ORLANDO, Fla. – The blast of Arctic air moving into Central Florida Thursday night may cause more problems than normal.
The main issue will be with crops and plants that are sensitive to the cold weather.
The other issue, however, will be frozen pipes.
The highest chance for frozen pipes will be exterior pipes exposed to the air.
Temperatures also typically needed to be below freezing for six or more hours to cause issues.
Areas that observe a hard freeze, actual air temperatures falling to 28 degrees or lower, will want to protect their pipes.
The areas most at risk for problems with unprotected exterior pipes will be Marion, Sumter and northern Lake counties.
All of Central Florida should protect plants as most, if not all, will at least flirt with the freezing mark.
If you are concerned about outdoor pipes freezing, you can insulate them or leave a slow trickle to prevent them from freezing. The stream of water should be about the width of a pencil.
Indoor pipes should be fine.