Heavy snow and freezing temperatures are hitting parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast, causing travel disruptions and prompting a number of Southern governors to declare states of emergency. Winter weather — including low temperatures and storms — involves a number of risks,

A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways, grounding nearly all flights and canceling school for millions of students more used to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

Hazardous travel conditions are expected early Tuesday across the San Antonio metro area, but snow and ice will likely melt by the afternoon.

A winter storm that is expected to begin in Texas next week could end up bringing snow and ice to parts of Florida.

Winter Storm Enzo has brought rare, record-breaking snow to parts of the Gulf Coast, snarling travel and resulting in historic snowfall totals from New Orleans to Florida. New Orleans picked up 8 inches, making it the heaviest snowfall there in modern day records (since 1948) and the city's biggest total in over 100 years.

Precip may start as rain, but as temps fall to the freezing mark after sunset Monday, a transition to freezing rain and sleet is expected.

From Texas through the Deep South, down into Florida and to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, snow and sleet made for accumulating ice in New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Florida and other major cities.

An historic winter storm is bringing freezing weather to much of the South. It dumped a record snowfall on the region and is making icy conditions. The system created a winter wonderland from Texas to Florida,