A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row. Snow briefly covered the grass and rooftops in parts of the western Florida Panhandle on Sunday morning as just enough frigid air rushed in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers into snowflakes in the Sunshine State.

When the frigid rain pushed through, neither sleet nor snowflake nor slush was spotted in Florida's capital city. But it wasn't a bust for everyone.

Officials across Northwest Florida are warning residents that the frigid rain and short-lived snow will be followed by a hard freeze overnight for many areas. That means motorists driving on Jan. 19 should be vigilant for somewhat hazardous travel if ice forms on roads and bridges.

Cold air behind the front will flow down into the Florida Panhandle. This colder air will mix with precipitation located along the boundary front and could result in snow in parts of North Florida, including the state capitol of Tallahassee. The snowfall is expected to be isolated to a few hours on Sunday, mid-to-late morning.

There's a chance Florida will see snow this weekend following frigid temperatures that prompted warnings across the state.

It may sound hard to believe, but it’s looking more likely that parts of the Florida Panhandle could see snow early Sunday morning.

As the cold front moves through, the mixture of moisture and colder air behind the front will likely lead to snow showers in Florida on Sunday morning.

So it snowed in the Florida Panhandle on Sunday, but those flurries couldn’t muster the staying power to make it down to Central Florida. That wasn’t the case 49 years ago today in