A powerful and rare winter storm swept across the South on Tuesday, bringing the first-ever Blizzard Warning to the Gulf Coast and blasting communities from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas with record-shattering snow that snarled travel and brought daily life to a halt.

A rare winter storm churned through Florida, Texas and other parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast. It brought unusually cold temperatures and record snowfalls, causing travel delays and deadly road conditions.

A powerful and deadly winter storm sweeping across the South prompted the first-ever blizzard warning for the Gulf coast.

Florida residents who had a rare snow day were seen in photos and videos making snowmen and having snowball fights. Meteorologists say the snow may stick around until Wednesday, but won't reach Tampa.

Many around Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia woke up to winter conditions Wednesday morning. As the First Alert Weather Team has been saying for the last couple of weeks, the rare winter artic blast was going to cover parts of our area with snow and ice.