Snow hits small part of Florida for 2nd year in a row
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Snow has officially fallen in Florida on Sunday morning, with flurries starting to dust the ground just before 8 a.m. Eastern time in the Florida Panhandle. Videos and photos show the snow beginning to hit the ground along the Interstate 10 corridor north of Fort Walton Beach.
Officials across Northwest Florida are warning residents that the frigid rain and short-lived snow will be followed by a hard freeze overnight for many areas. That means motorists driving on Jan. 19 should be vigilant for somewhat hazardous travel if ice forms on roads and bridges.
Cities in the Florida Panhandle, including Marianna and Pensacola, were lucky early Sunday morning, Jan. 18, waking up to a brief, but exciting dusting of snow. The National Weather Service reported that as of 5:53 a.m., .09 inches of snow had accumulated over the previous six hours at Pensacola International Airport.
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Believe it or not, snow flurries are falling in northern Florida. Traffic cameras in northern Florida showed snow actively falling, as well as a light dusting alongside the freeways. Snow was seen falling in Defuniak Springs, which is northeast of Destin in the Panhandle, and Caryville, which is east of Defuniak Springs.
Cold air behind the front will flow down into the Florida Panhandle. This colder air will mix with precipitation located along the boundary front and could result in snow in parts of North Florida, including the state capitol of Tallahassee. The snowfall is expected to be isolated to a few hours on Sunday, mid-to-late morning.
Snow blankets the Florida Panhandle as a major winter storm creates hazardous road conditions and record-setting cold temperatures.
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Photos: Florida and Georgia see rare snow as major burst of heavy snow slams East Coast Sunday
Winter Weather Alerts continue for parts of the Northeast and Macon, Georgia, into northern Florida, as the city of Milton already saw snowfall Sunday morning.