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.

Forecasters have been saying it would happen for weeks, and it is finally here. A rare winter storm is moving across South Mississippi, bringing the possibility of up to six inches of snow with it. And our journalists are among the many across the region getting photos and video of the event.

South Mississippi residents peered through their windows in disbelief Tuesday as a rare snow coated the ground and continued to fall for hours. By 10 a.m., National Weather Service Meteorologist David Schlotzhauer said about 2.