The BriefA portion of I-10 in the Florida Panhandle is closed due to lingering snow, ice and water on the roadways, officials said. I-10 is closed in both directions from the Florida-Alabama state line to US-90 (exit 192).
Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.
The Florida panhandle is right in the path of a wintry weather storm. Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency as the frigid temperatures took over.
While we are in Florida the FDOT is more prepared for snow and ice than you may think. Department of Transportation officials are monitoring the forecasts and
In a rare sight in Florida, snow plows were deployed across the state on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning to help clear the roads of snow and ice.
Interstate 10 from the Alabama/Florida state line almost to Tallahassee has been closed since Wednesday evening. Conditions have now improved.
A rare sight in the Sunshine State, snowplows were out Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to clear the roads after what is likely to be declared record-breaking snowfall.
A rare winter storm that hammered the Panhandle and beyond on Tuesday is likely to shatter the state record, once it’s made official.
"With freezing temperatures and possible snow forecast in Northwest Florida next week, FDOT crews are preparing bridge deck sprayers, snow plows and other equipment and are ready to serve to keep Florida's highway system safe and operational in all types of weather conditions," a post from FDOT District 3 said.
Tuesday and Wednesday delivered a winter wonderland for some and delayed travel plans for others as an unusual layer of snow and ice coated North Florida. Preliminary storm data from the National Weather Service show as much as six inches of snow in Bonifay in Holmes County and in Fountain and Cedar Grove in Bay
Folks in northern Florida awoke to a winter wonderland Wednesday morning, after a rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
One to 3 inches of snow — and a small chance of up to 5 inches — could be ahead as the rare combination of freezing temperatures and moisture arrive in some areas of Florida this week, according to the National Weather Service Mobile.