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.

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,

Airports across north Florida announced closures due to the winter weather that is bringing hazardous conditions.

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.

The Pensacola area is forecast to receive between 4 to 6 inches of snow, but the National Weather Service says areas south of I-10 could see more.

As the winter weather forecast comes into focus, with the Pensacola area expecting two to four inches of snow, the city of Pensacola, as well as Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, is making preparations to keep the community safe.

Climatologically, it is not supposed to snow in South Florida. The laid-back tropics are a region constantly gaining energy from the sun, and with Florida's temperatures moderated by warm water on three sides, snow is unusual even in the northern reaches of the state.

The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5-12 inches through Tuesday evening.

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.

Some areas in Florida racked up more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, which has seen just 3.8 inches since Dec. 1, according to AccuWeather (don't get too cocky, Anchorage had more than 25 inches of snow in October and November). So far during this meteorogical winter:

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.