Overview
- More than two dozen cities set or tied record lows on November 11, including 28 degrees in Jacksonville and Savannah and 49 in Miami, with records also reached as far south as Fort Myers and Naples.
- Residents across South and Central Florida reported iguanas on the ground after temperatures dipped into the 40s, and state wildlife officials urge people not to handle or bring the reptiles indoors.
- Arctic air fueled lake-effect and heavy snow in the Great Lakes and Appalachians, producing localized totals over 10 inches and dangerous travel in parts of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Tennessee.
- The National Weather Service warned of record or near-record cold across the Southeast, issued freeze alerts for North Florida and the Panhandle, and noted elevated fire danger in parts of the central Gulf Coast and Okeechobee County.
- Forecasters expect a quick rebound, with South Florida warming into the 70s and 80s by late week as interior snow bands diminish from Tuesday night into Wednesday.