There could be record snowfall in Florida this week. The all-time record was set in 1954

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – When you think of the Florida Panhandle, you think of Destin, Pensacola, 30A and white sand beaches. On Tuesday, these sandy beaches transformed into snowy white beaches!

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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday afternoon that Florida could see a record amount of snow in the Panhandle over the next 24 hours as a rare winter storm hits the state.

DeSantis said forecasts call for 2 to 4 inches of snow in the hardest-hit areas, but it’s possible there could be localized accumulation of up to 6 inches.

While this isn’t the first time North Florida has seen snowflakes fall to the ground, it has been a long time since one has been seen. This lots of snow.

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“I had my guys go back and look at the historical record, and we never accumulated six inches in Florida based on the information we had. So that’s something that would be very, very remarkable,” DeSantis said during the news conference at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.

Thirty-two years ago, according to the Florida Climate Center, a 1993 “superstorm” produced up to 4 inches of snow along the Florida Panhandle on March 12.

Before that, 71 years ago, record snowfall was reported at the Milton Experimental Station. That’s when the state record of 4 inches over 24 hours occurred on March 6, 1954, in Santa Rosa County.

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According to the Florida Times-Union, in December 1989, the following amounts of snow were recorded in the Jacksonville area:

• Live oak: 3″

• Port-de-Mai: 2.9″

• Jacksonville Beach: 2.5″

• Jasper: 2″

• Naval Air Station Jacksonville: 1″

• Monticello: 1″

• Tallahassee Airport: 1″

• Madison: 1″

• Jacksonville Airport: 0.8″

St. Augustine and Crescent City reported 2 inches of snow on February 2, 1951.

The Florida Times-Union also reported these fun facts:

Pensacola:

• Most recent snowfall in Pensacola: January 28, 2014

• Total amount of snowfall: 1″

• Has it ever snowed at Christmas? No.

• Record snowfall: 2.3″ on March 6, 1954

Tallahassee:

• Most recent snowfall in Tallahassee: January 3, 2018

• Total amount of snowfall: 0.1″

• Has it ever snowed at Christmas? No, even though the city saw 1″ of snow on December 22-23, 1989.

• Record snowfall: 2.8″ on February 12 and 13, 1958

County by county:

• Alachua: 1.5″ on January 18, 1977

• Bay: 2″ on February 13, 1958

• Bradford: 2″ on January 19, 1977

• Calhoun: 2″ February 13, 1958

• Clay: 0.1″ on December 30, 1917

• Colombia: 1″ on February 15, 1895

• Duval: 2.5″ on December 23, 1989

• Escambia: 2.3″ on March 6, 1954

• Franklin: 1.2″ on February 12, 1958

• Gadsden: 2.5″ on February 13, 1958

• Gulf: 2.7″ on February 13, 1958

• Hamilton: 3″ February 13, 1958

• Hillsborough: 0.2″ on January 19, 1977

• Holmes: 0.1″ on December 31, 1917

• Jackson: 2.0″ February 12, 1958

• Jefferson: 3.0″ February 13, 1958

• Léon: 2.4″ on February 12, 1958

• Freedom: 0.5″ on December 31, 1917

• Madison: 1″ on December 23, 1989

• Marion: 0.1″ on January 9, 2010

• Nassau: 1.5″ on February 13, 1958

• Okaloosa: 3.” February 13, 1958

• Pasco: 1″ on January 19, 1977

• Polk: 0.8″ January 19, 1977

• Putnam: 2″ February 3, 1951

• Santa Rosa: 4″ on March 6, 1954

• St. Johns: 2″ on February 3, 1951

• Suwannee: 3″ on December 23, 1989

• Taylor: 3″ on February 13, 1958

• Wakulla: 3″ on February 13, 1958

• Walton: 2″ February 9, 1973

• Washington: 2″ on January 31, 1977