Hide your plants and break out the beanies, Tampa Bay.
The National Weather Service has issued freeze warnings throughout the area as temperatures in some locations are expected to dip below 32 degrees Fahrenheit Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
WFTS says that a freeze watch has been issued in Citrus County from late Tuesday through Wednesday morning and again from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. The station added that Hernando County is also under a freeze watch from late Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
We joke about the cold, but in all seriousness please bring your pets inside and make sure to knock on your hood in the morning in case a cat crawled into your car to warm up.
Hillsborough County cold weather shelters will also open on November 27 (that's tonight) so that the homeless and those who live in homes without adequate heat can have a safe place to stay.
Those looking to shelter up with pets are strongly encouraged to bring pet crates and blankets to Town 'N Country's Jackson Springs shelter (8620 Jackson Springs Rd.) where all pets must be leashed at bare minimum.
Metropolitan Ministries will be giving families motel vouchers at its Tampa Heights location (2106 N. Florida Ave.), and adults seeking shelter can visit the nearby Salvation Army (1514 N. Florida Ave.) or South Tampa's Hyde Park United Methodist Church (500 W. Platt St.).
Folks who need transportation to one of the shelters can call Hillsborough County's Sunshine Line (813-272-7272) between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
This article appears in Nov 22-29, 2018.