Nearly 265 million Americans are under cold weather alerts as extreme temperatures affect 43 states. A major winter storm is impacting the Gulf states, bringing blizzard warnings to areas unaccustomed to such conditions.

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According to the FOX Forecast Center, about 1-3 inches of snow is forecast for nearly all the Gulf Coast states, with parts of East Texas, central Louisiana and western Mississippi potentially seeing higher amounts between 5 and 8 inches.

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Jakevion Buckley had 16 points in Southeast Louisiana's 66-59 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Monday night. Buckley added four steals for the Lions (9-8, 3-3 Southland Conference). Brody Rowbury had 13 points and Sam Hines Jr.

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HUNTSVILLE, Texas -- — Jakevion Buckley had 16 points in Southeast Louisiana's 66-59 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Monday night. Buckley added four steals for the Lions (9-8, 3-3 Southland ...

Heavy snow, sleet and ice are making travel conditions treacherous across the region, stretching from Houston into the Florida panhandle.

A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle,

Florida sees its most snowfall ever as beaches turn to snow in Sunshine State - The dangerous winter storm has resulted in the deaths of at least 11 people across the U.S. and knocked out power for more than 120,

Snow covered the white-sand beaches of normally sunny vacation spots, including Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Pensacola Beach, Florida. The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.