A winter freeze hit much of the Ventura County over the New Year’s weekend, including Fillmore orchards. This orange tree on Grand Avenue show the extent of the damage. A Frost Advisory was announced Thursday, January 1st for 1:00am to 9:00am. Temperatures dipped into the 30s, as snow fell in Ventura’s backcountry. The National Weather Service reported, “With clear skies, light winds, and a cold, dry airmass still in polace, another cold night and morning is on tap for tonight into Friday morning.” Hard freeze warnings were issued “conditions will kill unprotected crops and sensitive vegetation.” Photo Courtesy Fechtner Farm.