The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

NWS issued an early Tuesday warning for an unprecedented weather event in southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas

Here's a look at snowfall totals from Tuesday's winter storm that blanketed Houston and parts Louisiana in multiple inches of the white stuff.

At least two people are reported dead in Houston as a winter storm system disrupted much of the Gulf Coast and other parts of the nation on Tuesday, causing billions in economic losses.

Houstonians, and most in the Gulf region stretching from Galveston to Lake Charles, Louisiana, woke up Tuesday with several inches of snow and subfreezing temperatures. Houston airports and schools remain closed.

A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A business office in Lake Charles is accepting donations of new or gently used clothes and shoes for those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. The death toll has risen to 24 as the growing fires destroy thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

In a shocking turn of events that shows the rarity of such a winter storm, a blizzard warning has been issued this morning for parts of far southwestern Louisiana, including the city of Lake Charles, and a few Texas counties just across the border.

An ABC News graphic shows the weather forecast on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (ABC News) About 265 million Americans, or nearly 80% of the population, are under cold weather alerts on Tuesday, as dangerou

Hotel Saint Augustine, whose design was inspired by famed benefactors Dominique and John de Menil, opens its doors.

W​inter Storm Enzo is threatening to deliver an unprecedented round of snow, ice and strong winds to some parts of the South, with more than 40 million people under winter weather alerts this morning.