A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas

MIAMI - A major winter storm is moving into northern Florida on Tuesday, bringing what will potentially be record-breaking snowfall totals in spots, the threat of accumulating ice and locally treacherous travel conditions.

For much of the Gulf Coast, the snowstorm that's expected to end soon was a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm.Many areas saw more snow than they have in at least 130 years, making this truly a historic event.