Temperatures are expected to hit freezing levels overnight for parts of Pasco County, prompting the National Weather Service to warn residents to take the appropriate precautions.
It is the first freeze of 2014, and will affect not only inland Pasco, but significant portions of Levy and Citrus counties, according to an alert by the weather service. Those places could see a hard freeze with temperatures expected to drop into the mid-20s.
The watch is in effect from late Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. Temperatures are expected between 28 and 32 degrees, lasting three to four hours. Such conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
The weather service suggests people protect not only crops, but other planets, pets and pipes from prolonged exposure to sub-freezing temperatures.
