Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

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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.

The NWS said up to 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow fell in the Houston area. Texas transportation officials said more than 20 snowplows were in use across nearly 12,000 lane miles in the Houston area, which lacks its own city or county plows.

When smoke from area wildfires billowed over the hills near Ashley Livingston-Litwin's home in Los Angeles, she quickly evacuated at local officials' orders — the first time the New Orleans

Interstate 10 is still closed across New Orleans, and it is creating a traffic nightmare across the Metro area. Travel from the West Bank to New Orleans is taking some drivers two hours.

An unevidenced claim that Russia has offered support to the California wildfires response was read by millions of people online.

The Kansas City Chiefs upset the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV at Tulane stadium in Super Bowl IV, which was historic for myriad reasons in New Orleans.

Much of Northern California will experience temperatures near freezing in the morning Tuesday ahead of another dry day.

Caesars Entertainment invested $435 million to dramatically transform the former Harrah’s into Caesars New Orleans, a lively urban resort for travelers of all types.

New Orleans has completed an in-person interview with Anthony Weaver (Dolphins) and Mike Kafka (Giants) is on Saturday. Mike McCarthy should be in next week. The Saints have also held a virtual interview with Joe Brady and had an in-person interview with Darren Rizzi. Kliff Kingsbury could be on the radar as well.

“This is a white-out in New Orleans, this is a snow-a-cane ... Santa Ana winds expected to return to Southern California In Southern California, where blazes have killed at least 27 people ...