A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.
Parts of the Gulf Coast measured a foot of snow on Tuesday. For many cities the totals obliterate long-standing snowfall records. Milton, Florida recorded 9 inches of snow which more than doubles the all-time statewide Florida record of 4 inches!
Historic winter storm shatters records across the South, leaving millions grappling with extreme cold and unprecedented snowfall into the weekend.
Houston’s two major airports, George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, are also closed Tuesday, while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, is pretreated roadways and airfield surfaces in preparation for the winter weather, according to spokesperson Andrew Gobeil.
A winter storm is expected to bring extreme cold and possible record breaking snow to parts of the deep south.
A major winter storm prompts blizzard warnings, dumping heavy snow and sleet in a region where even flurries are a rare sight.
From Texas through the Deep South, down into Florida and to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, snow and sleet made for accumulating ice in major cities such as New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville ...
“We’ve got snow drifts that are three-feet deep in some places just because ... and Pensacola Beach, Florida. In South Carolina, snow covered the sand from Hilton Head Island all the way ...
South Florida is home to hundreds of thousands of people with roots in Colombia, according to federal government data, underscoring the longstanding and deep ties between the region and the South American country.
A high-impact winter storm will track from Texas to North Carolina from Monday night into Wednesday. Here are the cities where it will hit hardest.
Florida. The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze. A powdery South ...
The weather warning areas included big cities like Jacksonville, Florida, which is expected ... sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged ...