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The Dexes / Cold / 5612309

Eventdex · Cold

LEVY

5612309

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event_typeFrost/Freeze
ncei_event_id5,612,309
episode_id2,066,894
begin_utc1997-01-19T07:00:00+00:00
end_utc1997-01-19T13:00:00+00:00
stateFLORIDA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameLEVY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0
damage_crops12.9M
event_narrativeA hard freeze produced temperatures that dropped into the low to middle 20's across most of West Central Florida and Southwest Florida for durations of up to six to eight hours. Freeze damage to crops over the region was estimated to be 12.9 million dollars. Nearly 90 percent of Southwest Florida's winter crop was severely damaged by the freeze.Primary crops severely damaged by the freeze were beans, squash, tomatoes, sweet corn, zucchini, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, cabbage, watermelons and strawberries. Exotic fruit and plants were also damaged by the freeze, primarily over Southwest Florida.Crop losses in Lee county were reported at $9.8 million dollars, Charlotte county reported $2.2 million dollars, Highlands county $583,000 dollars, and $294,000 dollars. Freeze damage to other counties inWest Central and Southwest Florida was minimal.Citrus damage was concentrated over Lee, Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Sarasota, Manatee, Highlands and Polk counties in descending order. Lee county reported citrus fruit losses of nearly 50 percent while Charlotte county reported a 45 percent loss. Citrus fruit damage in De Soto county was estimated at 35 percent, Sarasota and Manatee counties 30 percent, Hardee county 25 percent, while Highlands and Polk counties estimated nearly 20 percent. Wood damage to citrus trees in De Soto county was reported as serious while Highlands county reported moderate to heavy damage. Freeze damage to the wood of citrus trees, to a lessor extent, was also reported in Hardee, Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and Lee counties.The freeze also caused a major power outage in the city of Arcadia in Hardee county where nearly 7,000residents were without electricity for at least eight hours.
year1,997

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