Weather forecasters and public agencies issued health and power loss warnings Tuesday as a “rare winter storm" gripped parts of the southern and eastern United States."A bitterly cold airmass will remain in place for much of the South and eastern U.

The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5 to 12 inches through Tuesday evening. Due to the hazardous weather and a series of crashes, a nearly 70-mile stretch of Interstate 10 was shut down by the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida and other cities across the Southeast have been facing greatest winter storm threat since 1989 as the state has witnessed heaviest snowfall in its history. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency on Monday.

Pensacola awoke to subfreezing temperatures for the second day in a row as a “significant winter storm” began to roll into the area.

Here's a snow map for the history books. The Jan. 21-22, 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard produced 8 inches of snow or more in six states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. There was a storm maximum of around a foot near New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/s91yvXewiP

Pensacola has likely broken a 130-year-old record for total snowfall with 5.5 inches of snow unofficially reported so far.

Pensacola has broken a 130-year-old record for total snowfall with 5 inches of snow officially reported by 5:30 p.m.