A historic winter storm is expected to bring rare heavy snowfall and ice to states along the Gulf Coast and could impact as many as 55 million people through midweek, according to national forecasts.

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.

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

Both airports are closed in Houston on Tuesday in anticipation of snow and ice. Schools are also closed in the Houston and Austin areas on Tuesday. Parts of Louisiana and Mississippi could potentially see between 5 and 8 inches of snow,

Snowfall Tuesday is imminent and accumulation could reach as high as 5 inches for some areas along the coast.While it is difficult to forecast accumulation, an

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,