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Snow flurries seen from Tampa to Tallahassee as extreme cold hits Florida

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An arctic blast brings below-freezing temperatures and snow to parts of Florida Saturday.

There were reports of snow flurries in the Tampa Bay area.

The last two times the area got snow was flurries in January 2010 and December 1989. A record 2 inches (5 centimeters) of snow fell in January 1977 about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Tampa.

Snow flurries were also seen in Tallahassee, according to NBC affiliate in Orlando WESH.

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There were also reports of snow flurries in Gainesville as much of Central Florida is under an extreme cold weather warning.

The snow flurries also made an appearance in the Jacksonville area. A light amount of snow was reported at Jacksonville International Airport.

The cold front continues its advance from west to east and temperatures are forecast to drop even further in the early hours of Sunday, with highs near 32 degrees and even lower.

Miami-Dade and Broward counties will be under a Freeze Warning from 10 p.m. Saturday night until 10 a.m. Sunday.

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