Roughly 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts as a rare winter storm amid bone-chilling temperatures brings potentially historic snowfall to cities unused to harsh,

Seeing snow, and this much of it at that is a weather miracle for Lafayette, Chalmette, and Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Gulf Coast is seeing record-breaking snowfall across the board that people will reminisce about in the years to come.

Pilot Michael Price set Alabama's glider altitude record at 15,659 feet using natural wind lift from Barwick-LaFayette Airport, now poised for more records due to its unique Mountain Wave effect..

An unprecedented snowstorm swept through the US South, blanketing areas in snow levels not seen in decades. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, combined with a low-pressure system and cold air, created historic conditions across several states.

At least nine people are believed to have died as a result of the dangerous cold gripping much of the country, as a once-in-a-generation winter storm wreaks havoc on the Gulf Coast — a region wholly unaccustomed to winter weather.

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.

More cold is in store for Central Floridians. High temperatures will only reach the 50s, according to NWS Melbourne. The skies, however, will be sunnier than the previous two days. Northern Lake and inland Volusia counties have a freeze warning until 9 a.

Many people who don't normally get to experience snow found unique ways to enjoy the rare sight this week as a historic winter storm moved across the South.

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Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists … Happening now: It’s not as cold as it has been tonight, but still quite cold. Mainly clear skies with lows ranging from the mid-teens to around 20.

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Thursday will continue the trend of cold and overcast weather. Temperatures are still below normal with highs in the 50s and 60s, according to NWS Melbourne. Scattered light-to-moderate showers will increase from south to north through the morning.