A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

The Gulf Coast will see historic snowfall, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Tuesday, with an inch of snow or more expected to fall per hour from eastern Texas through the western Florida Panhandle.

A rare winter storm blankets Louisiana and Florida in snow, with icy conditions heading to Coastal Virginia and North Carolina. Unusual weather grips the South!