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| Event typeevent_type | Frost/Freeze |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,491,786 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,204,185 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2006-02-14T08:45:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2006-02-14T12:45:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | FLORIDA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | GLADES |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Arctic high pressure settled over Florida on February 13th, and set the stage for a significant freeze and frost event over interior sections of South Florida overnight into early morning on the 14th. This was the second freeze to affect this area in 2006, the first being on January 8th. Lowest official temperature readings were 28 at Immokalee, 29 at Palmdale, Belle Glade and Labelle, 30 at Ortona and Clewiston and 31 at South Bay and Big Cypress. Naples Municipal Airport reported a low of 34 degrees, 1 degree shy of a record for the date, and the Homestead Extension Office reported a low of 35 degrees at 2 ft. Unofficial readings from farms outside of Belle Glade registered temperatures in the mid 20s. Many of these temperature readings were the coldest since January 5th, 2001, with a few locations being the coldest since January 24th, 2003. Damage to crops was extensive, particularly to the corn and green bean crop in Western Palm Beach County. Estimated losses in this area were in the 80 to 90 percent range for green beans and 70 to 80 percent range for corn. Leafy vegetable crop damage was less, estimated at 15 to 30 percent. The corn and green bean crop is estimated to be worth at least $50 million. This is the second devastating freeze to the corn and bean crop in Western Palm Beach County in 2006, which followed damage caused by Hurricane Wilma in October 2005. The citrus crop in Southwest Florida fared quite well with no significant damage noted. Some damage to tomato crops were noted in Immokalee, but was not widespread. |
| Yearyear | 2,006 |
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