Roughly 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts, as a rare winter storm brings bone-chilling temperatures and potentially historic snowfall to cities unused to harsh cold weather.
A powerful Arctic blast is bringing life-threatening cold to the Midwest and Northeast, while a rare winter storm blankets the Gulf Coast.
A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.
Wednesday night will still be very cold, but not as cold as tonight is expected to be. Here are the low temperatures expected form Wednesday night into Thursday morning: Gradual warming is expected through the rest of the week and into next week. By Monday Alabama should be enjoying high temperatures back into the 50s and 60s.
Florida and Texas were both under winter storm warning from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday morning as an arctic air mass caused plunging temperatures and heavy snow along the Gulf Coast. Snow can disrupt travel and lead to hazardous driving conditions. Winter storms can also trigger power outages.
Snowfall forecasts have increased for a winter storm expected to blanket New Jersey with widespread areas of 4 to 8 inches of snow. Winter storm warning areas were expanded early Sunday and a state of emergency is in effect. National Weather Service and AccuWeather
Snow, sleet and freezing rain are set to fall across parts of southern Texas, southern Georgia and northern Florida as the storm heads east Tuesday.
As a major winter storm looms, concerns are rising about its potential impact on transportation, especially for truck drivers traveling along I-10, one of the busiest highways in Texas and a critical artery for goods moving across the United States.
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.
A winter storm system has arrived over south Louisiana and snow is already falling in some areas Tuesday morning as New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette prepare for potentially historic