Frost/Freeze, Levy
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost and Freeze in Florida, April 1, 2003
Canadian high pressure settled into Florida and dropped overnight low temperatures to 20 degrees below normal across inland areas. A weather station near Inverness reported a low of 30 degrees which broke the previous record of 34 set in 1987, normal is 53.
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.
Canadian high pressure settled into Florida and dropped overnight low temperatures to 20 degrees below normal across inland areas. A weather station near Inverness reported a low of 30 degrees which broke the previous record of 34 set in 1987, normal is 53. Temperatures in the upper 20s were found near the Withlacooche river along the Sumter county border. This area reported 5 to 7 hours of below freezing temperatures while temperatures touched freezing for one or two hours elsewhere.
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
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Hernando
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Pasco
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Sumter
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 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)
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 Rain in California, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Drought in Colorado, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Drought in Utah, April 1 to 30, 2003
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2003
- High Wind in Nevada, April 1, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, April 1 to 3, 2003
- Strong Wind in California, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 2003
- Flood in New Hampshire, April 1, 2003
More
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, April 2003
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: 5353763, 5353764, 5353765, 5353766, 5353767.