The National Weather Service (NWS) put out its official snowfall totals Wednesday afternoon, giving Jacksonville an official total of 0.1 inches. While the total doesn't sound impressive, it's officially the city's fifth-most snow accumulation all-time since records began in 1871. Here's how that breaks down:
With snow expectations likely out of the picture despite records statewide, folks are not nearly out of the woods just yet in the Jacksonville area.
For the first time in more than a third of a century, Jacksonville International Airport recorded measurable snow on Wednesday.
With most local schools and city and county offices shutting down Wednesday for dangerous winter conditions, the Jacksonville area is hunkering down.
For the second consecutive day, Nassau County reported snow on Thursday as winter weather came back for another round in Northeast Florida.
“North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 45 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet,” the NWS marine forecast from Fernandina Beach south to St. Augustine said. “Intracoastal waters very rough. Showers. Freezing rain after midnight.”
NWS issues Freeze Warning and Cold Weather Advisory for northeast Florida and southeast Georgia due to low temperatures and wind chills.
From Pensacola to Jacksonville, snowfall was reported ranging from inches-deep to a light dusting. A whopping 9.8 inches was recorded in Milton, Fla. a city about 23 miles northeast of Pensacola. In nearby Molino, 9.5 inches of snow was recorded.
The coldest temperatures so far this year are likely on the way heading into Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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