A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

It is the first time in history that blizzard warnings are in effect along parts of the Gulf Coast from Texas into Louisiana.

Florida residents from Pensacola to Jacksonville are bracing for what is expected to be a historic, once-in-a-lifetime winter storm with record-breaking, single-digit temperatures and an

A rare snowstorm blankets parts of Florida, covering beaches, lakes, and homes:: Panama City, Florida:: Fort Walton Beach, Florida::Local media called the storm historic as Governor Ron DeSantis declared a State of Emergency in response to the storm.