A rare Winter Storm Warning is now in effect for areas along the Gulf Coast for Tuesday. Heavy, mixed precipitation is possible, total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 3 inches is likely.

Soon after Arctic air expands into the south-central and southeastern United States, a storm will brew along the Texas coast and spread a swath of ice and snow eastward across the Gulf Coast ...

A major winter storm blankets the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall, causing widespread closures and travel disruptions from Texas to Florida.

Winter storm warning for Gulf Coast, including New Orleans and Mobile expecting 4-6 inches of snow. Snow also expected in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida.

A major winter storm blankets the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall, causing widespread closures and travel disruptions from Texas to Florida.

A major winter storm blankets the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall, causing widespread closures and travel disruptions from Texas to Florida.

(CNN) — A major winter storm slammed the southern United States Tuesday, blanketing parts of the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall in a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather.