Frost/Freeze, Levy
- When
- December 18, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 18, 2000
Freezing temperatures were observed over parts of West Central Florida, mainly from Hernando county northward, from midnight to around sunrise on December 18th, 2000. In Sumter, Citrus and Hernando counties, temperatures dropped into the upper 20s and lower 30s and remained below freezing for durations of two to seven hours.
Where it happened
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Freezing temperatures were observed over parts of West Central Florida, mainly from Hernando county northward, from midnight to around sunrise on December 18th, 2000. Low temperatures dropped into the middle 20s over Levy county and stayed below freezing for durations of up to eight hours.In Sumter, Citrus and Hernando counties, temperatures dropped into the upper 20s and lower 30s and remained below freezing for durations of two to seven hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Sumter
- When
- December 18, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Frost/Freeze, Citrus
- When
- December 18, 1:30 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Hernando
- When
- December 18, 3:00 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in California, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Nebraska, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 18 to 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, December 18, 2000
- High Wind in Vermont, December 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 18 to 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, December 18, 2000
More
Every storm in Florida in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5169375, 5169378, 5169376, 5169377.