Cold front could bring snow to Florida
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The National Weather Service bumped the odds up to 25% from about 10% in their morning forecast. The area could see a few flakes or an hour or two of periodic wet snow.
Tourists are bundling up and warming shelters for the homeless have opened as Florida experiences its coldest weather of the winter season.
Fifty-three of Florida's 67 counties were under a freeze watch Wednesday morning, as a strong cold front moves through the state.
A NWS meteorologist writes "Wintry mischief is a long shot, but in the words of Lloyd Christmas: 'So you're telling me there's a chance?' Yes. Yes, there is."
Flagler county officials said it plans to open its cold weather shelter, The Sheltering Tree, on Thursday and Friday night. It is located at the Rock Transformation Center at 2200 N. State St. in Bunnell. For more information, call 386-437-3258.
Freeze warnings were in place for 55 of Florida's 67 counties, and cold weather advisories were in place for 64 counties as far south as Miami-Dade County. At 5 a.m., the National Weather Service in Jacksonville reported it had tied its daily record low, with temps dropping to 22 degrees, which was last set in 1927.
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