Airports in the Houston, Texas area have temporarily shut down operations as the state braces for brutal blizzard conditions and winds of up to 35 miles per hour.

As the weather begins to roll in, one concern for many is keeping the power on for the millions of people who live across our area. Utility companies across the area told ABC13 that crews have been working around the clock to prepare for the winter storm,

Pack your patience! Traffic is slow-moving as drivers return to the roads for the first time since the winter storm.

A winter storm that rolled through Southeast Texas and the U.S. Gulf Coast dumped multiple inches of snow on Tuesday across a region already gripped by freezing temperatures. How much snow did Houston get and how does that compare to the snowfalls in New Orleans and across the deep South and Gulf Coast?

A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans with snow. (AP Video shot by Gerald Herbert, Stephen Smith, Jack Brook)