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, including freezing rain and sleet.

As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental United States bringing a hazardous freeze to millions of Americans from the Deep South to the Northeast Saturday going into next week.

The Maine Marine Patrol says they will continue searching on shore and on the water between Lubec and South Addison for Chester ‘Chet’ Barrett and his son Aaron Barrett.

The storm has prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border

The blizzard warning in effect until midday Tuesday was the first issued by the office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to meteorologist Donald Jones.

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.

Smelt fishing is back on the Cathance River for the first time in two years, breathing life into a winter tradition in Maine that has been on thin ice—literally.

Rangeley, Maine, is the ultimate adventure hub, from its stunning lakes to its snowy slopes! Nestled in the heart of Maine’s western mountains, Rangeley is like that cool, outdoorsy friend who always has the best weekend plans.

Kennebunkport is the kind of place that makes you want to don a pair of boat shoes and pretend you know how to sail. This coastal town, with its pristine beaches and swanky shops, is the caviar of Maine’s food scene – luxurious, indulgent, and slightly intimidating if you’re not sure how to approach it.

The storm prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border, and snow plows were at the ready in the Florida Panhandle. Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.