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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Yes it Did Snow in Florida this Morning

We had a low of 37F this morning as the cold air took hold of the state. There was snowfall in the Daytona Beach area due to the expected shift in winds from the northeast.

Here is the temperature table for south Florida this morning:

:                                  HIGH    LOW     PCPN
:
:APALACHICOLA :AAF 46 / 26 / 0.00
:BROOKSVILLE :BKV 52 / 26 / 0.00
:CRESTVIEW :CEW 46 / 21 / 0.00
:CROSS CITY :CTY 48 / 19 / 0.00
:DAYTONA BEACH :DAB 52 / 32 / T
:DESTIN :DTS 45 / 25 / 0.00
:FORT LAUDERDALE INTL :FLL 57 / 39 / T
:FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC :FXE 56 / 37 / T
:FORT MYERS :FMY 59 / 32 / 0.00
:FORT MYERS / SW REG AP :RSW 57 / 30 / 0.00
:FORT PIERCE :FPR 57 / 34 / T
:GAINESVILLE :GNV 47 / 22 / 0.00
:JACKSONVILLE :JAX 43 / 25 / 0.00
:KEY WEST :EYW 61 / 45 / 0.00
:LEESBURG :LEE 52 / 30 / 0.00
:MARATHON :MTH 63 / 43 / 0.00
:MARIANNA :MAI 44 / 22 / 0.00
:MELBOURNE :MLB 57 / 34 / T
:MIAMI :MIA 60 / 39 / 0.00
:NAPLES :APF 61 / 34 / T
:OPA LOCKA :OPF 59 / 37 / T
:ORLANDO INTL :MCO 54 / 31 / 0.00
:ORLANDO EXEC :ORL 53 / 31 / 0.00
:PANAMA CITY :PFN 47 / 25 / 0.00
:PEMBROKE PINES :HWO 57 / 37 / T
:PENSACOLA :PNS 45 / 23 / 0.00
:POMPANO BEACH :PMP 61 / 37 / T
:PUNTA GORDA :PGD 58 / 30 / 0.00
:SANFORD :SFB 53 / 32 / 0.00
:SARASOTA / BRADENTON :SRQ 56 / 32 / 0.00
:ST. PETERSBURG :SPG 53 / 34 / 0.00
:ST. PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER:PIE 53 / 31 / 0.00
:TALLAHASSEE :TLH 46 / 25 / 0.00
:TAMPA :TPA 54 / 29 / 0.00
:VERO BEACH :VRB 57 / 33 / 0.01
:WINTER HAVEN :GIF 53 / 29 / 0.00
:W KENDALL TAMIAMI AP :TMB 60 / 35 / 0.00
:WEST PALM BEACH :PBI 60 / 35 / T


And here are a couple articles about today's snow and cold effects:

Snow in Florida
Freezing Lizards

Finally, here is the statement and LSR from NWS Melbourne about the snow:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
815 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008

FLZ047-054-059-064-141-147-031500-
COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTY-INDIAN RIVER-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD
COUNTY-SOUTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-ST. LUCIE-
815 AM EST THU JAN 3 2008

...FLURRIES OCCURRING ALONG THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...

THE COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
ARE PRODUCING OCEAN EFFECT SNOW FLURRIES OFFSHORE AND ALONG THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. FLURRIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN
VOLUSIA COUNTY NEAR HOLLY HILL AND ORMOND BEACH...AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR ADDITIONAL FLURRIES EXISTS FROM BREVARD COUNTY SOUTHWARD THROUGH
INDIAN RIVER...ST LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES AS RADAR ECHOES APPROACH
THE COAST. THESE FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE INTO THE LATE MORNING BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO VERY LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE. NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED. THE LAST TIME FLURRIES WERE REPORTED IN EAST CENTRAL

________________________________________________________________________

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1009 AM EST THU JAN 03 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0730 AM SNOW DAYTONA BEACH 29.21N 81.03W
01/03/2008 E0.0 INCH VOLUSIA FL BROADCAST MEDIA

SNOW FLURRIES REPORTED FROM PORT ORANGE NORTH TO DAYTONA
BEACH AND ORMOND BEACH. SEVERAL REPORTS RECEIVED OF
FLURRIES STARTING APPROXIMATELY 730 AM IN ORMOND BEACH
AND STILL BEING OCCURRING AS OF 0905 AM IN PORT ORANGE.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM OBSERVER...SPOTTERS AND VIA NEWS
CHANNEL 13.

0730 AM SNOW DAYTONA BEACH 29.21N 81.03W
01/03/2008 E0.0 INCH VOLUSIA FL BROADCAST MEDIA

SEVERAL REPORTS OF SNOW FLURRIES FROM ORMOND BEACH TO
DAYTONA BEACH AND PORT ORANGE. FIRST FLURRY REPORTS AT
APPROXIMATELY 730 AM IN ORMOND BEACH AND STILL OCCURRING
AS OF 905 AM IN PORT ORANGE. SNOW FLURRY REPORTS WERE
RECEIVED FROM DAYTONA BEACH OBSERVER...SPOTTERS AND VIA
NEWS CHANNEL 13.

0900 AM SNOW 2 NNW SCOTTSMOOR 28.79N 80.89W
01/03/2008 E0.0 INCH VOLUSIA FL CO-OP OBSERVER

SNOW FLURRIES REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 9 AM IN NORTHERN
BREVARD COUNTY NEAR THE TOWN OF SCOTTSMOOR.

0930 AM SNOW SHARPES 28.43N 80.77W
01/03/2008 E0.0 INCH BREVARD FL PUBLIC

SNOW FLURRIES REPORTED NORTH OF COCOA IN SHARPES AT
APPROXIMATELY 930 AM.

FLORIDA WAS JANUARY 24TH IN 2003.

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