Snow on the Gulf Coast beaches.

 

Amazing snowstorm for the deep south!

Here is a picture out of New Orleans.

 

Here is a look at where all of this cold air in the Northeast is coming from. Tonight the cold and wind will make for brutal and dangerous conditions. So, dress appropriate if going outdoors for even a short time. 

 The cold has made it all the way to the Gulf Coast. 

This has set up a severe temperature gradient between the dry cold air in the teens to low 20’s, and the tropical warm moist air out over the Gulf. So, winds are very strong, leading to windchill. As I said earlier, this is going to be hugging the Gulf and southern East coasts.

 

The snow, sleet and Ice is flying on the Gulf Coast. This is an historic snowfall for the Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast many places have seen 4 to 6 inches of snow so far, with a good chance for another 2-4 inches of additional snowfall across that region.

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This is a near to record-breaking snowstorm for southeast Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. For the first time ever, the National Weather Service in Lake Charles issued a blizzard warning for portions of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana. The snow will continue to move east, bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain across northern Florida into the Southeast. The snow will pile up across Pensacola, with significant ice falling across Jacksonville. Then all of this will be heading for Savanna, Myrtle Beach, Wilmington and the Outer Banks.

Those in parts of New England might be a little jealous.