A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas.

A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

A snowstorm warning was in effect for 31 million people - from southern Texas east through Georgia and north to the Carolinas and into Virginia - until Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy.

ET: Wednesday's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans was postponed after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the New Orleans area. The date for the rescheduled

The NBA announced Wednesday's game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks has been postponed due to the inclement weather in New Orleans.

A young girl from New Orleans experienced snow for the first time in her neighborhood Tuesday morning. Olivia said she woke up early as the snow was coming in, and immediately took a walk with her parents along St.

Footage from EarthCam shows snowfall blanketing Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a once-in-a-generation winter storm hits the South.