A cold front moved through the area late in the evening on 12/1 and through the early morning hours on 12/2. Cold air settled into the Nature Coast through the day on 12/2 and allowed for several hours of sub-freezing temperatures on the morning of 12/3.
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The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
A cold front moved through the area late in the evening on 12/1 and through the early morning hours on 12/2. Cold air settled into the Nature Coast through the day on 12/2 and allowed for several hours of sub-freezing temperatures on the morning of 12/3.
Levy County experienced several hours of sub-freezing temperatures with lows from 27 to 31 degrees across the county. The lowest temperature of 27 degrees occurred at the cooperative station six miles southeast of Chiefland.
Citrus County experienced over 9 hours of sub-freezing temperatures in some locations, with the lowest temperature of 25 degrees occurring at a mesonet station near Inverness.
Hernando County also had over 9 hours of sub-freezing temperatures with the lowest temperature of 24 degrees occurring at the FAWN station in Brooksville.
Sumter County had lows ranging from 28 to 32 degrees, with the lowest temperature of 28 degrees occurring at the cooperative station in Bushnell.
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 Dec 2, 1:56 PM EST, 10 hours 4 minutes earlier.
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4 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Citrus County experienced over 9 hours of sub-freezing temperatures in some locations, with the lowest temperature of 25 degrees occurring at a mesonet station near Inverness. Temperaturs at this location were also at or below 27 degrees for 5 hours.
Hernando County experienced over 9 hours of sub-freezing temperatures with the lowest temperature of 24 degrees occurring at the FAWN station in Brooksville. This location also experienced temperatures at or below 27 degrees for 5 hours.
Levy County experienced several hours of sub-freezing temperatures with lows from 27 to 31 degrees across the county. The lowest temperature of 27 degrees occurred at the cooperative station six miles southeast of Chiefland.
Sumter County had lows ranging from 28 to 32 degrees across the county, with the lowest temperature of 28 degrees occurring at the cooperative station in Bushnell.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Florida in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 2008
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: 146236, 146237, 146235, 146238.