Freezing Temperatures to Return to Florida's Orange Groves

by **Toot** 2012-02-11, 3:17 pm

Icicles cling to oranges in a small grove just after sunrise
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in Seffner, Fla. Temperatures in
central Florida dipped into the 20s overnight. Farmers spray
water on their crops that forms a protective layer of ice
to help keep them around 32 degrees, protecting them
from freeze damage. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A blast of arctic air taking aim on the eastern part of the country will lead to multiple nights of freezing temperatures along the Gulf Coast.
The freezing temperatures could even affect part of the citrus crop over central Florida tonight and Sunday night.
Florida's citrus crop is produced across much of the central and southern part of the state beginning with the counties of Marion, Lake, and Volusia extending southward to the Keys.
The area that AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Frank Strait is concerned about lies in between Orlando and Tampa.

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