Despite the historic cold weather, the state only reported a total of 766 manatee deaths in 2010, with watercraft, birthing issues and other causes playing a role. The 2010 tally is not far off from ...

The FWC says some of the known contributing factors to these deaths are boat collisions (68 deaths), cold weather going into 2025 (29 deaths), and the Red Tide bloom earlier this year.

Rip current advisory underway In addition, coastal Manatee County is under a high rip current advisory, according to the NWS. Pinellas County and the coastal areas of Manatee, Sarasota, Hillsborough, ...

A cold front that pushed across the state Saturday brought high winds and more rain than Sarasota and Manatee counties had seen in over a month, then quickly sent the thermometer plunging.