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The December 1989 United States cold wave was a series of cold waves into the central and eastern United States from mid-December 1989 through Christmas. On December 21–23, a massive high pressure area pushed many areas into record lows. On the morning of the 22nd, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, experienced −42 °F (−41 °C).
The snow totals several inches in some locations, and results in the first White Christmas in the city's history. [3] Picture of the December 23, 1989, Jacksonville snowfall Light snow falls across central Florida as far south as southern Pinellas County on the 23rd, though the official weather station in St. Petersburg experiences only a light ...
It's been chilly recently in parts of the East, Midwest and South. But that pales in comparison to a late 1980s cold outbreak. On Dec. 23, 1989, 35 years ago today, the eastern two-thirds of the U ...
On December 23, 1989 the temperature dropped to 26° and precipitation changed from rain to sleet to snow, which lasted for several days. All the bridges in Jacksonville were impassable and closed for more than 24 hours, except for the original St. Elmo W. Acosta Bridge, which was first opened to traffic in 1921. [5]
Florida Power & Light backed away from a controversial proposal that would have used a severe winter storm in 1989 as basis for future power-plant projects.
An unusual ice storm hit St. Augustine, and the rest of Florida, just before Christmas in 1989.
Jacksonville has recorded three days with measurable snow since 1911, most recently a one-inch (2.5 cm) snowfall in December 1989 [88] and flurries in December 2010. [89] Jacksonville has only received one direct hit from a hurricane since 1871. The rarity of direct strikes is attributed to chance. [90]
A white Christmas is officially defined by the National Weather Service as having at least 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day. On average, only about a third of the Lower 48 has snow on ...