Today, January 21, 2025, a winter storm barreled through the southern United States, depositing snow in cities like Houston and New Orleans. According to the Associated Press, snow plows were at the ready in a particularly surprising locale—the Florida panhandle.

James Spann, ABC 33/40, and Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa Chief Meteorologist said, “The new global model runs (GFS, ECMWF) are showing stronger signals of a potential winter storm for parts of the Deep South Tuesday,

Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are spreading east across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas, closing roads and schools and grounding flights.