Disaster declared: Feds approve winter freeze call for help

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 331

Last Updated: 5 days, 9 hours ago

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has declared that the freezing temperatures that blanketed Florida during the past two months constituted a disaster.

During winter storms that took place Dec. 30-Jan. 1 and Jan. 26-Feb. 4, 66 of the 67 counties in the state experienced multiple hours of freezing temperatures.

“Much of these losses will take years (if ever) to recover. The devastation is heartbreaking,” Rollins said in a social media post that included photos …

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