A strong cold front moved through the area Tuesday night with strong high pressure behind the front bringing an arctic airmass over the state on strong northerly flow. Freezing temperatures settled into Levy county Wednesday morning and then settled across the entire area for Thursday morning, with many locations seeing freezing temperatures for six or more hours. North winds of 10 to 15 mph Thursday morning also allowed wind chill values to fall to 15 to 20 degrees across the area. Temperatures moderated for Friday morning, but freezing temperatures were still felt across the Nature Coast for several hours.

Frost/Freeze in HIGHLANDS, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 04:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the COOP station near Avon Park reaching a low of 28 degrees, and the COOP in Archbold reaching 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in LEVY, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 06:00:00 to 02-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing temperatures were felt for a couple of hours across the county with the coldest temperatures reported at the FAWN in Bronson of 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in PASCO, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 00:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across much of the county, with home weather stations in Dade City and Land O Lakes both reaching a low of 27 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in POLK, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with several locations reaching lows of 27 to 30 degrees. The coldest temperature in the county, 26 degrees, was felt at the Lakeland-Linder Airport.

Frost/Freeze in MANATEE, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the COOP station in Duette reaching a low of 28 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 03:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the ASOS in Punta Gorda reaching a low of 30 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in LEE, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 04:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the ASOS in Fort Myers reaching a low of 30 degrees.

Cold/Wind Chill in PINELLAS, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport had a wind chill value of 19 degrees.

Cold/Wind Chill in HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The ASOS at Tampa, AWOS at MacDill AFB, and the FAWN station in Balm all had a wind chill value of 19 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in SARASOTA, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 04:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the COOP station in Venice reaching a low of 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in HARDEE, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 01:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the FAWN station in Ona reaching a low of 28 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in DE SOTO, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 01:30:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the FAWN station in Arcadia reaching a low of 28 degrees.

Cold/Wind Chill in POLK, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The ASOS at Winter Haven and the AWOS at Lakeland both had a wind chill value of 17 degrees.

Cold/Wind Chill in DE SOTO, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The FAWN in Arcadia had a wind chill value of 18 degrees.

Cold/Wind Chill in CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

The ASOS in Punta Gorda had a wind chill value of 20 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in LEVY, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 04-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The COOP station near Chiefland reached a low of 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in HILLSBOROUGH, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 23:30:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 15.00M
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with several locations reaching lows of 27 to 30 degrees. Strawberry farms mainly located in Plant City received damage to several acres as gusty winds prevented sprinklers from evenly coating the plants with ice.

Frost/Freeze in CITRUS, FLORIDA
From 04-JAN-08 01:00:00 to 04-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The COOP station near Inverness reached a low of 26 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in PINELLAS, FLORIDA
From 03-JAN-08 05:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Freezing conditions were felt across much of the county, with the ASOS at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport reaching a low of 31 degrees and the COOP station in Tarpon Springs reaching 29 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in HERNANDO, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across much of the county, with the COOP station 4 miles north of Brooksville reaching a low of 24 degrees and the ASOS station reaching 26 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in CITRUS, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 22:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A hard freeze occurred across much of the county, with the COOP station 3 miles southeast of Inverness reaching a low of 26 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in LEVY, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 20:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across much of the county, with both Bronson and Chiefland reaching a low of 22 degrees and falling below freezing for 8 to 9 hours.

Frost/Freeze in SUMTER, FLORIDA
From 02-JAN-08 23:00:00 to 03-JAN-08 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across much of the county, with the COOP station in Bushnell reaching a low of 24 degrees and the AWOS station in The Villages reaching 28 degrees.