LARGE CROSS IN PLACE AND ALSO SECURE NEARBY WALLS. WELL, FOLKS, WE’VE BEEN SAYING IT ALL WEEK LONG, BUT THIS WEATHER WE’RE DEALING WITH IS TRULY HISTORIC. YEAH. WHILE THERE IS NO RECORD OF ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE ORLANDO AREA, WE HAVE SEEN SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE YEARS. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE CALLING IT. THE FIRST REPORTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DATE BACK 49 YEARS TO JANUARY OF 1977. THERE WERE SNOW FLURRIES AND SLEET REPORTED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA, INCLUDING THE ORLANDO AREA. SO THEN 12 YEARS LATER IN 1989, A SNOWSTORM SLAMMED THE NORTHEAST TWO DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THIS PICTURE SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH SNOW FELL IN NORTH CAROLINA. BUT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THERE WERE REPORTS OF SNOW FLURRIES AND ICE PELLETS IN AND AROUND THE ORLANDO AREA. AND DURING THIS WEEK IN 2003, OCEAN EFFECT SNOW OCCURRED ALONG THE COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO FORT PIERCE AND AS FAR INLAND AS THE NORTH END OF NOVA ROAD IN EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY. IN 2006, A LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW FLURRIES ACROSS PORTIONS OF VOLUSIA, SEMINOLE, AND ORANGE COUNTIES. THAT HAPPENED TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING, AND IN 2010, SLEET FELL FROM POINCIANA TO PALM BAY. I REMEMBER THIS IT COULD BE SEEN ON CARS AND ROOFS. THERE WAS ALSO A REPORT OF SNOWFALL TRACES IN ORLANDO AND MOST RECENTLY ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN 2022, SLEET FELL
Timeline: A look back at historic snow flurries, sleet events in Central Florida
Updated: 10:16 AM EST Jan 29, 2026
Snow in Central Florida has been rare, with only a few instances of wintry precipitation over the years.Currently, Central Florida is battling a strong cold front that is bringing unseasonably low temperatures and gusty winds.According to the National Weather Service, if conditions are right, there is a 10% to 40% chance of snow flurries along the coast late Saturday night and into Sunday morning. Below is a list from the NWS of known frozen precipitation events in Central Florida over the past 50 years.1977The first reports from the National Weather Service date back 49 years to January 1977, when snow flurries and sleet were reported across Central Florida, including Orlando.1989In 1989, a snowstorm hit the Northeast two days before Christmas, and while North Carolina saw significant snowfall, Central Florida experienced snow flurries and ice pellets in and around Orlando. 2003In 2003, ocean-effect snow occurred along the coast from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, reaching as far inland as the north end of Nova Road in eastern Orange County.2006In 2006, light rain mixed with snow flurries was reported across portions of Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties two days before Thanksgiving.2010In 2010, sleet fell from Poinciana to Palm Bay, coating cars and roofs, with traces of snow reported in Orlando.2022Most recently, on Christmas Day in 2022, sleet fell across parts of Brevard County, including Rockledge, Cape Canaveral and Port St. John.
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Snow in Central Florida has been rare, with only a few instances of wintry precipitation over the years.
Currently, Central Florida is battling a strong cold front that is bringing unseasonably low temperatures and gusty winds.
According to the National Weather Service, if conditions are right, there is a 10% to 40% chance of snow flurries along the coast late Saturday night and into Sunday morning.
Below is a list from the NWS of known frozen precipitation events in Central Florida over the past 50 years.
1977
The first reports from the National Weather Service date back 49 years to January 1977, when snow flurries and sleet were reported across Central Florida, including Orlando.
1989
In 1989, a snowstorm hit the Northeast two days before Christmas, and while North Carolina saw significant snowfall, Central Florida experienced snow flurries and ice pellets in and around Orlando.
2003
In 2003, ocean-effect snow occurred along the coast from Flagler Beach to Fort Pierce, reaching as far inland as the north end of Nova Road in eastern Orange County.
2006
In 2006, light rain mixed with snow flurries was reported across portions of Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties two days before Thanksgiving.
2010
In 2010, sleet fell from Poinciana to Palm Bay, coating cars and roofs, with traces of snow reported in Orlando.
2022
Most recently, on Christmas Day in 2022, sleet fell across parts of Brevard County, including Rockledge, Cape Canaveral and Port St. John.