Florida, Gulf Coast see record freezing temperatures from cold front

Snow threat to shift toward eastern Great Lakes, interior Northeast

A strong October cold front has brought record freezing temperatures and wind chills as far south as the Gulf Coast and Florida.  

IN FLORIDA, WINNING LOTTERY TICKET PURCHASED IN STORM-RAVAGED FORT MYERS

Frost and freeze alerts in the eastern U.S. through Wednesday morning (Credit: Fox News)

The cold air combined with a storm system lingering over the Great Lakes has brought historic snow to parts of the upper peninsula of Michigan. 

Rain and snow shift eastward on Wednesday (Credit: Fox News)

That snow threat will shift toward the eastern Great Lakes and interior Northeast through Friday.  

Potential record high temperatures in the West on Wednesday (Credit: Fox News)

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Record warmth over the West – the Northwest in particular – will finally come to an end over the weekend, as a cold front ushers in much cooler air, rain and measurable mountain snow. 

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