Coldest air we’ve felt in 7 years

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An Arctic chilly entrance will swing by means of Friday evening, and winds will pick-up to 20-25 mph as temperatures plunge into the low to mid 30s. It will produce wind chill temperatures within the higher teenagers and mid 20s.

Yep, that’s how Saturday will begin off. Blustery chilly.

Winds will subside late Saturday, which is able to depart us the proper situations for very chilly Sunday morning temperatures. Most fashions are between 20-26° by dawn Sunday and that is when a tough freeze will happen.

The hours of freezing shall be 8-12 hours. That is greater than lengthy sufficient to do harm to most annuals (crops). Citrus bushes will have to be protected, even alongside space seashores.

FWIW, this shall be as chilly as we have now seen since Feb. 2015.

Hold checking again as we shall be updating this text on the best way to put together your private home, household, pets for this weekend.

Listed below are just a few different articles created by Mark Collins discussing the best way to put together for the chilly —

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The 5 P’s

• Individuals

• Vegetation

• Pets

• Pipes (and swimming pools)

• Apply protected heating (fireplaces and area heaters)