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Storm surge near Cedar Key reached up to 8.9 feet (2.7 m), [202] while locations further south near Tampa Bay and Clearwater experienced over 3 ft (0.91 m) of storm surge. [203] Four people were killed in the state, with two of the fatalities occurring from traffic accidents as a result of the hazardous conditions. [204] [205] [206] [207]
March 12, 1993: The 1993 Storm of the Century produces up to 4 inches (100 mm) of snow along the Florida Panhandle. [36] February 2, 1994: Light snow was observed in the Florida Panhandle overnight from February 1 to 2. [37] January 8, 1996: Snow flurries are reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation. [38]
Much of the Big Bend and Florida Panhandle is under an overnight frost advisory, with temperatures forecast to drop to the low 30s in some places.
Florida's I-10 was shut down Wednesday night for the entire stretch of the Florida Panhandle. ... 10 a.m. due to severe winter weather and are ... (8:30 a.m. ET) Winter Wonderland For Florida's ...
∎ In Florida, the 9.8 inches of snow measured in Milton more than doubled the previous state record set nearby in 1954. Farther north, parts of the Outer Banks of North Carolina received 9 inches.
Since 1970, dust outbreaks have worsened due to periods of drought in Africa. There is a large variability in the dust transport to the Caribbean and Florida from year to year. [8] Dust events are possibly linked to a decline in the health of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Florida, primarily since the 1970s. [9]
The Florida panhandle (also known as West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a salient roughly 200 miles (320 km) long, bordered by Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
A 16-year-old girl in the Florida Panhandle was killed when a tree fell on the vehicle she was in during a fierce storm that saw wind speeds reach 80 mph (129 km), authorities said.