January 8,2015
The blast of Arctic air sweeping
across the central and eastern United States has had an unusual effect
on Florida, and we are not just talking about cold temperatures.
Snow
flurries were reported in the Jacksonville area early Thursday
afternoon. Moisture from the Atlantic Ocean combined with temperatures
in the the 30s helped get the flakes flying in the air.
According
to meteorologist Mike Seidel, the last time Jacksonville reported a
trace of snow was Dec. 26, 2010. Before that, you have to go back to
Dec. 22, 1995.
The First Coast
took it all in stride, even coming up with a pithy Twitter hashtag
#duvalblizzard. The Jacksonville Jaguars were even on board (obviously
the photo was not taken today).
While
Florida was admittedly chilly, much of the South, Midwest and East were
stuck in the coldest air since 2014's so-called "Polar Vortex." It was
so cold in Chicago Thursday morning, meteorologist Mike Bettes made
popsicles outdoors during his reports for The Weather Channel.
The worst of the cold air will pull away from the Sunshine State and the rest of the Deep South by the weekend.
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