Frost/Freeze, Levy
- When
- December 6, 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 6, 2000
Freezing temperatures were observed over parts of West Central Florida from midnight through sunrise on December 6th, 2000. Low temperatures dropped into the middle 20s from Levy south to Hernando county with temperature durations below freezing for up to nine hours.
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
- 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 from midnight through sunrise on December 6th, 2000. Low temperatures dropped into the middle 20s from Levy south to Hernando county with temperature durations below freezing for up to nine 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, Citrus
- When
- December 6, 12:30 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Sumter
- When
- December 6, 12:30 AM EST to 9:00 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, Hernando
- When
- December 6, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 6 to 7, 2000
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 6 to 7, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6, 2000
- High Wind in Montana, December 6, 2000
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5169365, 5169366, 5169367, 5169368.