JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Exactly 35 years ago Monday, Jacksonville saw its last major snow event.
On Dec. 23, 1989, those who lived in Duval County sledded down the Dames Point Bridge, had snowball fights, and even made snowmen!
The historic event resulted when arctic air pushed temperatures below freezing through Florida with ice accumulating down to Miami.
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Snow and flurries reached central Florida with one inch reported as far south as Sarasota.
By Christmas morning, much of the snow began melting. Scroll down to see more photos from Dec. 23, 1989.
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ShawnGorman
35 years ago today it snowed in Jax. Winter of 1989! I was 5 years old. I’m the child in the light blue jacket. Pic taken in Arlington.
