Indiana | Crop Killing Frost

The late start in planting left farmers hoping to get every possible day to grow their crops, but now a killing frost has hit the area.

October in Florida: Experts predicted record low for area; Red Cross urges safety as temperatures drop

Forecasters predicted temperatures would hit a low of about 45 degrees Tuesday night. It has been colder before in Southwest Florida, but not in October.

The record low for Oct. 29 in the Fort Myers area is 47 degrees, according to Charlie Paxton, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service — that was in 1910.

“That would be the coldest since (weather) records began in 1902,” Paxton said.