The governor at the time, Reubin Askew, called a state of emergency.It wasn’t the first time snow had been seen Tampa, historian Tony Pizzo told the Snow returned in 1895 and was bad enough to close cigar factories, where about 6,000 of the city’s 12,000-15,000 people worked. Flurries were seen in the air and on the ground a trace was reported at both Tampa and Plant City. But the weather still made headlines.Tampa police officer S.L. Children loved it. Icy gusts of wind knocked over power lines and ripped trees out of the ground. While trying to help a fellow stranded driver, he slipped on the ice and fell off the 30-foot overpass. Meet D.C.’s restaurant safety enforcers. There’s a very small chance this combination could squeeze out a few rare snowflakes along Florida’s central west coast Sunday morning.The GFS model simulates precipitation developing over Tampa Bay in the same way snow forms downwind of the Great Lakes. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association. Historic Arctic outbreaks preceded and/or complemented both of those Floridian snow events. Denis Phillips, chief meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Tampa, has posted frequent updates on the snow possibility on his “I would say the only chance of snow in our area COULD be a mix of rain with a few flakes in our colder areas if the winds aloft are strong enough to bring them [the snowflakes] down before entirely melting,” Phillips posted in an update Monday.Despite the long odds Tampa faces to actually see flakes, Phillips is enjoying tracking them.“As we’ve been saying for days, it’s fun discussing the possibilities, as remote as they are,” Phillips said.Snow? The big problem for Floridians hopeful for snow is that, while temperatures at high altitudes are likely to be cold enough for snow, milder air close to the ground is likely to melt snowflakes. He later died of a broken back and fractured skull at Tampa General Hospital.“It’s fortunate early action was taken to close the urban sections of the interstate system," read an editorial published the day after the storm in Tampa Electric Co. couldn’t keep up with the demand for power caused by the chilly weather. Farmers’ crops were destroyed. The cold front dropped a whopping 2 inches of snow, 2 inches more than Florida’s average. Snow Fell In Central Florida 42 Years Ago Orlando SentinelNo White Christmas For Polk But We Had Snow Once News TheSnow Fell In Central Florida 42 Years Ago Orlando SentinelAn Incredible January 1977 Arctic Outbreak Produced Snow In SouthRemembering Jan 19 1977 The Day It Snowed In South FloridaOcean Weather Services The Day It Snowed In FloridaSnow In Gainesville Here S What It Looked Like 1977 NewsOnce Upon A Time 39 Years Ago It Snowed In Miami WtspSnow Fell In Central Florida 42 Years Ago Orlando SentinelAn Incredible January 1977 Arctic Outbreak Produced Snow In SouthRemembering Jan 19 1977 The Day It Snowed In South FloridaAn Incredible January 1977 Arctic Outbreak Produced Snow In South

Jan 19, 1977, the day it plummeted into the 30s in Tampa Bay and then dipped into single digits in the Panhandle.

Copyright © All right reserved. David John Bibelhauser, a 29-year-old MacDill Air Force Base technical sergeant. The storm didn’t last that long, but it was enough to cement the day into our area’s history.Some native Floridians delighted in seeing their first snowfall. At Homestead, a mix of light rain and wet snow flurries fell briefly at the Homestead Air Force Base, and is regarded as the south… In Tampa, that means highs in the 50s to near 60 (rather than mid-70s), and lows near 40 (rather than mid-50s). You’re right to doubt it.Measurable snow has only fallen twice in Tampa and never in March, according to National Weather Service data. But, some areas east of Tampa received between .5 … Later sessions were cancelled so that kids wouldn’t have to ride on chilly buses after the temperatures dropped.Florida Power and Light Co. wasn’t able to heat schools in Pinellas County the day after the storm, so those students got the day off. It cut back service to phosphate plants in Hillsborough and Polk.

To give you an idea: The arctic outbreak coming to Florida this weekend is unlikely to be historic, with temperatures generally about 10-20 degrees below normal (historic would be at least 25-30 degrees below normal).

In January 1977 is the coldest month on record in the state of The cold wave was named the top story of 1977 in the A weather map on January 19, 1977 showing the high-pressure system impacting Florida Snow in Tampa, 3 consecutive photos, snow on car, guys throwing snowballs, snow on boat, Jan. 19, 1977.