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Possible snow in Florida

mormel20 — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 23:55:18 GMT

Believe it or not there is possible snow coming to Florida in the coming week.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

TheWanderingOne — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:19:25 GMT

I've been in Florida when it's snowed. March of 1993. Our entire family was in a 1 bedroom condo on Anna Maria Island, and my then 9 month old nephew decided to take that opportunity to start walking. The snow didn't stick for more than a couple of hours, but it most certainly did snow for the better part of a day. Good times!

Re: Possible snow in Florida

LizzieInSRQ — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 00:50:25 GMT

Ive lived in Sarasota, Fl my entire 59 years of life. It snowed Christmas Eve 1989. I was out with friends bar hopping. I thought it was ash from someones fireplace at first. It wasnt a lot at all. It accumulated on car tops a tiny bit on roofs. I remember scraping it off the my car roof and putting it in my freezer. For what, I dont know.lol

I do not recall snow falling in 1993 in Anna Maria Island,. I cannot find info on that happening on the internet..

Perhaps it was in the Florida Panhandle during the Blizzard of the Century March 1993?

Re: Possible snow in Florida

TheWanderingOne — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:11:49 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ wrote:
Ive lived in Sarasota, Fl my entire 59 years of life. It snowed Christmas Eve 1989. I was out with friends bar hopping. I thought it was ash from someones fireplace at first. It wasnt a lot at all. It accumulated on car tops a tiny bit on roofs. I remember scraping it off the my car roof and putting it in my freezer. For what, I dont know.lol

I do not recall snow falling in 1993 in Anna Maria Island,. I cannot find info on that happening on the internet..
Perhaps it was in the Florida Panhandle during the Blizzard of the Century March 1993?

Well, I was there, and it did indeed happen. It was part of the "Storm of the Century" in March. Per Wikipedia: "Snow was seen as far south as Tampa Bay in central Florida" AMI is bordered on the north and east by Tampa Bay.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

SactoSue — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:17:25 GMT

Looks like snow for New Orleans on Wednesday

Re: Possible snow in Florida

smoochy — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:50:19 GMT

@mormel20 wrote:
Believe it or not there is possible snow coming to Florida in the coming week.

luckily not here

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Kachina624 — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:52:47 GMT

@mormel20. That would be so much fun for so many people, especially the kids. Hope it materializes as it probably wouldn't be much.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

smoochy — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:23:45 GMT

few more days in the sixties then a steady warming into the high 70s. I ❤️ the Tampa Bay area

Re: Possible snow in Florida

KKlim — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 03:33:30 GMT

I can’t imagine going on the Internet to do research if snow fell in 1993 in a certain town in Florida..
Who would care about a weather incident from over 30 yrs ago?🤔

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Desertdi — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:37:21 GMT

Cities in the South do not have enough snow-removal equipment to clear the roads in a heavy snowfall...

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Marp — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:41:38 GMT

47 years ago, it snowed in South Florida for only time in recorded history

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Exactly 47 years ago, snow fell in South Florida for the only time in recorded history.

WPTV First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Steve Weagle said that on Jan. 19, 1977, enough snow accumulated to cover the ground and be recorded in weather history books.

The National Weather Service said snow was seen as far south as Homestead, along with reports of snow mixed with rain in Freeport, Bahamas.

Weather observers spotted flakes in West Palm Beach, LaBelle, Hollywood, and the Royal Palm Ranger Station in deep south Miami-Dade County.

Full article: wptv.com/weather/weather-news/47-years-ago-it-snowed-in-south-florida-for-only-time-in-recorded-history

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Desertdi — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 04:48:07 GMT

It HAS snowed at Malibu Beach in the past...and we even get some in Phoenix if the atmospheric conditions are right....

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Zaimee — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:04:28 GMT

Yes, it snowed in Miami! January 19, 1977. I had to scrape the snow off my car window to get to my school, Coconut Grove Elementary.

Of course, I didn't have a snow scrapper so I managed to remove some icy snow from my window with my bare hands. No gloves. Well, I couldn't really see out of the window and ran over a small tree!!!

My husband always loves to tell this story.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Desertdi — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:44:32 GMT

@Zaimee wrote:
Yes, it snowed in Miami! January 19, 1977. I had to scrape the snow off my car window to get to my school, Coconut Grove Elementary.

Of course, I didn't have a snow scrapper so I managed to remove some icy snow from my window with my bare hands. No gloves. Well, I couldn't really see out of the window and ran over a small tree!!!
My husband always loves to tell this story.

If your car has a heater...it also has a DEFROSTER...(since you might travel to other climates)

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Estellee — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:42:24 GMT

@Zaimee @Marp I remember when it snowed in South Florida in 1977. That was the first time I have seen snow since I moved here in 1969 from the Northeast.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

LizzieInSRQ — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:11:56 GMT

@KKlim wrote:
I can’t imagine going on the Internet to do research if snow fell in 1993 in a certain town in Florida..
Who would care about a weather incident from over 30 yrs ago?🤔

I did @KKlim because i live here about 20 miles away and did not recall it snowing in Anna Maria Island, so I looked on the internet to get the history. I cant understand why you find that difficult to comprehend. I didnt drive to the library or newstation. It was a couple of clicks regarding what would be fascinating ( to me) occurance that never normally happens in my area.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Laura14 — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:12:56 GMT

Georgia just got our second winter storm watch in as many weeks for Tuesday into Wednesday. I ordered a new snow shovel a week ago and it still has not shown up. Amazon must have intercepted it as a wrong order. 🤣

I remember being in college in Port St. Lucie which is just north of West Palm. It hit 50 degrees one day and they went on the intercom to announce they had started serving hot chocolate in the cafeteria. This Jersey girl and my professor from Michigan laughed so much we couldn't start class. Between that and my fellow classmates showing up in hats and gloves (50 degrees!), we had never been so entertained.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Desertdi — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:21:07 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ wrote:
@KKlim wrote:
I can’t imagine going on the Internet to do research if snow fell in 1993 in a certain town in Florida..
Who would care about a weather incident from over 30 yrs ago?🤔
I did @KKlim because i live here about 20 miles away and did not recall it snowing in Anna Maria Island, so I looked on the internet to get the history. I cant understand why you find that difficult to comprehend. I didnt drive to the library or newstation. It was a couple of clicks regarding what would be fascinating ( to me) occurance that never normally happens in my area.

@KKlim

I don't think ANYONE (who experienced it) will ever forget the "Blizzard of '67" in Chicago.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

CatBagLover — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 12:31:20 GMT

You're right! I remember that '67 blizzard well. I was 6 years old and the shoveled snow was taller than me, tall walls of shoveled snow my folks cleared for the sidewalk opening. I can still recall walking from the doorway of our house and then down the sidewalk of the snow wall corridor. This after a rare, balmy 65 degrees in Chicagoland, just two days earlier. Unusual weather swing for sure.

Re: Possible snow in Florida

Zhills — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:48:27 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@mormel20. That would be so much fun for so many people, especially the kids. Hope it materializes as it probably wouldn't be much.

In 1977 it snowed in the Tampa area enough that the schools closed for the day. The kids were able to make a small snowman and numerout snow balls!