Pensacola International Airport ceased all commercial operations on Tuesday as a major winter storm unfolds and is expected to bring 4-6 inches of snow to the area, according to the National Weather Service.

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Record snowfall closed the Pensacola International Airport, causing headaches for travelers. “My flight got canceled at the last minute Tuesday,” Daniel Gage, a Pensacola resident, said. “They rebooked me in for the Wednesday,

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City of Pensacola Sanitation Services will begin garbage collection at 10 a.m. Friday and continue throughout Saturday. Residents are asked to place trash cans at the curb by 9 a.m. Friday.

Low-risk travelers can soon take steps to ensure an expedited flying experience as the Pensacola International Airport hosts a TSA PreCheck Temporary Enrollment Center.

Lingering frigid conditions could continue to disrupt the South in cities not accustomed to the deep freeze that has gripped much of the nation.

Florida spent Tuesday preparing for its most significant bout of winter weather since 1989, with airports closing and officials calling for residents in the western Panhandle to stay off the roads.

Milton saw almost 9 inches of snow in a historic winter storm storm that shattered the previous 130-year record.

Pensacola isn’t out of the thick of it just yet. The National Weather Service extended its extreme cold warning for Northwest Florida from 9 p.m. Wednesday to 9 a.m. Thursday. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be dry, which means we probably won’t see any new snow while temperatures continue to dip below freezing.

Pensacola had official total of 7.6 inches, while Milton hit 8.8. Unofficial totals by Weather Service could be as high as 9.8 inches.

A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.