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Officials across Northwest Florida are warning residents that the frigid rain and short-lived snow will be followed by a hard freeze overnight for many areas. That means motorists driving on Jan. 19 should be vigilant for somewhat hazardous travel if ice forms on roads and bridges.
When the frigid rain pushed through, neither sleet nor snowflake nor slush was spotted in Florida's capital city. But it wasn't a bust for everyone.
There's a chance Florida will see snow this weekend following frigid temperatures that prompted warnings across the state.
Snow blankets the Florida Panhandle as a major winter storm creates hazardous road conditions and record-setting cold temperatures.
Cities in the Florida Panhandle, including Marianna and Pensacola, were lucky early Sunday morning, Jan. 18, waking up to a brief, but exciting dusting of snow. The National Weather Service reported that as of 5:53 a.m., .09 inches of snow had accumulated over the previous six hours at Pensacola International Airport.
Flagler county officials said it plans to open its cold weather shelter, The Sheltering Tree, on Thursday and Friday night. It is located at the Rock Transformation Center at 2200 N. State St. in Bunnell. For more information, call 386-437-3258.
Just before 8 a.m. local time, snow flurries dusted the Florida panhandle, with areas such as DeFuniak Springs and Ponce de Leon in Holmes County seeing flakes, as well as Walton County, according to the Florida Department of Transportation’s FL511.
Rhode Islanders woke up to a wet, heavy blanket of snow that started Saturday night, Jan. 17, largely paused during the day on Sunday, Jan. 18, then resumed in earnest that evening, after the Patriots beat the Houston Texans 28-16 at Gillette Stadium.