980  
WWUS72 KTBW 220607  
NPWTBW  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL  
107 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
FLZ052-056-057-061-249-251-255-262-231500-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0009.260224T0800Z-260224T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KTBW.CW.Y.0011.260223T0800Z-260223T1500Z/  
POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-  
INLAND MANATEE-INLAND CHARLOTTE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZEPHYRHILLS, MYAKKA CITY, WINTER HAVEN,  
BRANDON, ARCADIA, BOWLING GREEN, SUN CITY CENTER, SEBRING,  
LAKEWOOD RANCH, AVON PARK, LAKELAND, WAUCHULA, PLACID LAKES,  
BABCOCK RANCH, PARRISH, DADE CITY, ZOLFO SPRINGS, AND PLANT CITY  
107 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST  
MONDAY...  
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW  
AS 29 EXPECTED. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS  
LOW AS 29 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...INLAND CHARLOTTE, DESOTO, HARDEE, HIGHLANDS, INLAND  
HILLSBOROUGH, INLAND MANATEE, INLAND PASCO, AND POLK COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST  
MONDAY. FOR THE FREEZE WATCH, FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH  
PROLONGED EXPOSURE. FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS,  
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
FLZ149-162-260-265-231500-  
/O.CON.KTBW.CW.Y.0011.260223T0800Z-260223T1500Z/  
COASTAL PASCO-COASTAL CHARLOTTE-INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND LEE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORT RICHEY, HUDSON, PORT CHARLOTTE,  
LEHIGH ACRES, FORT MYERS, NORTH PORT, AND PUNTA GORDA  
107 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 34 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL CHARLOTTE, INLAND LEE, COASTAL PASCO, AND INLAND  
SARASOTA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITH  
PROLONGED EXPOSURE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
FLZ043-139-142-148-239-242-248-231500-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0009.260224T0800Z-260224T1400Z/  
SUMTER-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-INLAND LEVY-  
INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILDWOOD, CEDAR KEY, LAKE PANASOFFKEE,  
CHIEFLAND, BROOKSVILLE, SPRING HILL, HERNANDO BEACH, BRONSON,  
BUSHNELL, BAYPORT, THE VILLAGES, HOMOSASSA, WILLISTON,  
YANKEETOWN, CRYSTAL RIVER, AND INVERNESS  
107 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2026  
 
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL CITRUS, COASTAL HERNANDO, COASTAL LEVY, INLAND  
CITRUS, INLAND HERNANDO, INLAND LEVY, AND SUMTER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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