Florida, snow and cold front
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A powerful cold front plowed across Central Florida Sunday, opening the door for another round of freezing to near-freezing temperatures.
Those of us who live in Florida are on the struggle bus these days, with everyone commiserating because of a cold front that's moving through. We Floridians have no idea how to cope. I know, I know. Thirty-seven degrees doesn't sound dramatic to most of the country.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said iguanas can become either immobilized or sluggish when temperatures hit between 40 and 50 degrees. Longer cold snaps with overcast skies that prevent basking for warmth can be deadly as the paralyzed iguanas become easy prey to vultures, bobcats and coyotes.
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Central Florida cold front: Rain, strong winds, and possible freeze arrive Sunday into Monday
A strong cold front moves into Central Florida Sunday, bringing rain chances, wind gusts to 35 mph, and much colder air. Freeze Watch issued for most areas; warnings in Sumter & Marion counties. Lows could reach freezing Monday morning before a warmup mid-week.
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Florida cold front: County-by-county forecast, timeline, how cold it could get
Two back-to-back cold fronts are expected to sweep across Florida this week and weekend, bringing with it near-freezing morning temperatures to parts of Orlando and Central Florida. Near the Florida-Georgia state line,
A potential cold front late in the week "could rival some of the coldest conditions seen so far this season in Florida."
Fifty-three of Florida's 67 counties were under a freeze watch Wednesday morning, as a strong cold front moves through the state.
Just enough frigid air rushed in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers into snowflakes in the Sunshine State.