The Florida panhandle is right in the path of a wintry weather storm. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as the frigid temperatures took over.
Not only did Florida get record snowfall, but it was colder in Pensacola this morning than it was in Anchorage, Alaska.
Kevin Cate, founder of the Florida advertising firm CATECOMM, has launched a unique fundraiser benefiting individuals experiencing homelessness, with a new T-shirt celebrating a historic moment in Florida: the day it snowed.
Snow totals in the inconceivable 4-6” range are a possibility. The all-time Florida snow record of 4” from Milton in 1954 is in serious danger of falling in the next 24 hours.
Here’s where snow fell in Florida, how much snow the Sunshine State got this week and what the coldest day in Florida history was.
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5-12 inches through Tuesday evening.
Florida is in the rare position of being able to say they have more snow than Massachusetts. In the recent s nowfall on Sunday into Monday, Boston received 5 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Ashburnham and Holden, both in Central Massachusetts, had reports of 7 inches and 7.5 inches of snow.
Florida is in the rare position of being able to say they have more snow than Rhode Island. In the recent snowfall on Sunday into Monday, Providence received 3.3 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. The highest reported snowfall total was 4.7 inches in Cumberland.
Temperatures plunged below freezing across parts of northern Florida on Wednesday, with some areas even dipping into the teens, making parts of the Sunshine State colder than Anchorage, Alaska.
Milton saw 10 inches of snow - and Pensacola 8.9 - in a historic winter storm storm that shattered the previous 130-year record.
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