The heavier bands appear to be reported closer to the coast, which was expected, according to Service meteorologist Donald Jones.

The heavier bands appear to be reported closer to the coast, which was expected, according to Service meteorologist Donald Jones.

A storm is bringing the first-ever blizzard warning issued for Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.

Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana are under its first ever blizzard warning Tuesday as the winter storm rolls through

Houstonians, and most in the Gulf region stretching from Galveston to Lake Charles, Louisiana, woke up Tuesday with several inches of snow and subfreezing temperatures.

A "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.

The National Weather Service Lake Charles shows an increasing probability for a cold snap and arctic air early next week.

A Blizzard Warning has been issued for some Texas and Louisiana counties on Tuesday due to snow and wind from a winter storm.

Motiva Enterprises shut several critical systems at its 659,700 b/d Port Arthur, Texas, refinery early Monday after unusually low temperatures moved into the state.

Nearly 265 million Americans are under cold weather alerts as extreme temperatures affect 43 states. A major winter storm is impacting the Gulf states, bringing blizzard warnings to areas unaccustomed to such conditions.

Texas faces record-breaking cold, but meteorologists predict milder temperatures by the weekend. Here's what to know

The latest on the once-in-a-generation winter system off of the Gulf of Mexico from the southernmost Blizzard Warning ever issued to near-record snowfall.