As a meteorologist, waking up to 4 to 6 inches of snow locally is certainly fun and interesting, but well within typical January weather for Southern New England. For me, what’s really interesting is what is forecast to take place across the Gulf Coast Tuesday with a perhaps unprecedented amount of snow for a very wide swath from Texas to parts of Florida.

Writing this forecast as a snow lover feels like I’m writing weather fanfic, but the reality may be ones for the records books.

More than half the country is now under cold weather alerts.We're talking about everything from dangerous cold to freezing rain and snow. Off

A developing winter storm may bring rare snow and ice to cities along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida early next week.

Snow and ice will spread through the South early this week, including near the Gulf Coast where wintry weather is rare.

The northern Gulf Coast is bracing for a blast of arctic air and a powerful winter storm early next week, bringing dangerously cold temperatures, icy conditions, and snow. The cold air will begin arriving late Sunday,