For the latest updates on the snow, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. LAFAYETTE, La. − A wide swath of the South was targeted by a major winter storm Tuesday as brutally cold temperatures gripped much of the nation,

Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Going into Tuesday, a very rare and disruptive snowstorm is forecast to sweep across the Southeast in many places that don’t traditionally see snow, such as the Gulf Coast. Winter storm warnings are lined up from Houston to the Carolinas for the potential of a widespread swath of 3-5 inches of […]