Some 30 cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued as temperatures on the Gulf Coast plummeted to historic lows this week.

Thirty sea turtles were rescued from the freezing waters during an unprecedented snowstorm that blanketed parts of Florida with six to eight inches of snow.

At least 11 people are dead as a record breaking winter storm has ravaged the southern United States from Texas to Florida, closing airports, snarling traffic, and creating icy and dangerous driving conditions on the area's freeways.

The Gulf Coast is recovering from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that hit from Texas to Florida, killing at least ten people, damaging roads, and closing airports, officials say.Car wrecks and hypothermia have claimed several lives as the south is threatened by frigid weather and heavy snowfall.