Widespread freezing temperatures were observed across most of West Central and Southwest Florida from the late evening of December 31st through the mid-morning hours of January 1st, 2001.Low temperatures in Levy county ranged from the low to middle 20s with total durations below freezing, including the evening hours of December 31st, for up thirteen hours.In Citrus, Sumter, Hernando and Pasco counties, low temperatures ranged from the middle to upper 20s and remained below freezing for durations of nine to thirteen hours.In Polk, Hillsborough, Highlands, Hardee and De Soto counties, low temperatures ranged from the middle to upper 20s and remained below freezing for durations of six to nine hours.  Isolated pockets of low temperatures in the upper teens were observed in extreme rural southern Highlands county.  In Hillsborough county, the freezed caused nearly four million dollars in damage to the tropical fish crop.In Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and Lee counties, low temperatures dropped into the upper 20s and lower 30s and remained below freezing for durations of five to seven hours.  In Lee county, the freeze caused nearly three million dollars in damage to the squash and cucumber crop.  In Charlotte county, the freeze caused at least 100 thousand dollars damage to the pepper crop.

Frost/Freeze in LEVY, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in DE SOTO, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 02:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in CITRUS, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in HERNANDO, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in PASCO, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in SUMTER, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 03:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 100K
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 01:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 3M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in HIGHLANDS, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 01:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in MANATEE, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 02:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in HARDEE, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 01:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in PASCO, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in LEE, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 04:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 2M
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in POLK, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 00:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Frost/Freeze in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
From 01-JAN-01 02:00:00 to 01-JAN-01 09:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC