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Snow in Orlando
November 22, 2006
Well, okay, not a whole lot but still it's pretty unusual.
WFTV.com reports here that snowflakes were spotted in Central Florida. Furthermore, the snowflakes were in the air at the time. Now this wasn't snowflakes like Northeast Snowflakes. We're talking about 1-2 flakes per cubic meter of air. (According to the National Weather Service, who employs dedicated and highly trained staff to measure this sort of thing.) Although snow shovels were not needed, some flakes were accused of hitting the ground before they melted. They were roundly mocked by the pavement upon contact, and withered quickly from embarrassment.
Whenever I hear about snow in Orlando I think of Disney World. This is due to two things: 1. Everything makes me think about Disney World and 2. During the Christmas Season Disney World pumps fake snow over Main Street. It's not quite the same as real snow, but you really don't want real snow falling while you're waiting in a line 200 people deep to ride Dumbo.
Cold weather in Orlando is pretty unusual too. The low was expected to drop into the 30s, although by this weekend the high will be back to 81. (30 degrees, incidentally, is the point at which native Floridians take the boards off the windows from hurricane season, break them up and set them on fire for warmth.)
I'm still banking on a brutal, snowy winter now that Alert Cashier Tammy is working Friday and Saturday nights. We'll see.