Interstate 10 from the Alabama/Florida state line almost to Tallahassee has been closed since Wednesday evening. Conditions have now improved.
It was so cold across Florida on Thursday morning that temperatures in at least four cities were colder than in Alaska, but a desperately needed warmup was on the way for millions of Americans in the South following a deadly winter storm unmatched in decades.
Interstate 10 continues to be closed in both directions from the Alabama, Florida state line to Exit 192 in Gadsden County.
Snow totals in the inconceivable 4-6” range are a possibility. The all-time Florida snow record of 4” from Milton in 1954 is in serious danger of falling in the next 24 hours.
Sen. Fine has another bill in the regular session he plans to file for the special session. That would prevent universities with acceptance rates below 85%, such as Florida State University and the University of Florida, from admitting undocumented students.
Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.
The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings, cold weather advisories and freeze warnings for Florida.
Floridians can now celebrate this week's rare snowfall with the "I Survived the Blizzard of '25" t-shirt, with 100% of proceeds going to support people experiencing homelessness at The Kearney Center in Tallahassee.
Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.
See the best snow pictures, video from record snowfall on beaches near Pensacola and Tallahassee. Plus, how long before the snow melts?
Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.