psyclone wrote:a quick walk around my neighborhood reveals a delightful lack of damage. the temp here loitered around 31 most of the night and it just didn't get cold enough. i was specifically looking for ornamentals that show immediate damage after a freeze. the freezes last year were worse around here and that damage was negligible. tonight should be colder so we're not off the hook but nws has boosted my point and click low from 25 to 28...so that's a big improvement
unfortunately here myself and a neighbor behind us are were showing signs of damage yesterday and today it is even worse. Most all of our palms leaves, even palmettos are -yellow-reddish as more and more of the leaves show their damage. It was amazing to watch them yesterday as the winds howled you could almost see them turning. I am afraid of what another night of this will do. I am also concerned for my plumerias and gardenias. I did pull some sticks from the plumeria a few days ago just in case.
I do know that we suffered from temps at 31 for more than a couple of hours here just west of north central palm beach county. It was more like 4 to 5.