A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.

Blizzards are set to bring heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain all the way along the Gulf Coast from Texas to North Carolina - conditions usually only seen further north.

A rare winter storm churned across the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, ice and wind gusts to a region where flurries are unusual, while much of the United States remained in a deep freeze.

Houston’s two major airports, George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, are also closed Tuesday, while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, is pretreated roadways and airfield surfaces in preparation for the winter weather, according to spokesperson Andrew Gobeil.

With no teams left in the playoff, the region's long-running domination of the sport appears to be at an end. So what gives? "It’s different when you can’t say, ‘Next guy up!’ like you used to."

Much of the country is seeing frigid temperatures while snow is impacting the U.S. as far south as Texas, Louisiana and the Florida panhandle. Kati Weis and Skyler Henry have more.

Clarke County Emergency Management Agency has been preparing for days ahead of this threat and is working in close contact with MDOT and other local authorities.

An updated NBA mock draft, with Cooper Flagg heading north and the Spurs landing Victor Wembanyama's point guard of the future.

Late last year, a specialized mine rescue camera was lowered into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep mineshaft in South Africa, where hundreds of illegal miners were reported to be trapped, starving,

Millions of Americans face an artic blast, including the first-ever blizzard warning for parts of the Gulf Coast.

People in the Deep South are getting a rare winter wonderland today. It's snowing where it almost never does: on beaches, in the French Quarter, and even in Florida.