Frost/Freeze, Levy
- When
- December 31, 8:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 31, 2000
Freezing temperatures were observed over portions of West Central Florida, mainly north of Hillsborough county, on the evening of December 31st, 2001. Temperatures had dropped into the middle and upper 20s across Levy, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties by midnight of December 31st.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 portions of West Central Florida, mainly north of Hillsborough county, on the evening of December 31st, 2001. Temperatures had dropped into the middle and upper 20s across Levy, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties by midnight of December 31st.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Citrus
- When
- December 31, 9:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Hernando
- When
- December 31, 9:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Sumter
- When
- December 31, 9:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM 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, Pasco
- When
- December 31, 10:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pasco 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
- Extreme Cold in Alabama, December 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, December 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Florida, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5168288, 5168289, 5168290, 5168292, 5168291.