Canadian high pressure settled over the region and produced the coldest temperatures since February of 2006. Durations of freezing temperatures ranged from 7 to 11 hours north of Interstate 4 and 3 to 5 hours south of the Interstate.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Canadian high pressure settled over the region and produced the coldest temperatures since February of 2006. Durations of freezing temperatures ranged from 7 to 11 hours north of Interstate 4 and 3 to 5 hours south of the Interstate.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 16, 9:25 PM EST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
925 PM EST FRI FEB 16 2007
...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FL...
.SYNOPSIS...BROAD UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WITH
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS ROTATING THROUGH IT. MSAS LOCATES A SURFACE HIGH
MOVING EAST OVER THE TX/LA COASTAL WATERS...RIDGING TOWARD FL.
&&
.DISCUSSION...THE GULF HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVERNIGHT
AND REACH THE NE GULF OR NORTHERN FL BY DAY BREAK. THIS WILL ALLOW
THE GRADIENT TO RELAX WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND BECOMING MORE NORTHERLY.
SOME LIMITED CU AND SC CLOUDS LINGER BUT THESE WILL GRADUALLY MELT
AWAY AND SET CONDITIONS UP FOR MAXIMUM RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT
WITH THE FREEZE WARNING IN GOOD SHAPE. CURRENT OBSERVED TEMPS ARE
AT OR WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF THE GRIDS. WILL LEAVE ZONES AS IS
BUT WILL FRESHEN THE FREEZE WARNING ( MIANPWTBW ) BEFORE 10 PM.
&&
.MARINE...WILL LET SCEC EXPIRE WHEN THE NEXT FORECAST GOES OUT
WITH DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN THE TONIGHT PERIOD. LIGHT WINDS
EARLY SAT BUT THESE SHIFT AND INCREASE AS THE NEXT FRONT APPROACHES
SAT NIGHT-SUN MORNING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG TODAY WORKED OUT FAIRLY GOOD WITH 4 OUT
7 COUNTIES VERIFYING. SAT WILL BE ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH A WATCH FOR
ALMOST THE ENTIRE AREA.
&&
.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-PASCO-SUMTER.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR CHARLOTTE-CITRUS-DE SOTO-HARDEE-HERNANDO-
HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-LEE-LEVY-PASCO-POLK-SUMTER.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY FOR CHARLOTTE-DE
SOTO-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-HILLSBOROUGH-MANATEE-POLK-SARASOTA.
GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM/MARINE...09/RKR
LONG TERM/AVIATION...88/BSGHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 518 PM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 FLZ039-042-043-048-049-170400- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO- 518 PM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...A CHILLY WEEKEND AHEAD FOR THE NATURE COAST... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT CLEAR SKIES...DIMINISHING WINDS...AND A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. READINGS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING IN SHELTERED AREAS SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ACROSS ALL BUT IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS BY 3 AM. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY OVER SHELTERED AREAS AND A GENERAL FREEZE ELSEWHERE...WITH DURATIONS RANGING FROM 5 TO AS MANY AS 9 HOURS. FREEZE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY COLD: ANOTHER VIGOROUS FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NATURE COAST BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BLUSTERY CHILLY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE THE 40S SUNDAY MORNING UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...BUT AFTERNOON SUNSHINE SHOULD HELP READINGS BACK INTO THE 50S. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL SET UP ANOTHER FREEZE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. MARINE WEATHER: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ESPECIALLY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD IN EXCESS OF 8 FEET AND BECOME CHOPPY TO ROUGH OVER NEARSHORE AND INSHORE WATERS. GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS HIGHER THAN 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY BY SATURDAY EVENING...AND MARINE INTERESTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE TRIPS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY MORNING. LAND WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR MORE ESPECIALLY WHERE SUNSHINE APPEARS BY MID TO LATE MORNING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES MAY ENCOUNTER BRIEFLY ROUGH WATERS AND WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON SUNDAY. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE A BIT HARDER TO CONTROL IN EXPOSED AREAS WITH CROSSWIND. REMAINDER OF THE WEEK: MODERATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE HAZARDS AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY FLZ050>052-055>057-060>062-065-170400- PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA- DE SOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- 518 PM EST FRI FEB 16 2007 ...A CHILLY WEEKEND AHEAD FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT CLEAR SKIES...DIMINISHING WINDS...AND A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. READINGS WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING IN NORMALLY COLDER SUBURBAN AND RURAL LOCATIONS BY 3 AM OR SO. READINGS WILL TOUCH OR FALL JUST BELOW FREEZING IN MORE POPULATED AREAS JUST BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY. DOWNTOWN LOCATIONS AND SHORELINES EXPOSED TO LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING. DURATIONS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 6 HOURS IN PREFERRED COLDEST LOCATIONS...2 TO 4 HOURS IN NORMALLY COLDER SUBURBS AROUND TAMPA BAY...SARASOTA...AND BRADENTON...AND LESS THAN 2 HOURS IN MORE POPULATED URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. FREEZE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST INLAND LOCATIONS. THOUGH PINELLAS COUNTY IS NOT IN A FREEZE WARNING...LOCATIONS NORTH OF TAMPA ROAD AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 19 MAY SEE UP TO 2 HOURS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TOWARD DAYBREAK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY COLD: ANOTHER VIGOROUS FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. BLUSTERY CHILLY WEATHER WILL FOLLOW WITH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO ESCAPE THE 40S SUNDAY MORNING UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES...BUT AFTERNOON SUNSHINE SHOULD HELP READINGS WELL INTO THE 50S. DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL SET UP ANOTHER POSSIBLE FREEZE OVER PREFERRED COLDER LOCATIONS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. MARINE WEATHER: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS ESPECIALLY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD IN EXCESS OF 8 FEET AND BECOME CHOPPY TO ROUGH OVER NEARSHORE AND INSHORE WATERS. GUSTY WINDS ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS HIGHER THAN 8 FEET WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY BY SATURDAY EVENING...AND MARINE INTERESTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE TRIPS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY MORNING. LAND WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OR MORE ESPECIALLY WHERE SUNSHINE APPEARS BY MID TO LATE MORNING. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES MAY ENCOUNTER BRIEFLY ROUGH WATERS AND WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON SUNDAY. HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE A BIT HARDER TO CONTROL IN EXPOSED AREAS WITH CROSSWIND. SURF: ROUGH AND CONFUSED SURF WILL DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY MORNING AS INCREASING AND GUSTY WEST WINDS PUSH HIGHER SEAS TOWARD THE BEACHES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. ADVISORIES MAY BE POSTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SURF POTENTIAL ON SUNDAY. REMAINDER OF THE WEEK: MODERATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE HAZARDS AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TAMPABAY BSG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Low temperatures reported included 19 degrees in northeast Beverly Hills and 23 degrees 3 miles southeast of Inverness.
Low temperatures reported included 23 degrees near Usher Tower and the Lower Suwannee and 24 degrees in Bronson.
The low temperature at the Brooksville airport was 22 degrees.
The low temperature at The Villages was estimated at 28 degrees.
A low temperature of 28 degrees was reported in the Bloomingdale subdivision in Valrico. The low at both the Vandenberg airport and in Plant City was 32 degrees. The low temperature at the Tampa International Airport was 35 degrees.
Low temperatures included 29 degrees in south Lakeland and 32 degrees in Frostproof.
Low temperatures included 28 degrees in Ona and 29 degrees just southeast of Zolfo Springs.
The low temperature in Arcadia was 32 degrees for three hours.
The low temperature in Avon Park was 30 degrees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, February 2007
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: 12848, 12847, 12849, 12850, 12851, 12852, 12853, 12854, 12855.