{"id":140162,"date":"2026-02-02T01:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140162\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T01:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:19:23","slug":"seminole-county-dad-gets-creative-to-make-it-snow-in-his-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/140162\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminole County dad gets creative to make it snow in his neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Snow in Central Florida is almost unheard of, but record-low temperatures overnight Saturday into Sunday morning<\/a> made it possible for one Seminole County neighborhood to experience a rare winter surprise.<\/p>\n

Children were seen playing in piles of snow \u2014 not from the sky, but from a snow machine built and operated by Seminole County dad Austin Beeghly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it gets cold enough \u2014 like really cold, like last-night cold \u2014 we\u2019re able to go ahead and actually make snow,\u201d Beeghly said. \u201cWe actually have a snow machine that throws in a little bit of science together, and then we get to go ahead and turn it on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Beeghly says the freezing temperatures allowed him to produce snow quickly, even with limited time and challenging winds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was only three hours of snow-making that we got in,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was so cold that we were able to pump out a lot more. (…) The kids get to play and have fun and throw some snowballs, and we do it for our children, of course, but also the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The snow machine works by combining pressurized air, water and cold temperatures \u2014 a process Beeghly said mimics how snow is made at ski resorts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat comes in and basically breaks apart particles in a process called nucleation,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has to be cold enough that it falls down as snow.\u201d<\/p>\n

For neighbors like Chris Halpern, the sight brought back memories. He says the last time the neighborhood saw snow like this was nearly 15 years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did do it here 15 years ago with our two oldest,\u201d Halpern said. \u201cNow at 20.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if the excitement had changed over the years, Halpern didn\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo \u2014 exactly the same joy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As temperatures rise again across Central Florida, the snow won\u2019t last \u2014 but for the families who experienced it, the moment is one they won\u2019t soon forget.<\/p>\n

[SEE: Snow flurries reported in Daytona Beach]<\/p>\n

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