Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.

According to a National Weather Service map, visualized by Newsweek below, 17 counties are under freeze warnings in Florida, including Levy County ... Northeast and north-central Florida counties ...

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are scheduled to discuss a route.