JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As a strong and uncommon winter storm approaches our space, we wished to take a look at the timing for widespread ice and even snow unusually near Jacksonville.
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On Tuesday night, precipitation will transition from rain to freezing rain and sleet as temperatures plummet beneath freezing after sundown.
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The changeover will happen first north of the Florida-Georgia state line Tuesday night, later impacting areas south, together with Gainesville, and as far east as Elkton after midnight.
Ice would be the most hazardous circumstances anticipated in western Duval and Baker counties.
In Duval County, freezing rain might begin accumulating by 11 p.m. on Tuesday and persist with surfaces by means of 11 a.m. Wednesday.
From western Duval to the Suwannee River Valley, a quarter-inch of ice accumulation might result in main journey disruptions.
A Winter Storm Warning is in impact for downtown Jacksonville eastward to the seashores and coastal Nassau County because of the mixture of blended precipitation and ice accumulations of a tenth of an inch, plus a half-inch of sleet/snow, posing a severe threat to journey and utilities.
Snow is probably going in Georgia Tuesday evening
Snow began round 7 p.m. Tuesday night and is predicted to final till 8 a.m. Wednesday, doubtless north and west of a line round Waycross.
Accumulations of 1-2 inches are doubtless, with some fashions suggesting as much as 4 inches throughout north Florida and Southeast Georgia. Flurries are potential over Northeast Florida blended in with sleet however any accumulations are unlikely to build up.
Whereas coastal areas will keep barely hotter, with lows within the higher 30s/low 40s, areas west of the St. Johns River will drop into the low 30s, and areas west of Freeway 301 will attain the higher 20s.
Southeast Georgia is predicted to expertise even colder lows, within the low to mid-20s, bringing the potential for a tough freeze.
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