Parts of the Gulf Coast measured a foot of snow on Tuesday. For many cities, the totals obliterated long-standing snowfall records.
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.
From Pensacola to Jacksonville, snowfall was reported ranging from inches-deep to a light dusting. A whopping 9.8 inches was recorded in Milton, Fla. a city about 23 miles northeast of Pensacola. In nearby Molino, 9.5 inches of snow was recorded.
A person walks on a street covered with ice and snow after a rare winter snowstorm churned across the U.S. Gulf Coast, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Shawn Fink TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Lingering frigid conditions could continue to disrupt the South in cities not accustomed to the deep freeze that has gripped much of the nation.
A winter storm is expected to bring extreme cold and possible record breaking snow to parts of the deep south.
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.
Winter snow storms have covered swathes of the southern US in thick snow, breaking records across the region. Despite some fatalities and airport closures, residents have been enjoying the unusual weather.
So, as the Deep South grapples with the foreign ... falling along the Gulf Coast. The NWS Tallahassee forecasters found that all Florida snowstorms were immediately preceded by a mid-level trough ...
Where, the timing Florida will get some freezing temperatures and, possibly, "snow showers" next week as the winter storm sends frigid Arctic air into the Deep South, according to the Florida ...
An arctic air mass will channel temperatures 20-30 degrees below already historically cold January averages. The South braced for a rare winter storm.
Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.