Parkgoers are bundled up as they enter Universal CityWalk Orlando on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Icicles hang off freeze-damaged bougainvillea blossoms in Maitland, Fla., early Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. For the second night in a row, temperatures dropped below freezing across Central Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Water runs from a large water valve in front of Summerlake Elementary School in Winter Garden on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. The school closed on Monday due to facility issues from extreme cold. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
Parkgoers are bundled up at Universal CityWalk Orlando on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Icicles hang off a bougainvillea in Maitland, Fla., early Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. For the second night in a row, temperatures dropped below freezing across Central Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Parkgoers are bundled up at Universal CityWalk Orlando on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
Jameson Thomas, 11, walks carefully through a frozen field of blueberry plants at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the plants from freezing temperatures. Jameson is the son of an employee at the farm. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Kyle Hill checks on frozen blueberry plants at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the plants from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Water droplets from a sprinkler fall on a strawberry at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Poinsettias are encased in ice in a Maitland, Fla., neighborhood, Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees overnight in the Orlando metro area, making it the coldest weather in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
UCF stands for “U Can Freeze” as the university’s icon reflecting pond in front of its administration and library building froze overnight because of the record cold temperature in Orlando. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
Park Avenue resident Cassy Perrin braves 24-degree weather Sunday morning in Winter Park, February 1, 2026. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
A van is covered in ice on the UCF campus on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 after sprinklers were left on overnight during freezing temperatures. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
An iced-over fountain in front of a home in Winter Park, Fla., Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees overnight in the Orlando metro area, making it the coldest weather in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Blueberry plants are covered in ice, with the temperature at 23 degrees, at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Poinsettias are encased in ice in a Maitland, Fla., neighborhood, Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees overnight in the Orlando metro area, making it the coldest weather in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Icicles hang from a sign as the sun rises, with the temperature at 23 degrees, at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Olivia Clark walks carefully among frozen strawberry plants, with the temperature at 23 degrees, at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. Clark is the operations director for the farm. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Sprinklers spray water on blueberry plants at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Sprinklers spray water on blueberry plants as the sun rises at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Icicles hang over a field of frozen strawberries as sprinklers run in the background at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
A strawberry is encased in ice at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Sprinlers shower strawberry plants at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Water is sprayed on a strawberry field, with the temperature at 23 degrees, at Southern Hill Farms in Clermont on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Farmworkers worked throughout the night to irrigate fields of strawberries, blueberries, peaches and other plants to “shield” the fruit from the freezing temperatures. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
The iced-over peacock fountain in Central Park in Winter Park, Fla., Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees overnight in the Orlando metro area, making it the coldest weather in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Plants are covered in ice on the UCF campus on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 after sprinklers were left on overnight during freezing temperatures. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
Students gather to look at UCF’s reflecting pond in front of its administration and library building that froze overnight because of the record cold temperature in Orlando. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
UCF stands for “U Can Freeze” as the university’s icon reflecting pond in front of its administration and library building froze overnight because of the record cold temperature in Orlando. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
UCF stands for “U Can Freeze” as the university’s icon reflecting pond in front of its administration and library building froze overnight because of the record cold temperature in Orlando. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
Irrigation pipes are covered in ice on the UCF campus on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 during freezing temperatures. (Roger Simmons/Orlando Sentinel)
Icicles hang off a Sago palm in a Maitland, Fla., neighborhood, Sunday, February 1, 2026. Temperatures dropped to 24 degrees overnight in the Orlando metro area, making it the coldest weather in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
A pedestrian braves 24-degree weather, Sunday morning on Park Ave. in Winter Park, February 1, 2026. In the Orlando metro area, temperatures dropped overnight to coldest point in Central Florida since 2010. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
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Parkgoers are bundled up as they enter Universal CityWalk Orlando on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)