Winter storm brings much-needed rainfall to Central Florida

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Here’s who racked up the most rainfall

ORLANDO, Fla. – Starting late on Monday, Central Florida has been socked in with cloud cover and lots of steady, consistent rainfall.

This was all brought on by a hefty Gulf winter storm that formed to our west and has now since pushed across the state to its entirety.

The northern periphery of Florida has received historic snowfall totals, with some areas near Pensacola receiving 8-10 inches!

Now, we didn’t rack up nearly that much in total rainfall for us in the Florida peninsula. But this wintry system sure broke all the La Niña rules and gave us a nice dent in the latest drought conditions set up due to a lack of real good rain for many.

Right away, the crown goes to Osceola County; Kissimmee saw a total of approximately 3.5 inches of rain since this event began through Wednesday morning. Surrounding areas in northern Osceola County picked up around 2 inches on average, which was the generalized amount for a lot of us after all has come to a close…

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