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WWUS72 KTBW 171946
NPWTBW
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
246 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
FLZ043-052-139-142-148-239-242-248-249-251-190515-
/O.CON.KTBW.FZ.A.0002.260119T0500Z-260119T1400Z/
SUMTER-POLK-COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-INLAND
LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND
HILLSBOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DADE CITY, BUSHNELL, BRONSON, LAKELAND,
WINTER HAVEN, CEDAR KEY, SUN CITY CENTER, WILDWOOD, LAKE
PANASOFFKEE, CHIEFLAND, BROOKSVILLE, HERNANDO BEACH, PLANT CITY,
INVERNESS, THE VILLAGES, YANKEETOWN, WILLISTON, CRYSTAL RIVER,
HOMOSASSA, ZEPHYRHILLS, SPRING HILL, BRANDON, AND BAYPORT
246 PM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES NORTH OF
TAMPA BAY, AND AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF POLK AND INLAND
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES.
* WHERE...COASTAL CITRUS, COASTAL HERNANDO, COASTAL LEVY, INLAND
CITRUS, INLAND HERNANDO, INLAND HILLSBOROUGH, INLAND LEVY, INLAND
PASCO, POLK, AND SUMTER COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY 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.
TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING; WRAP OR DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO
DRIP SLOWLY.
TBW
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