Florida saw a rare weather occurrence on Sunday, Jan. 18, when snow fell in the Sunshine State. Just before 8 a.m. local time, snow flurries dusted the Florida panhandle, with areas such as DeFuniak Springs and Ponce de Leon in Holmes County seeing flakes, as well as Walton County, according to the Florida Department of Transportation’s FL511.

Cold temperatures are making their way to Central Florida in addition to widespread showers on Sunday. WESH 2's First Warning Meteorologist Eric Burris has declared an Impact Weather Day due to the fact that temperatures will be plummeting rapidly as it rains.

Tourists are bundling up and warming shelters have opened as Florida experiences its coldest weather of the winter season.

Gusty winds and the possibility of strong storms are possible for portions of Florida early this week. The National Weather Service said a tornado or two cannot be ruled out near the Panhandle coast. See temps and rainfall expected as a cold front moves ...

Snow has officially fallen in Florida on Sunday morning, with flurries starting to dust the ground just before 8 a.m. Eastern time in the Florida Panhandle. Videos and photos show the snow beginning to hit the ground along the Interstate 10 corridor north of Fort Walton Beach.

Oklahoma has surpassed Florida as the nation's new lightning leader, recording about 73 flashes per square mile in 2025. This shift is attributed to an unusually active severe weather season in Oklahoma and a drier-than-average year in Florida.

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. A strong cold front swept across the eastern U.