As a winter storm pushes cold temperatures deep into Florida, farmers across the state are hoping that Mother Nature doesn't deliver what one would call a triple whammy.
After enduring a citrus greening disease and Hurricane Irma, there's concern the cold snap could cause a freeze impact. Citrus trees usually do OK in cold weather, but this could be too much.
The trees will survive until temperatures fall to 28 degrees (or lower) for at least three hours. So far, forecasts don't show that happening in the Florida citrus-growing belt from Interstate 4 near Orlando and to the south.
Both citrus and strawberry growers protect their crops by running irrigation systems once the temperature dips toward 32 degrees.
The freezing water creates ice, which releases heat that protects the fruit.