A cold front is moving through Florida April 11, as drought conditions prompt the NWS to issue red flag warnings for seven counties. Here's Polk's forecast.

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A wide stretch of central and southwestern Florida is under red flag warnings ... Counties under the warning include Sumter, Pinellas, Polk, Hardee, DeSoto, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Hillsborough ...

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A cold front is moving through Florida today, April 11 ... fire danger," the National Weather Service said. On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index.

A cold front moving through Florida is expected to bring locally ... danger," the National Weather Service said. On Thursday, Polk County averaged 428 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index.

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