A major winter storm slammed the US Gulf Coast Tuesday, blanketing parts of a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather with record-breaking snowfall.

An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida's Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago.

A historic Gulf Coast winter storm brings blizzard conditions, power outages and travel chaos to a region unprepared for snow and ice.

Parts of Atlanta and elsewhere in the South faced chaotic conditions after a historic winter storm that crippled travel by road and air. Atlanta was dealing with abandoned cars, and DeKalb County declared a state of emergency.

Forecasters said it was too early to tell whether the ice and snow would approach or beat Tallahassee’s all-time snowfall record of 2.8 inches set in 1958.

Just how much snow & freezing rain fell in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia? A look inside the numbers from the Jacksonville-area winter storm.

Houston first responders found two people dead Wednesday in separate locations. Autopsies will determine causes of death; it’s unclear if the cold was a factor.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is warning drivers to be extra careful after Tuesday's winter storm as the snow and ice could refreeze overnight, causing dangerous conditions.

The NBA and multiple college basketball conferences postponed games in response to winter weather that broke snowfall records in some southern states and coated others with a mix of snow and ice.

Several warming stations are available in Dothan to help, one of those being the First Baptist Church. Since Sunday, it has been providing hot meals and a warm place to sleep for those in need. With such low temperatures, the turnout has been significant.

Lumina Ave and Salisbury Street have been busy and they aren’t expected to get any better over the night due to them now slickening.