The second of three intrusions of modified arctic air into South Florida during December occurred from the 13th through the 16th with the coldest mornings occurring on the 14th and 15th. Average temperatures during the period of 20 degrees or more below normal occurred along with a widespread freeze. This event was the coldest for mid December in nearly 50 years, colder than the early December event, and significant crop damage occurred once again with citrus, snap beans, sweet corn, squash, tomatoes, peppers, radishes, strawberries, watercress, sugar cane, and zucchini being affected.
A total of crop damage for the three December freeze events will be included in the event narratives for the late December freeze.

Frost/Freeze in METRO PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 04:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low to Mid 30s occurred across metro and coastal sections of Palm Beach County during the mornings of the 14th and the 15th. The lowest temperatures ranged from 30 in Palm Beach Gardens, 31 in Juno Beach, 33 at Boynton Beach, 34 at Jupiter Inlet, and 35 at Palm Beach International Airport.

Frost/Freeze in METRO BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 04:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low to Mid 30s occurred across metro and coastal sections of Broward County during the morningw of the 14th and 15th. The lowest temperatures ranged from 30 in Weston, 31 in Parkland, 32 in Deerfield Beach and Tamarac, 33 in Davie, 34 at Hollywood, and 37 at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.

Frost/Freeze in INLAND BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 03:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures across inland sections of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties fell into the upper 20s to low 30s during the mornings of the 14th and 15th. Some of the lowest temperatures observed: 29 at the Miccosukee Service Plaza on Interstate 75, 30 at the Alligator Alley BSO, 31 near the Royal Palm Ranger Station, and 32 in the Redland, however growers reported temperatures down to 26 in the Homestead and Florida City area. The tomato, beans, squash, zucchini, and pepper crops took significant damage.

Frost/Freeze in GLADES, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 02:45:00 to 16-DEC-10 08:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across areas west of Lake Okeechobee as temperatures tumbled into the 20s during both mornings of the 14th and 15th. Some of the coldest temperatures across the region were: Palmdale 22, Big Cypress 24, Muse and Clewiston 25, La Belle and Ortona 26, and Moore Haven and Brighton at 27. Some farmers reported freezing temperatures for as long as 18 hours and significant to complete crop failure with tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, green beans, and squash. A light freeze also occurred on the morning of the 16th.

Frost/Freeze in HENDRY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 02:45:00 to 16-DEC-10 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A hard freeze occurred across areas west of Lake Okeechobee as temperatures tumbled into the 20s during both mornings of the 14th and 15th. Some of the coldest temperatures across the region were: Palmdale 22, Big Cypress 24, Muse and Clewiston 25, La Belle and Ortona 26, and Moore Haven and Brighton at 27. Some farmers reported freezing temperatures for as long as 18 hours and significant to complete crop failure with tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, green beans, and squash. A light freeze also occurred on the morning of the 16th.

Frost/Freeze in INLAND MIAMI-DADE, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 03:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures across inland sections of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties fell into the upper 20s to low 30s during the mornings of the 14th and 15th. Some of the lowest temperatures observed: 29 at the Miccosukee Service Plaza on Interstate 75, 30 at the Alligator Alley BSO, 31 near the Royal Palm Ranger Station, and 32 in the Redland, however growers reported temperatures down to 26 in the Homestead and Florida City area. The tomato, beans, squash, zucchini, and pepper crops took significant damage.

Frost/Freeze in COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 15-DEC-10 05:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A light freeze occurred across isolated areas of coastal sections of Collier County. Some of the low temperatures during the morning of the 15th were: 32 at Marco Island and 33 at the Golden Gate Aquatic Center.

Frost/Freeze in INLAND COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 04:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures across inland sections of Collier County fell into the mid 20s to low 30s with the coldest temperatures reported across far north and east sections. The coldest temperatures during this period were: The Florida Panther NWR 26, Golden Gate Estates 27, and Immokalee hit 28. Extensive damage to crops was reported.

Frost/Freeze in INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 02:00:00 to 16-DEC-10 07:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures across inland Palm Beach County dipped into mid 20s to around 30 degrees during the morning of the 15th.  The temperature at Belle Glade hit 26, however some farmers reported temperatures as low as 22 and this caused extensive to complete crop damage, especially to sweet corn and green beans.

Frost/Freeze in COASTAL BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 04:00:00 to 14-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low to Mid 30s occurred across metro and coastal sections of Broward County during the mornings of the 14th and 15th. The lowest temperatures ranged from 30 in Weston, 31 in Parkland, 32 in Deerfield Beach and Tamarac, 33 in Davie, 34 at Hollywood, and 37 at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, however freezing temperatures were only noted during the morning of the 14th in the coastal zone.

Frost/Freeze in COASTAL PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 04:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low to Mid 30s occurred across metro and coastal sections of Palm Beach County during the mornings of the 14th and 15th. The lowest temperatures ranged from 30 in Palm Beach Gardens, 31 in Juno Beach, 33 at Boynton Beach, 34 at Jupiter Inlet, and 35 at Palm Beach International Airport.

Frost/Freeze in COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
From 14-DEC-10 06:00:00 to 15-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures fell into the low 30s to the upper 30s across the coastal sections of Miami-Dade County during the morning of the 14th, and a low temperature of 32 was reported in Leisure City. Temperatures were similar on the morning of the 15th with 32 reported in Palmetto Bay. Frost was also reported around the Homestead area.