TAMPA, Fla. — Parts of the Sunshine State had the chance to experience Jack Frost's magic Tuesday night into Wednesday, with areas of northern Florida and the Panhandle seeing snowfall totals surpass 9 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The Florida State Fair returns Feb. 6-17, and with it comes a new lineup of wacky foods that are deep-fried or covered in chocolate and served on a stick.

Temperatures are dipping into the 30s this week, and while parts of Florida are expected to get snow, FOX 13 meteorologists say the Bay Area won’t see any snow or ice. However, that wasn’t the case in 1977.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa introduced 240 remodeled hotel rooms and a new gaming area and reopened a popular restaurant Thursday.

Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday showed the extent of the snow that covered the South.

Parts of the Florida Panhandle were coated in a blanket of snow with temperatures at 25 degrees on Tuesday while Miami had temperatures in the 80s, seemingly two different worlds. From Pensacola down to Miami, there was a difference of 55 degrees, according to the National Weather Service Miami .

A manatee was pulled from the St. Pete harbor area on Wednesday after cold stress nearly cost him his life. He’s one of four manatees rescued recently as temperatures drop across the bay. Manatees are some of Florida’s most beloved wildlife, but they are also among the most vulnerable when cold weather strikes.

Months after a construction crane fell during Hurricane Milton, pulverizing an office building in downtown St. Petersburg, Tampa Bay lawmakers are proposing a change to how officials regulate cranes during storms.

Parts of the Tampa Bay area are bracing for some cold nights, as a winter storm blasts the southeast region of the U.S. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a State of Emergency ahead of the storm.

After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert under-enrolled schools. The Broward District has seen its enrollment decline by 6.6% since the pandemic, according to federal data. [ PEDRO PORTAL | El Nuevo Herald ]

Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.

Florida saw a decrease in initial unemployment claims last week, offering a positive sign for the state's labor market. The U.S. Department of Labor estimated 6,528 initial claims were filed in Florida during the week ending January 18th,