A historic winter storm swept across the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, bringing heavy snow and icy conditions to the Southeast while most of the country was facing dangerously cold temperatures from an arctic blast that arrived over the weekend.

Residents across parts of the Gulf Coast and South are bracing for a rare winter storm expected to drop heavy snow and create treacherous conditions.

A week and a half later, another part of Texas is being threatened by snowfall from another winter storm that will move across the central and southern parts of the state. This area rarely sees snow and according to the National Weather Service, some areas could see as much as 5 to 7 inches of the white powdery stuff.