Unusual phenomenon: snow in Florida caused an emergency situation
22 january 2025 в 19:13
Florida, known as the Sunshine State, has just experienced an unusual amount of snow across the state.
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a declaration of a state of emergency in the northern part of the state, warning that «all types of dangerous winter weather, including snow, sleet, and freezing rain, are likely».
Early Wednesday, light snow continues across Florida, as well as in Georgia and along the Carolina coast. Although snow is expected to diminish this morning, rain will continue across Florida.
This historic winter storm that hit Florida earlier this week brought snow accumulation of up to 8.8 inches in some areas of North Florida.
Areas are currently on high alert due to dangerous conditions caused by snow, such as icy roads. Meteorologists, along with the Florida Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, are urging people to stay off the roads if possible.
Believe it or not, the Sunshine State has seen snow in recent years — although not to the extent seen today, and only in a few areas. On January 3, 2022, snowfall was recorded in Okaloosa County. The National Weather Service also reported snow accumulation in some areas of North Florida and South Georgia on January 3, 2018, marking the first winter storm in the region since 1989. Most snow accumulations in Florida were minimal, with Tallahassee officially recording just 0.1 inches.
Nearly five decades ago, Miami experienced its first — and only — snowfall on January 19, 1977 in South Florida.
«While snow in Florida is not as rare as believed, the southernmost snow previously observed was along a line from Fort Myers to Fort Pierce in February 1899», - the National Weather Service report on the 40th anniversary of snow in South Florida in 2017 states
On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a declaration of a state of emergency in the northern part of the state, warning that «all types of dangerous winter weather, including snow, sleet, and freezing rain, are likely».
Early Wednesday, light snow continues across Florida, as well as in Georgia and along the Carolina coast. Although snow is expected to diminish this morning, rain will continue across Florida.
This historic winter storm that hit Florida earlier this week brought snow accumulation of up to 8.8 inches in some areas of North Florida.
Areas are currently on high alert due to dangerous conditions caused by snow, such as icy roads. Meteorologists, along with the Florida Department of Transportation and Highway Safety, are urging people to stay off the roads if possible.
Believe it or not, the Sunshine State has seen snow in recent years — although not to the extent seen today, and only in a few areas. On January 3, 2022, snowfall was recorded in Okaloosa County. The National Weather Service also reported snow accumulation in some areas of North Florida and South Georgia on January 3, 2018, marking the first winter storm in the region since 1989. Most snow accumulations in Florida were minimal, with Tallahassee officially recording just 0.1 inches.
Nearly five decades ago, Miami experienced its first — and only — snowfall on January 19, 1977 in South Florida.
«While snow in Florida is not as rare as believed, the southernmost snow previously observed was along a line from Fort Myers to Fort Pierce in February 1899», - the National Weather Service report on the 40th anniversary of snow in South Florida in 2017 states
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