The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles, LA, issued a blizzard warning about 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 for Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. It is the first blizzard warning ever issued by the Lake Charles weather service office.

Instead of coming from the West Coast or diving in from the northern Great Plains, this one comes from the Gulf of Mexico. I know what you’re thinking: “How can there be a winter storm from a place with warm moist air?

At least 10 people have died. Officials warned that arctic cold will persist for another day, and roads could remain dangerous. Still, many Southerners found joy in the rare experience.

States in the Gulf South know how to attract business. Lower taxes and incentives make the region appealing for commercial real estate development, and it shows in the range of office, industrial, and mixed-use projects taking shape. For developers, understanding these incentives can make all the difference.

Visitors taking in the view of the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Texas, on Friday aren't sure what to make of President Donald Trump's decision to rename it Gulf of America.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast left New Orleans and Houston frozen Tuesday.

For the first time ever, Lake Charles ... the northern Gulf of Mexico is dumping heavy snow and bringing wind gusts in excess of 35 mph across southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana as storm ...

For the first time in recorded history, Lake Charles ... southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas. The storm, driven by a low-pressure system moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico, has produced ...

Mexican president says President Trump can call the gulf whatever he wants but that the world will still call it the Gulf of Mexico.

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a ... The National Weather Service's Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard warning Tuesday. The NWS' Mobile office ...