A dangerous winter storm sweeping across the South is dumping heavy snow across Houston and other major metropolitan areas along the Interstate 10 corridor.

More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WKRC) — "Gulf of America" appeared in a Winter Weather Emergency Declaration from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. According to WFTX, the term "Gulf of America" appeared in an emergency declaration issued only hours after President Donald Trump mentioned his desire to have the title changed during his inaugural address Monday.

The name of the Gulf of Mexico is just one of the many things President Trump has promised to change. While it hasn't changed yet, click to see how the state's executive order used the new title.

Cloudy with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 6 mph (9.7 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 45 °F (7.2 °C). Partly cloudy ...

A tropical low may develop in the Gulf of Carpentaria from Thursday. Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds: Easterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 ...

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Frosty start to the work week. Dry days carry us through midweek before some late week changes. Cinthia Pimentel has the Microclimate Forecast.

Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to ...

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New Orleans saw 8 inches of snow, breaking the previous record of 2.7 inches by a long shot, with Chalmette, Louisiana seeing 11.5 inches and Lafayette and Rayne seeing 10.5 inches. The Acadiana region of Louisiana saw temperatures drop as low as 2 degrees F, the lowest ever recorded there since records began in 1893.