Cold snap reaches Orlando tourist district

Central Florida is bracing for likely record-breaking cold weather Monday night into Tuesday morning. Tourists on International Drive said they were caught by surprise. Some of them bought new cold-weather gear to stay warm.

A surge of Arctic air pushed across much of the U.S. on Monday, bringing snow to some regions and sharply lower temperatures in Florida — though it’s unclear if it will get cold enough for iguanas to fall from trees.

Freeze warnings issued for northern counties

Local perspective:

Forecasters said the frigid air mass will sweep through the eastern two-thirds of the country, threatening record lows in the Southeast, including Florida, where temperatures were near 80 degrees just a day earlier.

Meteorologists say the coldes

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