US EditionCOUNTY-BY-COUNTY: Which Central Florida Neighborhoods Will Feel the Freeze the Most?
A rare arctic cold outbreak will cause temperatures to drop to the high-20s, the coldest since 2010, with 39 of 67 Florida counties under freeze warnings, officials said.
- On Saturday, National Weather Service Melbourne warned a major cold front will bring below-freezing temperatures to Brevard County and Central Florida, with lows in the low 30s Saturday and high 20s Sunday.
- NWS meteorologist Cassie Leahy said a low pressure system strengthening off the Carolina coast will intensify northerly flow, causing high winds and cold in Central Florida this weekend.
- Most spots will fall between 20 and 28 degrees with Lakeland near 25, while wind gusts 35 to 45 mph could cause wind chills as low as 7 degrees.
- Public-Safety officials urged covering sensitive plants, bringing pets indoors, and checking elderly neighbors, while Lee said, `We have heaters and insulation curtains and side door curtains also, so in the evening we close everything,` protecting 300 acres of turf at Sod Depot.
- Amid region-wide alerts, Florida faces at least a three-day stretch of dangerously cold weather with hypothermia and frostbite risks, while Brevard County remained under a frost advisory.
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