A rare winter storm is bringing snow and freezing rain to parts of the US Deep South, closing highways and airports in Texas.
The National Weather Service says that the Gulf Coast will experience an historic snowfall, with an inch of snow or more expected to fall per hour from eastern Texas through the western Florida Panhandle.
Online tracker Flight Aware says that more than 2,200 flights within the US were cancelled, and 3,000 more were delayed.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that she has declared a state of emergency in a dozen counties in western New York as communities face the snow and extreme cold.