In Tampa, scattered flurries are also possible during that time frame,according to the weather service.<\/p>\n
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A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration map depicting winter storm impacts highlighted some areas in Florida and around Tampa Bay with a small chance of snow.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose chances are pretty low, but it\u2019s still something I\u2019ve never seen in my 40 years living in Florida,\u201d Denis Phillips, chief meteorologist for Tampa Bay 28, wrote on Facebook about the map Wednesday afternoon.<\/a><\/p>\n The weather service emphasized that it does not expect snow to accumulate, and any flurries that fall would melt as they touch the ground.<\/p>\n Regardless of any snow, the weather service said Sunday will bring some of the coldest air the region has experienced in about 15 years<\/a>, when inland areas could drop into the 20s. Coastal areas will likely remain slightly warmer, but highs across the board will be in the 40s.<\/p>\n More cold days are on tap next week, but Tuesday will likely warm up slightly, reaching into the 60s by the afternoon, the weather service said.<\/p>\n The most recent instance of anything resembling snow falling around Tampa Bay was in early January 2010.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re saying it was mostly sleet,\u201d Nicole Carlisle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service\u2019s Tampa Bay office, told the Tampa Bay Times<\/a> that year. \u201cI think we had a couple of snow flurries mixed in there in Pasco, but the rest was sleet.\u201d<\/p>\n The weather service said it was the first instance of snow or sleet in west-central Florida since 1996.<\/p>\n However, the last time measurable snow occurred in Tampa was January 1977, according to weather service records. Newspaper clippings<\/a> from that day described parks crews trimming snow-covered palm trees, and photos showed white dustings along roads.<\/p>\n The chances of snow this weekend are low, Hurts said, \u201cbut not zero.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n