Florida's 24-hour snowfall record has been surpassed as a "historic" winter storm swept along the Gulf Coast. Although the record-breaking snow—a somewhat rare sight in Florida—may be impressive to behold, heavy winter weather can disrupt travel and create hazardous driving conditions.

It's officially snowed in north Florida on Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Tallahassee confirmed. Videos and photos show the fluffy white stuff accumulating on the ground in Florida's Panhandle.

The winter storm that moved through Florida on Tuesday into Wednesday is one for the record books, smashing the previous all-time high for snowfall in the Sunshine State.

Many Floridians in Tallahassee witnessed snow for the first time, taking the chance to start snowball fights and build snowmen, WCTV reported. However, snow turned to sleet and left behind frozen cars and streets.

The National Weather Service just dropped updated snowfall totals, with Milton now up to 9.8 inches. This will be the final total and, if verified, may stand as the new Florida state record for snowfall. A previous record was 4 inches, also set in Milton in 1954.

The freak winter storm that swept snow, ice and sleet across North Florida brought some records colds with it. Here's a city-by-citty breakdown.

There is a 30 percent chance of showers in Miami on Thursday, which will occur mainly between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Eastern time. It will be mostly cloudy at night. Temperatures will range from about 71 to 51 degrees Fahrenheit.

Milton received 10 inches of snow from Tuesday's storm, while Pensacola had 8.9 inches. Much of that snow later turned to ice when temperatures went down as low as 18 degrees on Wednesday and 23 degrees on Thursday morning − 12 degrees colder than the Wasilla Airport recorded in Alaska.

If confirmed, Florida had its highest snowfall total since 1954. As many as 15,000 Duke Energy customers lost power at one point.

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Florida's capital city could be in line for a historic and thrilling snow day as a freak winter storm slides across the Gulf Coast.