sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Freeze Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
130 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-247-254-259-347-547-231400-
/O.NEW.KMLB.CW.Y.0009.260223T0800Z-260223T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0007.260224T0800Z-260224T1400Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-
Coastal Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland
Indian River-Inland Saint Lucie-Mainland Northern Brevard-Inland
Southern Brevard-
Including the cities of Leesburg, Celebration, Union Park,
Mascotte, Canaveral Groves, Viera West, Titusville, Okeechobee,
Maitland, Mims, Clermont, Kissimmee, Apopka, Altamonte Springs,
Basinger, Daytona Beach, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Palm Bay west of
I 95, Deltona, Tradition, Saint Lucie West, New Smyrna Beach,
Mount Dora, Sanford, Debary, Port Saint John, Tavares, Ormond
Beach, Orlando, Groveland, Saint Cloud, Fort Drum, Eustis,
Deland, Winter Park, Casselberry, and Fellsmere
130 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills in the
upper 20s to near 30 are forecast. For the Freeze Watch,
sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Inland Indian River, Inland Northern
Brevard, Inland Saint Lucie, Inland Southern Brevard, Inland
Volusia, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Lake, Okeechobee,
Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Southern Lake.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM EST
Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through
Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with
prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops,
other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
https://forecast.weather.gov/showsi...roduct1=Freeze+Watch&lat=28.5987&lon=-81.3537
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
130 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
FLZ041-044>046-053-058-141-144-247-254-259-347-547-231400-
/O.NEW.KMLB.CW.Y.0009.260223T0800Z-260223T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0007.260224T0800Z-260224T1400Z/
Inland Volusia-Northern Lake-Orange-Seminole-Osceola-Okeechobee-
Coastal Volusia-Southern Lake-Inland Northern Brevard-Inland
Indian River-Inland Saint Lucie-Mainland Northern Brevard-Inland
Southern Brevard-
Including the cities of Leesburg, Celebration, Union Park,
Mascotte, Canaveral Groves, Viera West, Titusville, Okeechobee,
Maitland, Mims, Clermont, Kissimmee, Apopka, Altamonte Springs,
Basinger, Daytona Beach, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Palm Bay west of
I 95, Deltona, Tradition, Saint Lucie West, New Smyrna Beach,
Mount Dora, Sanford, Debary, Port Saint John, Tavares, Ormond
Beach, Orlando, Groveland, Saint Cloud, Fort Drum, Eustis,
Deland, Winter Park, Casselberry, and Fellsmere
130 AM EST Sun Feb 22 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills in the
upper 20s to near 30 are forecast. For the Freeze Watch,
sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.
* WHERE...Coastal Volusia, Inland Indian River, Inland Northern
Brevard, Inland Saint Lucie, Inland Southern Brevard, Inland
Volusia, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Lake, Okeechobee,
Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Southern Lake.
* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 AM EST
Monday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Monday night through
Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with
prolonged exposure. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops,
other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
https://forecast.weather.gov/showsi...roduct1=Freeze+Watch&lat=28.5987&lon=-81.3537