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A rare winter weather system brought snowfall to parts of Florida’s Panhandle, creating scenes that are seldom seen in a state known for warm temperatures and beaches.

On Saturday, January 17, community leaders, business owners, elected officials, and environmental advocates gathered at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach with a clear and shared message—Florida’s beaches, economy, and way of life are worth protecting. The press conference brought together voices from across...

A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Sunday at 5:44 a.m. for snow until 10 a.m. for Covington County. "Light to moderate snow is currently occurring over Santa Rosa County and Okaloosa County in Florida, as well as Covington County, Alabama. Temperatures have dropped to around freezing and some...

CANTONMENT, Fla. -- At least one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Highway 29 in Cantonment. Troopers say the crash occurred shortly after 3:30 p.m. just north of Neil Road. A Mercury Mountaineer and a passenger car collided, and the Mountaineer left the roadway and collided...

Residents across Florida’s panhandle and Big Bend region greeted an unusual sight Sunday morning as a rare dusting of white covered areas typically associated with perpetual sunshine. For the second consecutive year, an Arctic air mass has merged with Gulf of Mexico moisture to deliver measurable snowfall to...

Parts of the state saw an unusual blanket of snow on Sunday morning. Florida just witnessed measurable snow for the second year in a row. Portions of the Florida Panhandle picked up a light coating of snow early Sunday morning, marking one of just a few times in recorded history snow has fallen on the region.

Florida Weather ASSOCIATED PRESS A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row. Snow briefly covered the grass and rooftops in parts of the western Florida Panhandle on Sunday morning as just enough frigid air rushed in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers into snowflakes in the...

In 2025, the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade was postponed due to unprecedented snowfall in the Pensacola area. Although there is a slight chance of snow in the Pensacola area overnight on Saturday and early Sunday morning, at worst it is expected to be a light dusting as opposed to the thick blanket of snow that...

SNOW MOVING OUT TO THE EAST; BACK-TO-BACK SNOW YEARS… Hard to believe that for the 2nd consecutive year, we have several communities in Covington and Okaloosa counties waking up to snow on the ground in many communities! If you’re planning to drive in the next few hours in Santa Rosa, Covington, Okaloosa, Walton...

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