Frost/Freeze — Inland Palm Beach County, Florida

2013-03-04 · Inland Palm Beach County, Florida

Event narrative

Temperatures in the low to mid 30s in western Palm Beach County led to frost formation during the early morning hours of March 4th, leading to some crop damage. Damage was mainly to corn, with less than 20% of the crop damaged. Crop damage is estimated and based on total number of acres damaged which was approximately 3,000-4,000 acres.

Unofficial temperature readings in some of the fields were as low as the mid 20s, but these values were likely not representative of the larger area.

Wider weather episode

A cold late-season air mass settled over South Florida, causing temperatures to drop to near or slightly below freezing on the morning of March 4th across the Lake Okechobee and interior areas of southern Florida.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 443427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.