Snow in Florida: Flakes fly in Tallahassee
Posted: Jan 03 2018 07:38AM CST
Video Posted: Jan 03 2018 11:50AM CST
Updated: Jan 03 2018 03:56PM CST
Courtesy Mike's Weather Page
Florida State University campus, courtesy Kate McMahon
Via TPD
Tallahassee, courtesy Meredith Burns
Tallahassee, courtesy Kelby Steele via Instagram
Tallahassee, courtesy Alex Field via Instagram
Snow at FDLE headquaters in Tallahassee (courtesy FDLE)
Courtesy Florida Department of Highway Safety Motor Vehicles
TALLAHASSEE (FOX 13) - It’s a snow day in the Sunshine State. As expected, chilly rain turned to snow this morning in northern Florida, closing part of Interstate 10 for several hours.
Video shared by the Tallahassee Police Department showed snow steadily falling in the state’s capital. Traffic cameras across north-central Florida showed snowflakes falling, too, although it wasn’t much -- as of 8:30 a.m., the National Weather Service in Tallahassee was reporting a whopping 0.1 inches of “snow/sleet accumulation” on the roof of their building.
"As exciting as this is, please use extreme caution if you are driving [and] don’t expose yourself to the cold for too long without proper gear," TPD tweeted.
Yesterday, those same NWS forecasters issued their first winter storm warning in four years, suggesting that snow was likely from Tallahassee to Perry to Lake City, and on up into southern Georgia.
In preparation, the mayor of Jacksonville closed city offices to all but essential personnel, advising people to stay off the roads. In Tallahassee, Florida State University announced that classes would remain closed Wednesday.
#Winter finds #Florida. I-75 South near Jasper around 4pm. Ice coating trees but road surface is fine. #flwx pic.twitter.com/2aGzNrxK1v
— Chris Cato FOX 13 (@chriscato) January 3, 2018
This morning, troopers closed a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 10 east of Tallahassee due to ice. Several law enforcement agencies issued warnings to drivers to be extra careful on slick roads.
The last time Tallahassee had measurable snow was 1989.
Further south, no snow is expected in the Tampa Bay area, but a chilly rain soaked Central Florida this morning. Temperatures will remain far below normal for the next several days, with freezing conditions likely in our northern counties.
LINK: Wednesday afternoon Tampa Bay weather forecast
Courtesy Mike's Weather Page
Florida State University campus, courtesy Kate McMahon
Via TPD
Tallahassee, courtesy Meredith Burns
Tallahassee, courtesy Kelby Steele via Instagram
Tallahassee, courtesy Alex Field via Instagram
Snow at FDLE headquaters in Tallahassee (courtesy FDLE)
Courtesy Florida Department of Highway Safety Motor Vehicles