Weather forecasters in Florida are having a particularly peak Florida field day.
It began Tuesday when the National Weather Service Miami-South Florida warned of falling iguanas by evening.
“This isn’t something we usually forecast,” the national weather service noted, “but don’t be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s.”
In Celsius, that’s around zero, and by Florida standards, definitely cold.
Brrrr, indeed.
Jan 21 – This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr! #flwx #miami pic.twitter.com/rsbzNMgO01
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) January 21, 2020
And then it happened.
Reports starting coming in a falling iguanas.
Critters shocked by the winter chill.
⚠️WATCH OUT! ⚠️Here’s proof of cold stunned iguanas. They can fall from trees. Thank you to our Storm Team 5 meteorologist @SteveWPTV for snapping this picture. FYI It’s not dead. @WPTV #FloridaWinter #amcrew pic.twitter.com/fTnajB19rc
— Janny Rodriguez (@JannyReports) January 22, 2020
Repeatedly.
Just FYI…. everyone in #SouthFlorida is FREAKING OUT right now..
It’s 40 degrees outside…. feels like 32… and frozen iguanas are falling from the sky. #FrozenFlorida #FloridaWinter pic.twitter.com/Wrc9KvYvko
— Amanda Guerra (@AmandaGuerraCBS) January 22, 2020
And nope, that one wasn’t dead. Just waking up.
Maria Bilbao spotted the strange weather phenomenon, too.
I can confirm that falling iguanas are a real thing#FloridaWinter pic.twitter.com/AHalTmi8QI
— Maria M. Bilbao (@mariagarciafl) January 22, 2020
So did Eric Blake in Virginia Key.
Verification of the @NWSMiami iguana warning! That boy ain’t going nowhere… young one couldn’t take it (might be dead) pic.twitter.com/P8d2y3PzIO
— Eric Blake 🌀 (@EricBlake12) January 22, 2020
And so, the National Weather Service was right.
But it hasn’t been a record-breaking cold snap.
Verified the iguana warning and the wind chill advisory! Definitely not your average day in South Florida this morning. No records broken, however. The coldest temperatures for Jan 22 was back in 1985! Miami had a low of 30 and Fort Lauderdale had a low of 29. #flwx https://t.co/D8AnmAgvS5
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) January 22, 2020
But it shouldn’t last long, which is good news for the iguanas.
“Iguana ‘rain’ chances drop to zero by this afternoon,” weather forecasters reported Wednesday morning.
Jan 22: Don’t know about you, but 4 layers plus a scarf was not enough this morning with wind chills in the 20s and 30s across South FL. Check out the morning lows below! Slight chance of rain today for the east coast (iguana “rain” chances drop to zero by this afternoon) #flwx pic.twitter.com/nVksPFOUHx
— NWS Miami (@NWSMiami) January 22, 2020
So, Peak Florida?
Though we all know, Florida has no peak.
Main photo Maria M. Bilbao/Twitter
