Florida allows temporary removal of cold-stunned green iguanas
1159. LOTTERY RESULTS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED ON APRIL 2ND. GLENN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, TIFFANY. NEW INFORMATION COMING IN RIGHT NOW. THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED INTO PALM BEACH COUNTY AS WELL. THAT MEANS SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE. COULD DAMAGE CROPS, COULD DAMAGE OUTDOOR PLUMBING. PETS NEED TO COME INSIDE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY COLD WEATHER EVENT FOR US. SO THAT WOULD BE SATURDAY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY. 10 P.M. SATURDAY TO 10 A.M. SUNDAY FOR THE REST OF THE AREA. 7 P.M. SATURDAY UNTIL 1 P.M. ON SUNDAY. ALSO GOING TO FLIP THROUGH SOME GRAPHICS HERE BECAUSE I HAD A FEW SETS. NO MORE FREEZE WATCHES. NOW THEY ARE ALL FREEZE WARNINGS. THIS IS JUST COMING UP AS I’M TALKING TO YOU NOW. THE EXTREME COLD WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED DOWN INTO PALM BEACH COUNTY. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND LOW 20S CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU’RE OUTSIDE, EVEN JUST FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS FOR THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY FROM 7 P.M. SATURDAY UNTIL 1 P.M. SUNDAY FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, 10 P.M., SATURDAY UNTIL 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY. AND WE ALSO HAVE A WIND ADVISORY THAT’S BEEN ISSUED FOR THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, AND THAT IS FOR TOMORROW FROM 3 P.M. UNTIL 7 A.M. SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO GET UP TO 40 TO 50MPH, POTENTIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND TOMORROW EVENING. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF IT HERE. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WINDS, WE’VE GOT WINDS TODAY THAT ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT, A LITTLE BIT WESTERLY, SOUTHWESTERLY. HERE COMES THE COLD FRONT. TOMORROW MORNING, 7:35 A.M. FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE THROUGH. IT SWINGS ALL THE WAY THROUGH. LOOK AT THESE WINDS PICKING UP 26MPH, 23MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND THESE ARE COLD, GUSTY WINDS EVEN BY THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY, WE’RE STILL SEEING 15 TO 25 MILE PER HOUR WINDS, WHICH IS WHY THE WIND CHILLS ARE GOING TO BE SO EXTREME. ON SUNDAY MORNING, 66 DEGREES BOYNTON BEACH RIGHT NOW IN JUPITER 66 STUART JENSEN BEACH 68 FORT PIERCE. WE’VE GOT ABOUT 70 IN SEBASTIAN RIGHT NOW AND ABOUT 66 DEGREES IN OKEECHOBEE. THE BIG PICTURE THAT ARCTIC AIR SINKING SOUTH TODAY, TOMORROW, AND THEN RIGHT DOWN INTO OUR AREA AS WE GET TO SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN HERE. USUALLY EVERY TEN YEARS OR SO, WE SEE THIS KIND OF COLD AIR MAKING ITS WAY DOWN INTO SOUTH FLORIDA, AND IT HASN’T HAPPENED SINCE 2010. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT OUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES MOSTLY 60S 20%. CHANCE FOR RAIN. RAIN PICKS UP TOMORROW TO ABOUT 40% AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, AND IT GETS COLD AND WINDY FAST. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND IN THE 20S. AND THAT’S WHY WE HAVE THE EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. AND THEY MAY EXTEND INTO MONDAY MORNING AS WELL
Florida allows temporary removal of cold-stunned green iguanas
Updated: 8:23 PM EST Jan 30, 2026
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued an executive order allowing for the temporary removal of live, cold-stunned green iguanas from the wild without a permit.”Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida and have adverse impacts on the state’s environment and economy,” the FWC said.FWC staff will accept cold-stunned iguanas collected by the public at five locations on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, and Monday, Feb. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop-off locations include:•FWC South Florida Regional Lab, 2796 Overseas Highway 119, Marathon•FWC Office, 10052 NW 53rd St., Sunrise•FWC Tequesta Field Lab, 19100 SE Federal Highway (US-1), Tequesta
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has issued an executive order allowing for the temporary removal of live, cold-stunned green iguanas from the wild without a permit.
“Green iguanas are an invasive species in Florida and have adverse impacts on the state’s environment and economy,” the FWC said.
FWC staff will accept cold-stunned iguanas collected by the public at five locations on Sunday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, and Monday, Feb. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop-off locations include:
•FWC South Florida Regional Lab, 2796 Overseas Highway 119, Marathon
•FWC Office, 10052 NW 53rd St., Sunrise
•FWC Tequesta Field Lab, 19100 SE Federal Highway (US-1), Tequesta