The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.

Sun-soaked Florida and other parts of the South appear to have shattered snowfall records in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness sandy snowscapes on beaches, of all places.

New Orleans surpassed its all-time daily snow record Tuesday with 8 inches of snow—that’s more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, has seen this month. With snow and freezing temperatures comes the risk of icy roads.

F lorida and other southern towns appear to have shattered snowfall records in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness sandy snowscapes on beaches, of all pla

An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida's Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago.

In the New Orleans area, a record 10 inches (25 cm) of snow accumulated in some places, as Louisiana deals with a storm like they have never seen before

ATLANTA >> An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the Gulf Coast today after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida’s Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago.

Prior to this week, the record for most snow in a 24-hour period in Florida was 4 inches back in 1954. What’s remarkable is that this storm featured sleet and freezing rain too, but it was still mainly snow that fell in Northern Florida.

The giddy texts and videos came rolling in from my bundled-up sister in New Orleans on a historic day in the Big Easy. “It’s snowing, it’s snowing, it’s snowing,” she whispered, her eyes wide in disbelief,

People in Acadiana are urged to stay vigilant because of the ongoing threat posed by the winter blast. Meteorologist Lynette Charles with The Weather Channel

At least a dozen people died in the weather, officials reported, with five people perishing after a multi-vehicle accident in Zavala County in western Texas on Tuesday, and at least 7 people dying from exposure to the cold in Texas, Alabama and Georgia.

The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.