Universal Orlando Mardi Gras International Flavors of Carnaval kicks off this weekend in Florida. The event begins Feb. 1 and runs through March 30 at Uinversal Orlando Resort in Florida. It's a celebration filled with parades,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

But this snowstorm wasn’t just a New Orleans phenomenon. Across the Gulf Coast, cities saw unprecedented snow totals. In Florida, Milton (north of Pensacola) recorded 8.8 inches, the most snow the state has ever seen, smashing the previous record of 4.4 inches back in 1954.

As the historic winter storm that traveled across the southern U.S. heads east, it's leaving snowfall from Texas to North Carolina. This image was captured by a NOAA satellite showing several inches of snow left on the ground.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

The NWS office in Mobile reported over six inches of snow at Mobile Regional Airport early Tuesday evening and had set a new record of 8.5 inches by midnight, which broke the all-

Universal Orlando Resort’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval will let the good times roll in Universal Studios Florida from Feb. 1 through March 30, 2025, with delicious food, a nightly Mardi Gras parade with colorful floats, hundreds of street performers and, of course, lots of chances to catch beads.

Jeffrey Schweers of the Orlando Sentinel contributed ... Jack Brook in New Orleans; Sara Cline in Key Largo, Florida; Julie Walker in New York; Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut; Bruce ...

According to USA Today, a rare southern storm smashed snowfall records from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Pensacola, Florida, earlier this week, encasing the region in ice and snow. Although snow is expected to exit the area Wednesday, impacts from Winter Storm Enzo, including power outages and dangerous travel, will be felt for days.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

For example, Lake Charles, La., along the Gulf Coast, showed snowfall rates of over 1 inch per hour this morning and early afternoon and visibility down to a quarter of a mile with blowing snow. This is one of the reasons why blizzard warnings were posted briefly for that region earlier.

A statue of Pete Fountain is covered in snow on Jan. 21, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Florida was hit with its heaviest snowfall in history Tuesday when a preliminary 8.8 inches was recorded in ...