Live Updates: Rare Winter Storm Sweeps Through the Gulf Coast

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Live Updates: Rare Winter Storm Sweeps Through the Gulf Coast
Snow was falling in Houston, which could receive more than it has in decades. “So many of you have never seen an event like this,” Louisiana’s state climatologist warned.


Forecasters warned drivers to say off the snow-covered roads in Houston on Tuesday. David J. Phillip/Associated Press

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Jan. 21, 2025, 10:12 a.m. ET 18 minutes ago
J. David Goodman, Nazaneen Ghaffar and Judson Jones | J. David Goodman reported from Houston.

Here’s what to know about the storm.

A potentially record-breaking winter storm was bringing snow, sleet, freezing rain and blizzard warnings to parts of the southeastern United States where even light flurries are a rare sight, and residents are ill-prepared for a hard freeze.

Houston woke Tuesday to a blanket of snow — something not seen in years — and its two airports canceled all flights. A 50-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in and around New Orleans was shut down as the storm drove east, working its way toward Georgia, the Florida panhandle and the Carolinas over the next few days.

Here’s what we’ve covering:

• Houston, we have a snowstorm: Parts of the city’s metropolitan area were under a blizzard warning and could receive four to six inches of snow by Tuesday afternoon. That would be the most significant winter weather event since at least 1960, forecasters said. The National Weather Service advised drivers to stay off the roads “at all costs.” The Texas electricity grid, crippled by a major winter storm in 2021, was holding steady on Tuesday morning.

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