Sleet / Ice Pellets In Pensacola

[EmeraldCoast1]

We've got ice pellets in Pensacola. I live by the airport.

The precip fell about an hour ago and is still sitting on the cars and in the valleys of rooftops. They are very well-formed pellets that are dry and uniform in shape. People from up North must think we are idiots down here to get excited about such things. If you're not from the South, you just don't understand!

Accumulation: 1/1000 of an inch!

[Brent]

I know... everyone goes in a frenzy up here with just the mention of snow or ice, even if it's just a very minor event.

[Cookiely]

I was born and raised in Tampa. We moved to Birmingham Thanksgiving day back in the 70's. Left Tampa in the afternoon 79 or 80 degrees. We're driving down the interstate between Montgomery and Birmingham and I start to see Flurries and I went crazy. My mama was in the back seat and she said it was bugs because my papa told her it never snowed in Birmingham. He knew she hated cold weather. My papa is in a truck ahead and he sees me bouncing up and down in the car while I was driving so he pulls over on the interstate and I pulled over and started dancing and jumping up and down like a crazy woman. We get into Birmingham and the cars have a couple of inches and the kids are making snow men. I'll never forget this eighty year old woman hit me with a snow ball and we had a blast pelting each other. The warmest clothing I owned was a shawl and none of us had coats. For three months my mother refused to leave the house.

[Opal storm]

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLoca ... odnav=none

The radar shows snow over us but it's just not hitting the ground,or it falls in the form of sleet instead of snow.

[PurdueWx80]

I was born and raised in Tampa. We moved to Birmingham Thanksgiving day back in the 70's. Left Tampa in the afternoon 79 or 80 degrees. We're driving down the interstate between Montgomery and Birmingham and I start to see Flurries and I went crazy. My mama was in the back seat and she said it was bugs because my papa told her it never snowed in Birmingham. He knew she hated cold weather. My papa is in a truck ahead and he sees me bouncing up and down in the car while I was driving so he pulls over on the interstate and I pulled over and started dancing and jumping up and down like a crazy woman. We get into Birmingham and the cars have a couple of inches and the kids are making snow men. I'll never forget this eighty year old woman hit me with a snow ball and we had a blast pelting each other. The warmest clothing I owned was a shawl and none of us had coats. For three months my mother refused to leave the house.

LOL! Great story! There's just something about picturing an 80-year old woman throwing snowballs that is hilarious!

[PTPatrick]

I am in Pascagoula Ms....this morning when I woke at 6:30 it was 31 degrees...and in mobile there were showing 28...now, post sun-up, the temp is28 here and 27 in mobile...I dont hink we will see the upper 30s today esp if clouds stay heavy like they are

[breeze]

I was born and raised in Tampa. We moved to Birmingham Thanksgiving day back in the 70's. Left Tampa in the afternoon 79 or 80 degrees. We're driving down the interstate between Montgomery and Birmingham and I start to see Flurries and I went crazy. My mama was in the back seat and she said it was bugs because my papa told her it never snowed in Birmingham. He knew she hated cold weather. My papa is in a truck ahead and he sees me bouncing up and down in the car while I was driving so he pulls over on the interstate and I pulled over and started dancing and jumping up and down like a crazy woman. We get into Birmingham and the cars have a couple of inches and the kids are making snow men. I'll never forget this eighty year old woman hit me with a snow ball and we had a blast pelting each other. The warmest clothing I owned was a shawl and none of us had coats. For three months my mother refused to leave the house.

Cookiely, I love it! "Bugs".....

[Scorpion]

Never knew just how big Florida really is. While one part is enjoying frozen precip, the other part is at 75 degrees with 100% humidity.

[FWBHurricane]

Early this morning ( around 6:00 ) it started to sleet and it was mixed with very light flurries. Right now its light freezing rain with some sleet mixed. No accumulation but im just happy to have seen some wintery mix here.

[Opal storm]

I am in Pascagoula Ms....this morning when I woke at 6:30 it was 31 degrees...and in mobile there were showing 28...now, post sun-up, the temp is28 here and 27 in mobile...I dont hink we will see the upper 30s today esp if clouds stay heavy like they are

I agree,many locations here in the panhandle are still in the upper 20's and the temps aren't going up.I would say our high today will be only around 35,maybe lower than that.

[FWBHurricane]

With the temps staying in the upper 20s and 30s...and with the freezing rain.....dont you think its kinda possible that the panhandle could be in a small ice storm? Ice is starting to form all over the bushes and the porches and cars.

[Opal storm]

With the temps staying in the upper 20s and 30s...and with the freezing rain.....dont you think its kinda possible that the panhandle could be in a small ice storm? Ice is starting to form all over the bushes and the porches and cars.

Hmm...I don't know,here in Pensacola we've had dry ice pellets,no freezing rain.If we get more rain I guess significant icing would be possible in some isolated areas.

[Amanzi]

Enjoy guys... It is just too hot here to get anything wintry. Our lows are only in the 50's for the next couple of days, so the cold air never got to me this time..

Please take care in the ice guys, keep an eye out for slick roads...

[One Eye]

Here just north of Ocean Springs, I'm in the typical dry slot. Seems that winter precip seems to bypass us and dyr up before it gets here. Hope I see at least a flake or two. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

[tallywx]

It's straight out light rain here in Tallahassee. Evaporative cooling has shaved three degrees off my temp. (down to 33F outside). If lucky, this will mix with sleet. Here's hoping for anything.