Gulf Coast Blizzard: Houston, New Orleans And Southern Beaches Slammed By Historic Snowstorm
Snow covers New Orleans as winter storm slams parts of the South
New Orleans residents enjoy weather as Texas and northern Gulf Coast see blankets of snow
People from Texas and Louisiana were surprised Tuesday morning when they woke up to blankets of snow, resulting in road closures, school cancelations and the grounding of all flights from major airports.
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
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.
Record-breaking snow in New Orleans now heading to Florida and the Carolinas
The NWS said up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow fell in the Houston area. Texas transportation officials said more than 20 snowplows were in use across nearly 12,000 lane miles in the Houston area, which lacks its own city or county plows.
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Southern states declare emergencies ahead of potentially historic snow, as cold temps chill 220 million people
More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Strong winds remain a threat to Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.
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Major southern winter storm threatens all-time snow records
A major winter storm is brewing for the U.S. Gulf Coast as a powerful blast of Arctic air sinks south this week
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows
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.
Fire risk and strong winds continue in Southern California with potential rain on the horizon
Parched Southern California could get some badly needed rain this weekend to dampen the prospects of another round of deadly wildfires.
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