It’s snowing in Tallahassee! As exciting as this is, please use extreme caution if you are driving & don’t expose yourself to the cold for too long without proper gear. #SunshineState #SnowDay #WinterIsHere pic.twitter.com/QVnnCTWQ5E
— Tallahassee Police (@TallyPD) January 3, 2018
Last time that much white was falling from the skies, it meant a plane from Colombia was dropping cargo in mid-air.
I’ve always gotten a kick out of how regions deal with weather that is the norm in other regions. Florida: The snow is exciting, but don’t stay out in it too long. Meanwhile, in rural New York, the temperature hasn’t been above 15 in over a week, and the high tomorrow is going to be 3.
Then in the summer up here, they freak out when it gets into the 90’s, making ridiculous no-brainer statements like “stay hydrated” and “be careful”. People wind up dying. Meanwhile, in Florida, that’s a pleasant spring day.
No, a pleasant spring day is maybe a high of 70f.
This winter has been nuts, it was 70-80 freaking degrees around Christmas and New year’s Eve was 70f.
To go from “damn that’s hot” to “fuck it’s freezing” is really freaking annoying.
https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/@4151352/historic
I was watching the Intellicast radar out of Bartow back then and it was snowing in a few counties just W and NW of Gainesville. Fairly big area, really. I think Gainesville was just getting “wintry mix”.
We’re supposed to get right to 32 tonight and maybe 31 tomorrow night.
I think I’m North of you SiG, it’s freaking cold here. With it supposed to be 31 or colder tonight.
Unrelated FYI, Miguel – an Insta-launch, though 2 1/2 years late . . .
https://pjmedia.com/instapundit/284918/#respond
As long as we don’t have a repeat of pre-Christmas 1989, Gainesville will be okay.
From 70+ degrees to 19 in like 5 hours, during a damned pummeling rain storm. All the bridges over creeks, the highway overpasses, the interstate and the airport were all iced over. And losing power when you sleep on a waterbed really sucks, really suuuuuuucks.
On the othe rhand, I mowed my yard using my dog sliding all over the place, and trimmed my bushes using a 2×4 on the frozen branches. Made a snowman.
Don’t want to see that white crap ever again in Gainesville, FL.