Worst damage may have been avoided

(AP) - Florida citrus growers say they may have dodged a bullet.

They're reporting only minor damage to their crops from a cold snap that brought temperatures down into the 30s and 20s across the state.

Citrus industry officials believe groves escaped major damage because it didn't get as cold as expected. Still, officials say there will be pockets of minor damage.

Growers had been trying to save their crops by harvesting as much as possible and spraying plants with water that would insulate the crops at 32 degrees when it froze.

Meanwhile, snow flurries have been reported near the Daytona Beach coastline, the first in Florida since 2006.

Many people in the East and South woke up to sub-freezing temperatures this morning. Parts of upstate New York had single-digit readings and wind chills well below zero. It dipped to 17 below zero in Saranac Lake, in New York's Adirondack Mountains.

Southern California is bracing for rainstorms over the weekend. Los Angeles and Orange Counties could get four inches of rain or more from the biggest of the storms tomorrow night.