After a rare winter storm that walloped the southern United States with record snowfall, the region was dealing with a dangerous new threat Thursday morning: ice on the roads that, in some parts, might not fully melt until the weekend. From the swamps of Louisiana to beaches in the Carolinas, the conditions left officials in … Read more
The authorities in Louisiana on Wednesday closed a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 that spans nearly half the state, as a powerful winter storm brought record snowfall to the Gulf Coast and triggered the state’s first-ever blizzard warning. The announcement shortly after midnight extended an initial 50-mile closure, between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, west to … Read more
Jan. 21, 2025, 11:15 a.m. ET A rare, heavy snowfall in the Westbury neighborhood in Houston on Tuesday.Credit…Annie Mulligan for The New York Times Almost as surprising as the snow in Houston on Tuesday morning was the quiet that descended with it. A city accustomed to the constant hum and roar of traffic fell silent … Read more
A potentially record-breaking winter storm was blowing through the southeastern United States early Tuesday morning, bringing heavy snow to places where even light flurries are rare and sending temperatures along the Gulf Coast plunging to a hard freeze. A blizzard warning was in effect for parts of Texas and Louisiana early Tuesday, after the storm … Read more