A major winter storm slammed the southern US Tuesday, blanketing parts of the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall in a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather.

The Lowcountry’s winter storm has arrived, and people all across the area are experiencing snow, freezing rain, and sleet Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service will remain in effect for Colleton,

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.