>> WHAT IS THAT YELLOW, FLUFFY STUFF COATING CARS IN CAPE CORAL. >> THOUGHT IT WAS ASH. KNOW SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE STREET WHO ARE RESIDENT WAS ON THEIR CAR? >> WELL, IT’S NOT SNOWING. THIS STUFF CAN MAKE YOU SNEEZE IN YOUR EYES, ITCHY GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER ANDREW FRANCO REVEALS WHAT IT IS. >> PARKING HERE UNDER THESE PALM TREES HAVE CAUSED SOME CUSTOMERS TO START SNEEZING WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THEIR CARS AND LOOKS LIKE A LARGE AMOUNTS OF POLLEN FROM THE PALM TREE WERE FALLING TOWARDS THE GROUND. LIKE IF IT WAS SNOWING IN FLORIDA. >> I LOOK, LET’S KNOW EVERYONE’S ALL. IT’S SNOWING IN FLORIDA. I DON’T THINK SO. TAKE A LOOK AT CARS COVERED IN WHITE DUST OUTSIDE THE ORANGE THEORY. FITNESS IN SOUTHWEST CAPE CORAL ON SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD. A LOT OF MEMBERS THAT THOUGHT IT WAS ASH KNOW SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE STREET WHO ARE RESIDENT WAS ON THEIR CAR, TURNS OUT IT’S POLLEN. SO WE HAD ONE OF THE DRIVERS SHOULD CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY. WHO KNOWS STUFFY? SO SOMETHING THAT I CAN IMAGINE BECAUSE ALLERGIES. WE SAW THESE BY THE PALM TREE BLOOMS CAUSING POLLEN TO FLY AROUND DR RONALD NECKER. IT’S AN ALLERGIST IN FORT MYERS SAYS THAT’S WHAT MOST LIKELY CAUSES PEOPLE SYMPTOMS WHEN WE SEE THEM ON OUR CARS, WE. >> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A REACTION OF, YOU KNOW, START SNEEZING AND COUGHING IN ALL THE TYPICAL THINGS OF ALLERGIES LIKE A RUNNY NOSE. THAT AND IF YOU HAVE ASTHMA, YOU CAN ALSO WE USE WITH THAT DR. NEGRON SAYS ALLERGY CASES THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE AS LESS RAIN DURING THE YEAR HAS BROUGHT DRIER AIR CONDITIONS, THE DRIER, IT GETS, YOU KNOW, THINGS FLOAT MORE AND MORE MORE. AND AND SO I THINK THAT’S A CAUSE OF IT, TOO. HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT NOT EVERYTHING FALLING FROM THE TREES AND PLANTS COULD CAUSE AN ALLERGY AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET TESTED TO MAKE SURE IF THEY’RE ALLERGIC TO POLLEN OR JUST BEING IRRITATED BY THE PARTICLES. REPORTING IN CAP
Snow in Florida? Pollen coats cars in Cape Coral, causing allergy symptoms
Updated: 7:15 PM EDT Oct 20, 2025
Is it snowing in Cape Coral? Residents are experiencing allergy symptoms as large amounts of pollen from palm trees coat cars outside Orange Theory Fitness on Santa Barbara Boulevard, resembling snow.Nathan Borkowski, manager of Orange Theory Fitness in Cape Coral, said, “They thought it was ash, snow. Something is going on with this tree to where residue was on their car.” He added, “It looked like snow. Everyone was like, oh, it’s snowing in Florida. Man, I don’t think so!”The pollen has caused customers to sneeze, with one driver experiencing a stuffy nose immediately upon exiting her car. “We had one of the drivers, she came out immediately. Her nose was stuffy. So something that I can imagine would cause allergies,” Borkowski said.Bees were seen by the palm tree blooms are causing pollen to fly around. According to Dr. Ronald Negrich, an allergist in Fort Myers, “The drier it gets, you know, things float more and more and more. And so I think that’s a cause of people’s symptoms too.” “When we see that on our cars, we have a reaction of starting sneezing and coughing, you know, the typical things of allergies, like a runny nose and, and if you have asthma, you could also wheeze with that,” he said.Negrich noted that allergy cases have been on the rise due to drier air conditions from less rain this year. “They seem to be on the rise right now — people that have allergies should do a couple things before they go outside. If they know they are going to have problems, take their medications before they start having symptoms,” he said.Negrich advised that not everything falling from trees and plants could cause an allergy, and people should get tested to determine if they are allergic to pollen or just irritated by the particles.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Is it snowing in Cape Coral? Residents are experiencing allergy symptoms as large amounts of pollen from palm trees coat cars outside Orange Theory Fitness on Santa Barbara Boulevard, resembling snow.
Nathan Borkowski, manager of Orange Theory Fitness in Cape Coral, said, “They thought it was ash, snow. Something is going on with this tree to where residue was on their car.” He added, “It looked like snow. Everyone was like, oh, it’s snowing in Florida. Man, I don’t think so!”
The pollen has caused customers to sneeze, with one driver experiencing a stuffy nose immediately upon exiting her car.
“We had one of the drivers, she came out immediately. Her nose was stuffy. So something that I can imagine would cause allergies,” Borkowski said.
Bees were seen by the palm tree blooms are causing pollen to fly around. According to Dr. Ronald Negrich, an allergist in Fort Myers, “The drier it gets, you know, things float more and more and more. And so I think that’s a cause of people’s symptoms too.”
“When we see that on our cars, we have a reaction of starting sneezing and coughing, you know, the typical things of allergies, like a runny nose and, and if you have asthma, you could also wheeze with that,” he said.
Negrich noted that allergy cases have been on the rise due to drier air conditions from less rain this year. “They seem to be on the rise right now — people that have allergies should do a couple things before they go outside. If they know they are going to have problems, take their medications before they start having symptoms,” he said.
Negrich advised that not everything falling from trees and plants could cause an allergy, and people should get tested to determine if they are allergic to pollen or just irritated by the particles.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.