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Coldest in 8 years: Tampa Bay temperatures tumble below freezing

Bottom line: it'll be cold everywhere, with wind chill values in the 20s.
Tampa Bay temperatures dropped below freezing Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Winter's grip on Florida -- of all places -- isn't letting go just yet.

A freeze warning lasts through the morning Thursday. This includes all of Tampa Bay, where the air temperature has dropped below 30 degrees.

Tampa fell to 29 degrees at 6 a.m., which tied a low record set in 1981.

Farther north into Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties, the temperature fell into the low to mid-20s.

Wind chill values across Tampa Bay are forecast to drop into the 20s late Wednesday into early Thursday, Jan. 18.

Bottom line: it'll be cold everywhere, with wind chill values in the 20s.

More: Hard freeze paralyzes Deep South as harsh winter storm heads to New England

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