Chilly temperatures surprise locals and visitors in the Tampa Bay area

APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Residents, visitors, and the local wildlife braced for the cold temperatures at the Manatee Viewing Center in Apollo Beach on Sunday.

“Yes. It is freezing out for us Floridians here. But the manatees are surely loving this,” Traci Willingham, a Sarasota native, told us.

As the thermometer dropped by the hour, more aquatic mammals came to TECO’s discharge canal to cozy up…

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