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.

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.

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 .

Floridians in the panhandle were treated to a rare snow day on Tuesday, but now that the snowmen have been built, the snow angels are silhouetted on the ground and the snowball fights have been waged,

As people crank up the heat this week, fire departments are making sure homeowners know what they could encounter if they’re flipping the switch for the first time this season.

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The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.

The winter storm that moved through Florida on Tuesday into Wednesday is one for the record books, smashing the previous all-time high for snowfall in the Sunshine State.

Snow fell in Florida's panhandle on Tuesday & Wednesday, blanketing roads, closing businesses and schools. Florida residents who had a rare snow day were seen in photos and videos making snowmen and having snowball fights. Meteorologists say the snow may stick around until Wednesday, but won't reach Tampa.

I prepped for Tallahassee’s impending winter storm with the leisurely pace and skepticism of a South Florida native who had made it to 27 years old without ever seeing real snow.

While snow is certainly rare for the Sunshine State, rain isn't. That being said, it is important to be informed about the weather forecast in your area as showers

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