A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.
Passengers go through security at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Houston, ahead of a winter storm that will close both of Houston's airports Tuesday. )Read full article: Understanding frostbite, hypothermia risks when playing in Houston snow
People walk in the French Quarter as snow falls in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. A homeless man sits in a doorway as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. People walk in the French Quarter as snow falls in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. A person uses cross-country skis as he walks through a snow covered hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston.
The U.S. Gulf Coast is the most hurricane-prone region in the country and snow is a “fairly rare phenomenon,” said Bradley Brokamp, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Houston. “You don’t usually get them in the same areas that often,” Brokamp said. The combination is more typical in the Northeast that sees snowy winters and the occasional tropical storm.
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