The National Weather Service thinks that Alabama’s southernmost counties could see 3 to even 4 inches of snow. Snow is even expected along the beaches, according to forecasters. The rest of south Alabama will likely get 1 to 3 inches of snow as well.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

A snowstorm grips the U.S. South, creating unusual winter scenes:::: Tucker, Georgia:: Panama City, Florida:: Houston, Texas:: New Orleans, LouisianaThe storm is expected to crawl through Mississippi,