Warming temperatures and abundant sunlight — ice and snow’s biggest enemies — should soon melt most of the frozen precipitation that fell on Tallahassee.
"Re-freezing of snow and sleet melt is expected this evening, as temperatures plummet well below freezing after dark."
On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Tallahassee, Florida, posted a satellite image to X (formerly Twitter) that was taken around 9:50 a.m. local time. The image, which NWS Tallahassee called a "historic," showed snowfall throughout the Florida panhandle, as well as in Alabama and Georgia.
Freezing rain, sleet, snow and rain are expected Tuesday night into Wednesday to combine for a wintry mix that could disrupt daily life.
The wind chills as low as 15 degrees are expected for parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida Thursday evening into Friday morning.
With the chances of a historic Florida snow or ice storm inching upward, forecasters may issue a rare winter storm watch for a region more accustomed to squall lines and tropical threats.
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The National Weather Service and European global models show increasing chances of snow in Florida on Monday and Tuesday night.
“North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet,” the NWS marine forecast from Fernandina Beach south to St. Augustine said. “Intracoastal waters very rough. Showers. Freezing rain after midnight.”
Florida's capital city could be in line for a historic and thrilling snow day or a harrowing ice storm as a freak winter storm slides across the Gulf Coast.
For example, places in North Florida, like Tallahassee, start seeing noticeably ... This remains the state record,” the National Weather Service says. “The all-time lowest maximum ...