Insider Deidre shared these impromptu ice sculptures (Via SnapJAX)
Some of our News4JAX Insiders got creative during the overnight deep freeze and woke up to icy winter wonderlands.
Be sure to stay warm and check on your pets and neighbors as the extreme cold will persist and could be dangerous with wind chills dropping feels-like temps into the teens or lower.
Here are some of the fun icy photos our Insiders shared on SnapJAX:
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