of laughter during George’s career. He loved to tease his colleagues and crack jokes in the studio. Everyone loved George — except maybe one.

WJXT Chief Meteorologist George Winterling in the 1960s.

Mark Collins: George Winterling’s lasting contributions to weather forecasting

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George Winterling's weather legacy pioneered broadcast satellite imagery and the heat index.

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In memory of George Winterling

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We are remembering our friend, colleague, and esteemed meteorologist, George Winterling. His career spanned nearly five decades at The Local Station, as a trusted voice and beloved figure in our community.

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Remembering George Winterling

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We are grieving the loss of a great friend and a pioneering co-worker. George Winterling has passed away at the age of 91. He served as the station's chief meteorologist for 47 years before retiring in 2009.

Legendary member of Channel 4 team served WJXT viewers for 47 years before retiring in 2009

Longtime meteorologist George Winterling dies at 91

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George Winterling served as WJXT 4's first chief meteorologist and held the position for 47 years before retiring in 2009. He passed away Wednesday at the age of 91.

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Mary Baer recalls George Winterling, the lifetime gardener

Read full article: Mary Baer recalls George Winterling, the lifetime gardener

For 50 years on WJXT, forecasting temperatures, rainfall and storms was the biggest role of this legendary meteorologist who “lived and breathed” weather. George Winterling was also known, both to his television fans and to his neighbors in Beauclerc, for his love of gardening.

Wishing George Winterling well in April 2009 when he retired from daily duties on WJXT.

Rob Sweeting: How I remember my dear friend George Winterling

Read full article: Rob Sweeting: How I remember my dear friend George Winterling

George Winterling was already a beloved member of the community and a legend among television meteorologists when I came to the station two decades later.

George Winterling prepared all his weather maps by hand for the first 15 years of his television career.

Share your favorite George Winterling memories

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Let us know how WJXT-Channel 4 Chief Meteorologist Emeritus, George Winterling, impacted your life.

George Winterling joined the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, where he was trained as a meteorologist.

Tom Wills: Why George Winterling touched so many lives

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Not many people can say they’ve impacted generations of people living in and around Jacksonville, but George Winterling could.

George Winterling has lived in the area for more than 80 years

Legendary meteorologist describes Jacksonville during his childhood in the 1940s

Read full article: Legendary meteorologist describes Jacksonville during his childhood in the 1940s

As we mark the 200th anniversary of Jacksonville, we turn to a longtime resident to take us back in time to the Jacksonville he remembers. George Winterling moved to our area in 1941. He was just a boy; his father moved the family from New Jersey when Winterling was about 10 years old.

Legendary WJXT meteorologist George Winterling reflects on Hurricane Dora

Legendary WJXT meteorologist George Winterling reflects on Hurricane Dora

Read full article: Legendary WJXT meteorologist George Winterling reflects on Hurricane Dora

As we continue to mark the 200th anniversary of the city of Jacksonville, we are looking back at another significant event in our city's history: Hurricane Dora. It is the only recorded storm to ever directly hit Northeast Florida. Jennifer Waugh sat down with legendary WJXT meteorologist George Winterling, who was the only local meteorologist to forecast that Dora would hit our area.

Legendary Meteorologist George Winterling's memoir Chasing The Wind

Legendary local meteorologist George Winterling writes memoir

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The ever-popular and longtime local meteorologist George Winterling released a memoir in late February. Chasing The Wind, Memories of a Pioneer TV Meteorologist is sweetly dedicated to Winterling's wife, Virginia. The book details George's childhood, his five decades as a pioneer meteorologist at WJXT- including predicting Hurricane Dora to the active 2004 hurricane season. All...

George Winterling prepared all his weather maps by hand for the first 15 years of his television career.

George Winterling: Viewer before he joined team

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A dozen years before he was hired to deliver the weather on WJXT, a young George Winterling watched with interest as Jacksonville first television station signed on the air. Photos of a 53-year career |

George Winterling joined the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, where he was trained as a meteorologist.

Winterling celebrates 50 years on Channel 4

Read full article: Winterling celebrates 50 years on Channel 4

Over more than four decades of daily forecasting, George Winterling progressed from drawing his own weather maps with a Magic Marker to magnetic boards to static satellite maps to live radar and beyond.

George Winterling joined the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s, where he was trained as a meteorologist.

George Winterling: A Lifelong Passion For Weather

Read full article: George Winterling: A Lifelong Passion For Weather

Anyone who has watched television in greater Jacksonville in the past half century knows George Winterling by name. What they probably don’t know is how Winterling developed a lifelong passion for the weather and how he helped invent the field of television weather forecasting.

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