Heavy snow falling in Florida & covering beaches during first-ever blizzard warning as storm shuts down roads ‘for days’
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FLORIDA residents have been shocked to find snow on the ground as a historic winter storm is set to sweep through the southeast. Up to five inches are expected to fall in the heaviest snow forecast in the panhandle of the Sunshine State. The most snowfall ever recorded in Florida history is four inches, which fell in Milton in 1954.
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The first-ever blizzard warning has now been issued from north of Houston to Central Louisiana. The snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the southeast are part of a "generational winter storm event," the National Weather Service said on Monday. The snowfall has brought chaos to areas including Tallahassee and parts of Alabama as the notoriously hot regions are unprepared for the icy weather.
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Shocking pictures even show snow covering beach shorelines in Galveston, Texas, and Mississippi. Officials warned the snow could remain for days because cities don't have snow plows. All roads and bridges in Mobile County, Alabama, are considered impassable as they can't clear the streets.
![[Snow-covered Florida welcome sign.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/heavy-snow-welcome-free-state-965570834.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I hope everyone is safe and warm at home with a big pot of gumbo," Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said on X before urging drivers to stay off the roads. The Houston Police Department also warned against traveling. "The roadways are going to be completely impassable. Do not roll the dice, stay off the ice," HPD's Captain Reece Hardy said in a video.
![[Snow-covered Alabama state line sign.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/heavy-snow-welcome-free-state-965570833.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
