More than 30 million Americans are under a winter storm warning in the southern U.S. after historic snow storms hit Louisiana, Texas and Florida.
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Heavy snow falls onto the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP) Heavy snow falls onto the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Rare winter storm Heavy snow falls onto palm trees and the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana/Tampa Bay Times via AP) (Luis Santana)
Heavy snow falls onto the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP) Heavy snow falls onto the Florida Welcome Center on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Pensacola, Fla. (Luis Santana /Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Florida snow The 'Welcome to Florida' sign in the northwest part of the state was covered in light snow. (Photo: NorthEscambia.com)
Rare winter storm A person stands in the snow on Canal Street on January 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A winter storm brought rare snowfall to the Southern states including Florida, Texas and New Orleans, shutting down schools and businesses and drawing out locals, many of whom had never seen snow before. (Photo by Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images) (Tyler Kaufman)
Rare winter storm People walk around on Bourbon Street as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Rare winter storm A person walks along snow covered Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Rare winter storm Snow covers Canal Street in downtown New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert)
Rare winter storm People walk around on Bourbon Street as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Rare winter storm This photo provided by Michael Grimes of 409 Dronegraphy shows snow over Galveston Tx on the morning of Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Grimes/409 Dronegraphy via AP) (Michael Grimes)
Texas snow People walk past the 1900 Storm memorial sculpture on Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Electrical lineman work on power lines during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang down from a Texas Beach Watch sign during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Paige Encarnacion builds a snowman on the beach during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Anthony Antonio sits bundled up in a blanket on the curb along Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Ice is formed on the nose of the 1900 Storm memorial sculpture during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang from a sign pointing the way to Houston during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow People wall in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow Rose bushes stand in the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People walk under trees in snow near the Tolerance statues in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow An SUV drives along snow-covered Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm in Galveston, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Marleen Martinez, center, with an assist from Vincent Tran, tries to sled down a hill in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tues. Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. Looking on is John Neal, left. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow Faolan Benoit, 8, sleds with a push from his dad, Casey Benoit in a neighborhood park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Spring, Texas. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Melissa Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Snow covers northbound Gulf Freeway South on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 south of downtown Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow Trent Tedlock speeds down sledding down on a hill Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Daniel Benitez and Shayra Romero sled in a snow covered hill along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Winnie Clark, right, throws a snowball toward Layton Patterson during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Snow covers the roadway as cars traverse I45 Pierce Elevated northbound Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 in Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow The Houston skyline is visible in the background as snow covers downtown streets Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow A person uses cross-country skis as he walks through a snow covered hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow CORRECTS YEAR Richard Reno slides down a hill in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston, (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Marcelo Garrone and Theresa Ngo walk their two-year-old dog Rafa as the snow is falling Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow People sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Adrian Santos, left, and Aaron Kenigsberg make a snowman along Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Mariella Rodriguez rolls around in snow Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People play in snow along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Cars travel on a snow covered highway Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Steven Nichols pushes his wheelchair through snow Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Ice covers a vehicle during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Workers plow snow off the roadways at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow A woman walks her dogs near the Tolerance statues in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow A person sleds down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Butch Byron, an employee at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Hughes Landing, sprinkles de-icing salt onto the lobby driveway outside the main entrance Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Michael Wyke/AP)
Texas snow The Houston skyline is visible in the background as snow covers downtown streets Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow Braedon McCants hits Thomas Pickell with a snowball as they snowball fights at Rice University campus Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Mariella Rodriguez slides down a snow-covered hill Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Mabel Patterson gathers snow in her front yard during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood., Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Nathan Burchard skis along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow An area around an airport sign is covered in snow at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Workers plow snow off the roadways at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow People walk in snow along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang down from a vehicle during an icy winter storm in Galveston, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Angela Martinez makes a snowman outside Minute Made Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People shovel snow off the sidewalk Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Jose Sanchez scrapes snow off his car Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Ella McCorory enjoys a grape-juice covered snowball during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Zumela Cantu plays in snow with her nephew Owen Aguano Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow A hotel worker shovels the icy snow from the sidewalk Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow Trent Tedlock falls as he sleds on a hill with his wife Mayra Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Abbie Schuh and her 8-year-old daughter Louise Delisio get covered in snow as they sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow A person sleds down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
