Record-setting snow swept throughout states like Louisiana, Texas and Alabama on Tuesday, putting them out of commission through Wednesday.

An historic January storm dumped more deep snow along the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday after bringing Houston and New Orleans to a near standstill over the past two days and burying parts of Florida's Panhandle with accumulations more typical of Chicago.

T he historic winter storm that brought record-breaking snowfall to Florida is moving toward the Carolinas. The storm, which began in Texas, covered the northern Gulf Coast with s