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Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the US
A strong Arctic blast threatens record lows with a 10-20% chance of snow flurries on Florida's Gulf Coast, the first since 2010, officials said.
- Saturday, Florida faces record-setting cold with temperatures dipping into the 20s near Lake Okeechobee, while Tampa Bay has a 10 to 20 percent chance of light snowfall with no accumulation.
- A giant cyclone in the Atlantic is drawing cold air east, as a cold front that moved through earlier this week pulls Arctic blast from Canada into the Eastern Seaboard and the Carolinas, creating blizzard threats.
- Zoo keepers are preparing animals with heaters and blankets, moving reptiles indoors, while invasive iguanas face high mortality and manatees gather at warm-water outflows of about a dozen power plants.
- Despite the cold, Tampa will go ahead with Gasparilla on Saturday, and the Tampa Bay Lightning will face the Boston Bruins Sunday at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' home NFL stadium; most theme parks and zoos stay open, but water parks close.
- The deep freeze is already causing power outages across the South, with thousands without power as windchill may make northern Mississippi feel as cold as minus 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A new wave of record-breaking arctic air descends southward over the eastern half of the United States on Friday, intensifying the extreme cold as far south as Florida.
Florida braces for frost, possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of U.S.
Florida won’t be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and a few flurries can feel like Antarctica to people with permanent sandal tans.
·Johnstown, United States
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Florida braces for frost and possible snow flurries as winter storms hit other parts of the U.S.
Florida won’t be getting hit with massive blankets of snow and ice like the rest of the U.S., but even frosty windshields and a few flurries can feel like Antarctica to people with permanent sandal tans.
·Canada
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