Satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Wednesday showed the extent of the snow that covered the South.
A rare and powerful winter storm has brought the Southern United States to a standstill, blanketing cities like Houston and New Orleans in a thick layer of snow and ice. The storm, which stretched from Texas to Florida,
On Tuesday, a historic winter storm left regions of the South blanketed in snow, including Florida, Texas and Louisiana.
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
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.
As per reports, over 44,000 homes and businesses have been without electricity since Wednesday afternoon in Georgia and Florida due to the snow storm’s impact.
The amount of snow the Gulf Coast States received makes this weather system the worst winter storm in over 120 years. Before 120 years ago, record keeping was unreliable or not recorded at all.
Models are hinting at the possibility for snow, freezing rain, and ice pellets to fall from central Texas across the northern Gulf Coast into portions of northern Florida. While the setup looks favourable for snow and ice, it’s extremely hard for wintry precipitation to fall in this part of the world.
An arctic air mass will channel temperatures 20-30 degrees below already historically cold January averages. The South braced for a rare winter storm.
More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous ... It’s possible over much of northern Florida and parts of southern Georgia and South Carolina.
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the coastal Carolinas on Wednesday after breaking snow records in Texas and Louisiana, treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.
Meteorologists were left speechless Tuesday as record amounts of snow fell along the Gulf Coast. Here’s why it was so snowy.