The National Weather Service and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast model are now in agreement as the chance of snow creeps to 50% in the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday.
Airports across north Florida announced closures due to the winter weather that is bringing hazardous conditions.
Portions of Florida were under a rare winter storm warning with multiple inches of snow projected to fall on Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.
From Pensacola to Jacksonville, snowfall was reported ranging from inches-deep to a light dusting. A whopping 9.8 inches was recorded in Milton, Fla. a city about 23 miles northeast of Pensacola. In nearby Molino, 9.5 inches of snow was recorded.
While the snow may be over, the cold isn't, and that brings another hazard to Florida motorists not used to driving in snow and ice.
Snow in the Sunshine State doesn't happen very often. But it did. And here are the photos from Pensacola to Yulee to prove it.
In January 1977, two Arctic blasts swept through Florida from Jan. 16-20, bringing the coldest temperatures and unprecedented snowfall as far south as Homestead on Jan. 19 — a first in South Florida recorded history. The temperature dropped to 23 degrees in Vero Beach, according to a previous TCPalm article.
A blast of Siberian air and back-to-back winter storms will send subfreezing temperatures in the 20s across North Florida ... Florida Panhandle and a portion of the Big Bend and Jacksonville ...
Live traffic cameras show parts of Interstate 10 in the Florida Panhandle covered in snow as drivers continue their journeys.
When you think about the Panhandle of Florida you think of Destin, Pensacola, 30A, and white sandy beaches. On Tuesday, those sandy beaches turned into white SNOWY beaches!
Parts of Florida are under a winter storm warning with multiple inches of snow expected on Tuesday and Wednesday.