Just how much snow & freezing rain fell in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia? A look inside the numbers from the Jacksonville-area winter storm.
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5 to 12 inches through Tuesday evening. Due to the hazardous weather and a series of crashes, a nearly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 10 was shut down by the Florida Highway Patrol.
Some Northeast Florida school districts, local government offices closed Wednesday and 3 bridges were shut down because of icy conditions.
A follow-up tweet moments later announced the Main Street Bridge's closure. The Mathews Bridge links downtown Jacksonville and the Eastside with Arlington, while the Hart Bridge and its expressway connect downtown and the Eastside with parts of the Southside and Atlantic Boulevard near St.
Several bridges across Jacksonville were closed in both directions Wednesday morning amid the winter storm causing hazardous icy conditions, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
North Florida residents from Pensacola to Jacksonville are bracing for what is expected to be a historic, once-in-a-lifetime winter storm.
Florida is experiencing snow, a rare event for the Sunshine State. Learn more about the areas in Florida that witnessed snowfall.
As a historic winter storm hit Florida and Georgia on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, thousands were left without power.
What’s the weather like in Jacksonville, Florida? Check live radar, see “shelters near me,” get tips to stay warm and if you’re using a space heater.
The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern US into a deep freeze.
The National Weather Service just dropped updated snowfall totals, with Milton now up to 9.8 inches. This will be the final total and, if verified, may stand as the new Florida state record for snowfall. A previous record was 4 inches, also set in Milton in 1954.