Key Highlights
- The result: actual snowfall in a state that usually deals in sunshine and afternoon thunderstorms. Where the Snow Fell and How MuchWhile Tallahassee saw only a few stray flakes that melted almost immediately thanks to mild ground temperatures, communities farther west got a better show.
- Areas around Pensacola, Destin, and Crestview reported steady snow falling through much of the morning. The National Weather Service confirmed measurable amounts in several spots, with some neighborhoods picking up as much as an inch.
- That might sound modest compared to last year's blockbuster event, the so-called "Big Snow" of January 2025 that dumped record totals up to 10 inches in places like Milton, but this year's surprise still stands out. Meteorologist: Two Years in a Row Is Highly UnusualKristian Oliver, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee, described the back-to-back events as far from normal, as per a report from South Florida Reporter.
- "Seeing snow like this two winters running is really uncommon for our part of Florida," Oliver said.
- "Typically you might get one of these Arctic intrusions every few years, but the way it's lining up now feels pretty rare." This weekend's system is part of an enormous weather pattern stretching roughly 1,500 miles, from the Gulf Coast all the way up to Maine.
