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A protective coating of ice clings to a strawberry plant in sub-freezing temperatures at a field on friday in Plant City, Fla.
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A rare snowfall covered parts of the Sunshine State on Sunday for the second year in a row,while freezing temperatures will continue to grip parts of Florida into early this week.
A storm system brought up to 2 inches of snow to southern portions of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, including Pensacola, on Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The snowfall occurred almost a year to the day after parts of Florida received record snow in mid-January 2025 – when Pensacola received between 6 to 8 inches of snow.
according to the NWS. Further south, Naples and surrounding areas will be under a cold weather advisory Sunday night into Monday morning, where 29-degree wind chills are expected.
