Snow flurries in Florida amid arctic freeze: photos and videos

Florida farm drenched in ice as irrigation system breaks

FOX 35's Jessica Dobson visits Southern Hill Farms in Clermont, Florida, where its fields were covered in mounds of ice after its irrigation system appeared to break amid frigid temperatures. The water was used to help protect their blueberries, strawberries, and other crops, in a light layer of ice. 

ORLANDO, Fla. - For the second year in a row – and the second time this year – snowflakes fell in Florida.

The National Weather Service has confirmed snow flurries were spotted in a handful of places around the Sunshine State on Saturday:

- Tallahassee

- White Springs

- Jacksonville

- Williston (Levy County)

- Alachua County

- Citrus County

- Hernando County

- Tampa

Here are some of the photos and videos that were shared with FOX 35.

Snow flurries in Tampa

The National Weather Service shared a short video of snow flurries around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.

VIDEO: Snow flurries in Tampa Bay

Did it snow in Tampa Bay? The National Weather Service shared video of snow flurries around 4:45 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.

Southern Hill Farms in Clermont, Florida, was decimated by ice after its irrigation system apparently broke overnight. Several of its crops were covered in inches of ice. 

Florida farm drenched in ice as irrigation system breaks

FOX 35's Jessica Dobson visits Southern Hill Farms in Clermont, Florida, where its fields were covered in mounds of ice after its irrigation system appeared to break amid frigid temperatures. The water was used to help protect their blueberries, strawberries, and other crops, in a light layer of ice. 

Snow flurries in Alachua County

Video: Snow flurries fall in Alachua County, Florida

Matthew Mosher shared this video of potential snow flurries falling in Alachua County, which is about an hour northwest of Orlando. Snow flurries were confirmed in northern Florida on Saturday, as frigid temperatures hit the area. That same cold arrives in Orlando and Central Florida Saturday afternoon and evening. The coldest temperatures will be here early Sunday morning. 

The backstory:

Most of northern and central Florida were under extreme cold warnings, freeze warnings, and/or wind advisories as a massive blast of arctic air moved across the state. Temperatures are expected to dip into the teens, 20s, and 30s in spots in Central Florida with the wind chill lowering the temperatures even more.

With the wind chill, the risks for hypothermia increase, especially if someone is exposed to the cold for a really long time. Additional risks for those vulnerable, as well as plants, pipes, and pets.

Is it snow? Rain sprinkles? Drizzle? Frozen ice pellets? Graupel?

FOX 35's Brooks Garner said true snowflakes fell in northern Florida on Saturday – though said true snowflakes may not yet have fallen in Orlando.

He said there are several factors that make a true snowflake, DGZ, the dendritic growth zone.

"That is the layer where snow crystals are actually born. In North Florida right now, that box is checked. Supercooled water vapor is attaching to dendrites and growing flakes.

Central Florida does not have that setup," Garner wrote.