Chance for snow across parts of Florida, Georgia, Carolinas as Hurricane Hunters investigate developing storm
If the forecast materializes, this would be the first time in recorded history that places like Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida, would see measurable snow in back-to-back winter seasons.
Chance for snow across parts of Florida, Georgia, Carolinas this weekend
The corridor for measurable snow is narrowing across parts of the Deep South and southeastern U.S. this weekend. But there's still a potential for rare flakes for the Florida panhandle, southern Georgia and the eastern Carolinas Sunday.
The corridor for measurable snow is narrowing across parts of the Deep South and southeastern U.S. this weekend. But there's still a potential for rare flakes for the Florida panhandle, southern Georgia and the eastern Carolinas Sunday.
Computer forecast models are still split on whether the forecast ingredients necessary for snow will be able to come together.
The Air Force Reserve's Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to fly a reconnaissance mission into the developing storm off the Southeast coast this weekend.
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Outside the Atlantic hurricane season, Hurricane Hunters will still drop sensors into developing storms to help improve the data for computer forecasts.
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During their coverage in the storm’s eyewall at landfall, Hurricane Hunters experienced extreme turbulence and were forced to depart from the hurricane prematurely.
Currently, the storm is expected to be faster, weaker and farther off the coast than models predicted earlier in the week. This means the storm will run ahead of the coldest air and most of the region will see rain instead of snow beginning late Saturday afternoon.
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The best chance for snow will be a corridor from the Florida Panhandle through South Georgia and into the eastern Carolinas.
Any snowfall would begin Saturday night and continue through Sunday.
Regardless, any measurable snow would be historic. This would be the first time in recorded history that places like Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida, see snow in back-to-back winter seasons.
Temperatures dropped as low as 20 degrees in Tallahassee Friday, as an initial surge of Arctic air brought the coldest temperatures of the season to Florida and other parts of the Southeast.
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Despite the cold snap, the lowcountry along the Southeast coast will likely be too warm for snow and cities like Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina are forecast to recieve plain rain.
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Snow on flamingo yard decorations.
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Stay up-to-date on the most recent forecast as the FOX Forecast Center monitors the potential for snow in the South.