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‘Falling iguanas possible’ in Florida due to chilly temperatures, NWS says

‘Falling iguanas possible’ in Florida due to chilly temperatures, NWS says
AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES LIKE HIS. MICHELLE THEY ARE SUCH POWERFUL INTERVIEWS. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT FORECAST. THERE IS A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. THE COLD TEMPERATURES, FREEZE WARNINGS THIS MORNING. JASON: LET’S GET OVER TO FIRST ALERT METEOROLOGIST, ALEX. WHAT’S IN STORE FOR THE REST OF OUR WEDNESDAY? ALEX: IT IS QUITE CHILLY OUTSIDE. WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO THE AFTERNOON HOUR. IT IS STILL IN THE 50’S FOR MOST OF US. HIGH PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY TO THE ACED TO THE EAST. -- WORKING ITS WAY OVER TO THE EAST. COOL AIR FROM THE NORTH IS GOING TO KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES CHILLY PRETTY -- CHILLY. EIGHT MILE-PER-HOUR WIND OUR -- EIGHT MILE-PER-HOUR WIND IN DEL AND. 49 AGREES IN OCALA -- 49 DEGREES IN OCALA. AS WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON, WE START TO WARM UP CLOSE TO 60 DEGREES IN ORLANDO. THE WIND STARTING TO CALM DOWN AS TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO DROP AND WE GET DOWN TO 48 DEGREES BY 9:00. BY 11:00, WE ARE DOW TO 44. DAYTIME HIGHS RIGHT AROUND 60 DEGREES FOR MOST OF US. EXPECTING 59 IN LEESBURG. EXPECTING 60 IN ORLANDO. WE SHOULD WARM UP -- CLEAR AND COLD BY 7:00. BY 9:00, DOWN TO 40. WE WILL CONTINUE TO COOL DOWN FROM THERE. NOTICE TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING. 33 DEGREES IN DAYTONA BEACH. 35 EXPECTED FOR THE LOW IN ST. CLOUD. FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT FOR ORANGE, SO BRING IN THOSE PLANTS. CLEAR SKI, TEMPERATURES WILL FALL OFF. AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW, WAKING UP WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. STARTING TO WATCH A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER BUILDING IN. I 6:00, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. -- BY 6:00, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. WE WILL GET DOWN TO 36, UP TO ABOUT 68 TOMORROW. NOTICE THOSE LOWS ARE STARTING TO GET A LITTLE LESS CHILLY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEN
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‘Falling iguanas possible’ in Florida due to chilly temperatures, NWS says
The National Weather Service is warning Floridians to beware of falling iguanas as cold temperatures sweep the southern portion of the state.“Well it’s that time again. It’s cold enough for us to forecast falling Iguanas here in South Florida. Look out tonight and again on Wednesday night. Temps will be in the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!” the weather service tweeted on Wednesday.Iguanas will climb up trees at night to rest. When temperatures fall into the 40s, they can stiffen up and fall to the ground.The iguanas won’t be dead, just immobilized, and will bounce back when they get some sun.“Even if they look dead as a doornail — they’re gray and stiff — as soon as it starts to heat up and they get hit by the sun rays, it’s this rejuvenation,” Ron Magill, communications director for Zoo Miami, told The New York Times in 2018. “The ones that survive that cold streak are basically passing on that gene.”Iguanas can become aggressive and bite or scratch when they thaw out, so if you see the reptiles, leave them alone.

The National Weather Service is warning Floridians to beware of falling iguanas as cold temperatures sweep the southern portion of the state.

“Well it’s that time again. It’s cold enough for us to forecast falling Iguanas here in South Florida. Look out tonight and again on Wednesday night. Temps will be in the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!” the weather service tweeted on Wednesday.

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Iguanas will climb up trees at night to rest. When temperatures fall into the 40s, they can stiffen up and fall to the ground.

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The iguanas won’t be dead, just immobilized, and will bounce back when they get some sun.

“Even if they look dead as a doornail — they’re gray and stiff — as soon as it starts to heat up and they get hit by the sun rays, it’s this rejuvenation,” Ron Magill, communications director for Zoo Miami, told The New York Times in 2018. “The ones that survive that cold streak are basically passing on that gene.”

Iguanas can become aggressive and bite or scratch when they thaw out, so if you see the reptiles, leave them alone.