The snow that day had an icy reach as far south as Homestead Air Force Base — the farthest south snow has been recorded in the contiguous U.S. It spread west to Freeport on the island of Grand Bahama, which is the only instance of snow being observed in the history of the Bahamas, according to the Florida Climate Center.
The Pensacola area is forecast to receive between 4 to 6 inches of snow, but the National Weather Service says areas south of I-10 could see more.
The snowstorm currently lashing the Gulf Coast is being described as a once in a generation weather event, the National Weather Service said Monday.
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."
Pensacola awoke to subfreezing temperatures for the second day in a row as a “significant winter storm” began to roll into the area.
The typically toasty Sun Belt has been anything but warm this week, as some unusual weather is gripping the southern United States. The New Orleans area saw up to 10 inches of snow, alligators are freezing–but staying alive–in lakes in Southeast Texas,
If confirmed, Florida had its highest snowfall total since 1954. As many as 15,000 Duke Energy customers lost power at one point.
The all-time official record of snowfall in the Pensacola area is 3 inches ... of the southern U.S., stretching from South Texas to Northeast Florida. It begs the question: Has tropical South ...
Winter Storm Enzo blanketed the Gulf Coast in snow on Tuesday and Wednesday, with winter storm warnings and heavy snowfall in Southern states from Florida to Texas. Pensacola, Florida, received 7. ...
Pensacola isn’t out of the thick of it just yet. The National Weather Service extended its extreme cold warning for Northwest Florida from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 9 a.m. Thursday. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be dry, which means we probably won’t see any new snow while temperatures continue to dip below freezing.
Climatologically, it is not supposed to snow in South Florida. The laid-back tropics are a region constantly gaining energy from the sun, and with Florida's temperatures moderated by warm water on three sides, snow is unusual even in the northern reaches of the state.