A winter storm has impacted 1,500 miles of the Deep South, from the Texas Gulf Coast to the eastern coast of the Carolinas.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east overnight, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

ATLANTA — A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

A once-in-a-generation winter storm event is underway in the southern United States, which is forecast to have significant impacts to cities and residents unaccustomed to winter weather

New Orleans surpassed its all-time daily snow record Tuesday with 8 inches of snow—that’s more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, has seen this month. With snow and freezing temperatures comes the risk of icy roads.

South Carolina is enjoying the snow day. and the Historic winter storm also touched down in places like Houston, New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida.

On Tuesday morning, residents of New Orleans and Baton Rouge woke up to a winter wonderland with rare snow coating the ground.

A deep freeze sets in Tuesday night where an Extreme Cold Warning is now in effect from Tuesday night through Wednesday morning where is could feel as cold as 7! The Northshore will drop into the 10s and the South Shore will bottom out mostly in the 20s. Some in the River and Bayou Parishes could drop to as cold as 18/19 or so.

One of the artists leading the charge is Terrance Osborne, a New Orleans native whose work is breathing festive life into the city’s streets. A graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and Xavier University, Osborne made a name for himself in the art world.

New Orleans-bound, Georgia Dawgs Andy and I left Columbia, South Carolina, December 31 at 7:30 a.m. Headed to the Sugar Bowl, our rooms waited at a Marriott in NOLA, that

Whiskey expert Fred Minnick is hosting the third Live Bourbon Experience as part of Super Bowl week festivities. The event will feature a performance by multi-country artist Dierks Bentley, live interviews with guests like Rob McElhenney and Ian Somerhalder, high-end bourbon tastings, food, and more. Tickets start at $100.