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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Whoa hey it actually snowed in Florida for once. Coincidentally, this all happened on the 40-year anniversary of the infamous January 1985 cold wave.
In mid-January 2025, the GFS and ECMWF models started forecasting a possible winter storm impact for the United States Gulf Coast. Over the next several days, the models flip-flopped between a scenario where a broad area of low pressure forming close to the coast would bring rain and snow, and a more southerly formation that would only bring cold air. In the week leading up to the event, the models grew increasingly confident that a historic snowstorm was in the making, with forecasts for snow as far east as Tallahassee, Florida.
The snow began falling in southern Texas on the night of January 20th, and moved eastward throughout the 21st. On the morning of the 21st, heavy snow and wind prompted the first-ever blizzard warnings to be issued in counties of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. Onward the snow marched, blanketing the entire northern Gulf Coast, shattering records in the process. As the snow moved away from the Gulf on the morning of the 22nd, snow continued to fall on the Atlantic coasts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia before moving out to sea.
Here in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, sleet began to fall shortly after noon. By 1:30 pm, the sleet had grown heavier and was starting to accumulate. The sleet-to-snowfall transition began at around 2:20 pm, and had completed by 2:40 pm. The snow came down heavily between 3 pm and 5 pm, but continued all the way until about 9:45 pm, when the snowfall ceased entirely. I personally measured a snowfall total of about 5.5 inches (accounting for the end of the ruler where there are no lines), although there was a bucket of frozen water next to the surface I measured from where the snow appeared to be piled higher.
Up to 6 inches of snow fell in Katy, Texas. Snowfall was at its heaviest across Louisiana, with 13.4 inches falling near Grand Coteau. New Orleans and the surrounding areas shattered their previous one-day snowfall records, with 10 inches falling over New Orleans proper, and 11.5 inches falling in Chalmette. Ocean Springs, Mississippi recorded 9 inches, breaking the 24-hour record for Jackson County. Babbie, Alabama received 11 inches of snow, and Mobile received 7.5 inches, breaking its previous 24-hour record of 6 inches, set in 1895. In Florida, 9.8 inches fell in Milton, obliterating the previous record of 4 inches set on March 6, 1954, which was the highest 24-hour snowfall total in the entire state at the time. Many other areas in Florida eclipsed the old state record, with 6-8 inch totals being reported across the westernmost counties of the state (including my own 5.5 inch measurement in my back yard).
Extreme cold followed in most areas after the snowfall ended, with temperatures falling to 4 degrees in Lafayette, Louisiana, and 2 degrees in New Iberia. Beaumont, Texas recorded an all-time monthly low of 11 degrees. Gulfport, Mississippi, reported a low of 7 degrees. Temps across the Florida panhandle bottomed out in the teens as well, falling to 12 degrees in Milton, 14 degrees in Crestview, and 16 degrees at Hurlburt Field, not far from my hometown.
As of January 23, 10 deaths and over 77,000 power outages have been attributed to this winter storm, and preliminary damage estimates are over $500 million.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! 😍😍⛄☃️❄️❄️
Nice snow angel.
@@poodtang2104 Thank you. It was the first one I've ever made, actually.
@@BlueYup It was good.
I live near here, and this was my first time ever seeing snow. I did NOT expect a whole ahh blizzard today. This was absolutely historic for me aswell, Im like in the city NEXT to fort walton
I've only ever seen it snow in Fort Walton one other time - December 2017, and it didn't even stick to the ground. I honestly scoffed at the models when they predicted several inches of snow here. Turns out the models were right, lol.
Just a dusting
@@BlueYupnever underestimate the models! I know why you didn’t think you could’ve heavy snowstorm in Florida because of where you live have subtropical climate and it doesn’t really snow much prior to 2025 Florida snowstorm that dumped 10” of snow in Milton, Florida thanks to arctic blast that invaded Florida also helped making heavy snowstorms in the Deep South! We had 6” in York, PA last weekends.
@ I missed it unfortunately. I live like right next to Fort Walton and this is exactly what I saw Tuesday. I got like the same amount as you xD
@@TakashiStrauss 😄😄😄!
Must be a retirement community,,, nobody is out enjoying this phonomon.
@@bobbienichols6150 No, it's a regular neighborhood. There were people out and about during the snow, I just didn't catch any of them on video.