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A bomb cyclone could send temperatures tumbling across Florida this weekend, according to meteorologists.
“A true bomb cyclone along the Eastern Seaboard will propel Arctic Air south Sunday,” Florida-based meteorologist Jeff Berardelli said in a Monday post on X. “Wind chill ‘potential’ in the single digits in [North Florida], teens near I-4 Tampa, Orlando and 20’s in South FL to Miami,” the meteorologist added.
Berardelli said in an Instagram video that the upcoming weekend’s weather pattern could be among the most extreme cold events he has seen in his career, with the potential for a blizzard and bomb cyclone off the Southeast coast.
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A low-pressure system is expected to form in the Gulf, cross Florida with some rain, then intensify along the Southeast coastline. While the exact track remains uncertain, current indications suggest at least some snow along the Southeast coast and the possibility of the system evolving into a major nor’easter, Berardelli explained.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a bomb cyclone, also known as bombogenesis, may occur when cold and warm air collide, such as air over warm ocean waters. It happens when a cyclone rapidly strengthens over a 24-hour period, according to the agency.
Behind a departing storm system, the northeast Florida area is facing some “very, very cold” temperatures to start next week, Angie Enyedi, warning coordination meteorologist with the NWS Jacksonville forecast office, told Newsweek.
Low temperatures Sunday morning could reach near 20 degrees. Early Sunday wind chills could be in the single digits for the region, Enyedi said.
Forecast low temperatures could be 20 to 25 degrees below average for the time of year, usually around the low 40s, she said.
A Sunday morning hard freeze is possible for the area, with at least two to potentially three nights of freezing temperatures, according to Enyedi.
“Late this week, a storm is expected to strengthen along a stalled front near the Gulf Coast. This will bring the opportunity for rain and some wintry precipitation for the Southeast,” AccuWeather lead long-range expert Paul Pastelok said in an email sent to Newsweek on Tuesday. “How fast the storm strengthens will be a determining factor in the final track of the storm this weekend and whether or not it moves up the East Coast.
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“Subfreezing temperatures may dive as far south as central Florida, bringing the potential for a damaging freeze for citrus crops in the region.”
Enyedi advised those in Florida this weekend to plan on protecting plants and livestock, as well as wearing multiple layers should they leave the house.
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