Winter Storm Enzo Brings Historic Snow to the South

The storm brought record snow to Florida. Portions of most interstates and highways were closed in Louisiana. Charleston received at least 4 inches of snow.

The South was still digging out Wednesday from a historic winter storm that shut down interstate systems, airports and schools, covered palm trees and beaches with snow and left at least five people dead in Texas.

The system, named Winter Storm Enzo by The Weather Channel, brought the most snow recorded in at least a century to cities like New Orleans, Mobile and Pensacola on Tuesday.

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Some Florida schools closed for the rest of the week. Nearly half of Florida’s 67 school districts canceled classes today, most of them across the Panhandle and northern part of the state.

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The cold-blooded creatures won’t grow much during the cold weather, but they’re able to conserve energy and survive frigid temperatures by moving very little,” Fontenot told Nola.com.

“You know, it’s a short-term delay in the old activities, but with some good warming weather come out of this, we find it’s gonna get back to where it was pretty quickly again,” Fontenot told Nola.com.

Snow ‘Refrigeration Effect’ Drops Louisiana Temperatures Further

Temperatures dipped into the single digits in parts of southern Louisiana Wednesday morning.

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People walk around on Bourbon Street as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

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Death Toll Rising In Texas

Behind the winter storm, a round of dangerously cold air moved southward, dropping temperatures into the single digits (or colder) for millions early this morning. In Austin, Texas, two people died from the cold weather, the city announced, providing no further details.