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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Payne and Jack Brook

Sledding on boogie boards, ice hockey on Canal Street: The Gulf Coast embraces a rare snow day

Winter Blasts Weather - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

When the sun rose over the Sunshine State on Wednesday, palm trees were dusted with snow, waves crashed on icy beaches, and overjoyed Floridians grabbed whatever would slide and headed for the closest hill.

At a park a few blocks from the state capitol in Tallahassee, the young and the young at heart raced down the snow-covered slopes on improvised sleds.

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