Frost/Freeze, Levy
- When
- December 21, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 21, 2003
Clear skies and light winds behind a cold front lead to the first hard freeze of the season for parts of west central Florida. Overnight low temperatures in the low to mid 20s were found in Levy, Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 6
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.
Clear skies and light winds behind a cold front lead to the first hard freeze of the season for parts of west central Florida. Overnight low temperatures in the low to mid 20s were found in Levy, Citrus, Hernando, and Sumter counties. Low temperatures included 20 degrees in Brooksville, 22 in Chiefland, 25 in Inverness, and around 30 degrees along the Hillsborough/Polk county line.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Frost/Freeze, Citrus
- When
- December 21, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Hernando
- When
- December 21, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Sumter
- When
- December 21, 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, Hillsborough
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Frost/Freeze, Polk
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (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
- High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 2003
- Winter Weather in Colorado, December 21 to 22, 2003
- Dense Fog in California, December 21, 2003
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 21 to 22, 2003
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 21, 2003
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 21, 2003
- Winter Weather in Utah, December 21, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 21 to 22, 2003
More
Every storm in Florida in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 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: 5328908, 5328909, 5328910, 5328911, 5328912, 5328913.