Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves praises 'heroic effort' of city workers snowstorm response
"The fact that the city of Pensacola is in the shape that we're in is thanks in huge part to these guys," Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said.
Interstate closed from Alabama border to Tallahassee
Santa Rosa County outages climbed slightly to 2,356. FPL working to restore power to 2,000+ customers in Santa Rosa Approximately 2,280 Florida Power & Light customers were without power as of approximately 6:30 p.
As South digs out from brutal storm, Florida cities still more frigid than Alaska
The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."
Lottery player scores huge jackpot prize in Florida. Where was winning ticket sold?
A ticket sold in Pensacola matched five numbers in the evening drawing Wednesday, Jan. 22, to win the $111,892.95 jackpot, according to the Florida Lottery. The lucky player purchased the winning ticket at the Palafox Quick Stop convenience store, beating odds of 1 in 376,992 to take the top prize, officials said.
Photos: See the record-breaking snow in Florida's Panhandle
Snowing on the beach in Florida? See a photo gallery of the unprecedented amount of snow that fell on northern Florida on Tuesday.
Snow accumulation reported in Florida Panhandle
The National Weather Service said on Jan. 3, 2018, parts of north Florida, along with south Georgia, saw snow accumulate thanks to the first winter storm the Sunshine State had seen since 1989. Georgia of course saw the largest accumulations, up to 2 inches, but the snowfall in Florida was still measurable.
Here's every time Pensacola has received measurable snow, according to the NWS
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.
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Snow records fall across the Gulf coast, but Mobile remains the ’grand daddy,” so far
Snow records are falling right and left this week. But, it looks Mobile takes the cake so far. The six and a half inches that fell by mid day Tuesday topped the six inches of snow Alabama’s Port City saw in 1881.
How much snow did the South get? See snowfall totals for Florida, Alabama, Texas, more
A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.
A rare sight from Tybee Island to Pensacola: Beaches, palm trees covered in snow | Photos
"Not your typical beach day! Our lifeguard tower is trading sunshine for snowflakes. Stay warm, everyone!" Tybee Island Ocean Rescue posted on social media.
It's snowing in Pensacola! Will it snow in South Florida? We look back when it did.
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.
South Alabama’s record snowfall outshines northern cities in a topsy-turvy winter
A reading east of Robertsdale of 10 inches of snow this week surpasses the total snowfall amounts recorded, thus far this winter, in Minneapolis and Chicago.