The Trenton Public Safety Department posted a warning on Facebook urging residents to use caution due to heavy ice on the roads.Chris Dolce, weather.com meteorologist, said the scene was highly unusual in Florida. The city’s streets were covered in so much pea-sized hail it looked like piles of snow covering the ground. "Wind gusts up to 47 mph were recorded later in the day at Port Canaveral as the blustery weather continued, bringing with it rough seas and waves of 7 to 9 feet.Residents in the small town of Trenton, about 30 miles west of Gainesville, woke up Wednesday morning to streets covered in so much hail it looked like snow. The roads had been cleared.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. "It's been a long time since Brevard has seen this," Matt Volkmer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Melbourne, told the newspaper. Other Florida locations with hail reports included Cocoa Beach, where golf-ball-size hail fell from the sky, and smaller hail in the town of Mayo and Dixie County, as well as Sand Hill, Ga.Cordero said the hail was the result of moisture coming into the air and a low-pressure weather system in the mid to upper levels.“We had a strong trough of low pressure coming across us,” Cordero said. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. "B​revard County Fire Rescue tweeted video of ice on Interstate 95, where traffic slowed to a crawl in some spots due to large ice amounts on the roadway. Take control of your data:Severe weather hit parts of the Midwest Friday night.The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Orlando, Florida (population: 238300) had 7 hail reports within 10 miles of the city center located at (28.53834, -81.37924) in 2020. “Thunderstorms were able to tap into that cold air loft and produce hail.”The weather pattern, despite the way it looked, is not that unusual this time of the year, Cordero said.“It’s where we get the cold air coming from the north and moisture coming from the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico,” he said. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mother Nature was firing off a handful of thunderstorms Tuesday evening, and many people reported seeing hail in their backyards. When ice started falling on the typically warm North Florida town of Trenton early this morning, local officials found themselves struggling to respond.“We weren’t prepared for this,” Matthew Rexroat, the city’s public safety director, Photos posted on the public safety department’s Facebook page show ice accumulating on the streets, giving the appearance of snow. Dime size hail was seen in Melbourne at 9:10 a.m. as the storm continues to travel south. "This system was a little stronger than expected. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Melbourne, Florida, said the accumulation of hail was a rare event for their area, which includes much of east-central Florida. "That's unusually large for the Florida Peninsula," Dolce said. Mozambique City Devastated by Cyclone Idai Was Working to Fight Climate ChangeHail as large as golf balls pelted a large swath of central Florida Wednesday morning as heavy storms battered the region. No, it’s a lot of hail,” read the Sun’s headline.The hail spread around North Florida and even into Georgia, according to Scott Cordero, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Jacksonville told The Washington Post. The golf-ball sized hail was reported in Brevard County, where two storms moved through back-to-back. Stay tuned for updates. "That's unusually large for the Florida Peninsula," Dolce said. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM. The zipcode with the highest number of damaging hail reports near Orlando in 2020 is 32809, with 2 reports.

The hail spread around North Florida and even into Georgia, according to Scott Cordero, the meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service in Jacksonville told The Washington Post. 1756: unk: 5 wsw sansarc : stanley : sd: 4448: 10113: damage to siding from hail and winds. fl: 2961: 8273: 4 big tree branches were broken. The city dispatched a fleet of front-end loaders in the early morning to clear the hail.“Wow hard to believe this is Florida,” one commenter wrote.“Snow in Trenton? "The golf-ball sized hail was reported in Brevard County, where two storms moved through back-to-back. “It’s the time of year for that to happen.”The ice in Trenton had melted by the midmorning, the Sun wrote.

"In order for thunderstorms to generate larger hailstones, there must be a pocket of cold air in the upper atmosphere, and that is not typical of thunderstorm setups in Florida," he said. "While hail that size is not damaging, it can pile up into an icy mess not typically seen in the state," Dolce said. Update: As of 9:35 a.m., the storm is now moving into Palm Bay. radar estimated time. "This morning, however, there was unusually cold air aloft from an area of low pressure pivoting across the state, which allowed the growth of larger hailstones. The largest report of hail in 2020 near Orlando was 1.75 inches about a month ago. "In fact, the images resemble something that is more the norm in the Plains states. Residents in the north Florida city of Trenton woke to a surprising scene on Wednesday.