News of the Nature Coast of Florida

MIAMI (AFP) – A sharp Arctic front sweeping the United States brought unusual snow to many of the deep southern states Saturday, and leaving normally balmy Florida shivering from record icy lows.

At least nine deaths were blamed on the freezing snap that blanketed much of the central part of the country this week, CNN said.

In sub-tropical Florida, Key West -- the southernmost point in the continental United States -- saw it's coldest day in 112 years, with a low of 47 degrees Fahrenheit (8.3 degrees Celsius).

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