More than 30 million Americans are under a winter storm warning in the southern U.S. after historic snow storms hit Louisiana and Texas.
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Texas snow People walk past the 1900 Storm memorial sculpture on Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Electrical lineman work on power lines during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang down from a Texas Beach Watch sign during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. ( Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Paige Encarnacion builds a snowman on the beach during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Anthony Antonio sits bundled up in a blanket on the curb along Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Ice is formed on the nose of the 1900 Storm memorial sculpture during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang from a sign pointing the way to Houston during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow People wall in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow Rose bushes stand in the snow on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People walk under trees in snow near the Tolerance statues in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow An SUV drives along snow-covered Seawall Blvd. during an icy winter storm in Galveston, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Marleen Martinez, center, with an assist from Vincent Tran, tries to sled down a hill in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tues. Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. Looking on is John Neal, left. (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow Faolan Benoit, 8, sleds with a push from his dad, Casey Benoit in a neighborhood park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Spring, Texas. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Melissa Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Snow covers northbound Gulf Freeway South on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 south of downtown Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow Trent Tedlock speeds down sledding down on a hill Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Daniel Benitez and Shayra Romero sled in a snow covered hill along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Winnie Clark, right, throws a snowball toward Layton Patterson during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Snow covers the roadway as cars traverse I45 Pierce Elevated northbound Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 in Houston. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow The Houston skyline is visible in the background as snow covers downtown streets Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow A person uses cross-country skis as he walks through a snow covered hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow CORRECTS YEAR Richard Reno slides down a hill in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston, (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Marcelo Garrone and Theresa Ngo walk their two-year-old dog Rafa as the snow is falling Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow People sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Adrian Santos, left, and Aaron Kenigsberg make a snowman along Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Mariella Rodriguez rolls around in snow Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People play in snow along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Cars travel on a snow covered highway Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Steven Nichols pushes his wheelchair through snow Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Ice covers a vehicle during an icy winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Workers plow snow off the roadways at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow A woman walks her dogs near the Tolerance statues in Buffalo Bayou Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston (Jill Karnicki/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jill Karnicki/AP)
Texas snow A person sleds down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Butch Byron, an employee at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Hughes Landing, sprinkles de-icing salt onto the lobby driveway outside the main entrance Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Michael Wyke/AP)
Texas snow The Houston skyline is visible in the background as snow covers downtown streets Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Kirk Sides/AP)
Texas snow Braedon McCants hits Thomas Pickell with a snowball as they snowball fights at Rice University campus Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Mariella Rodriguez slides down a snow-covered hill Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Mabel Patterson gathers snow in her front yard during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood., Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Nathan Burchard skis along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow An area around an airport sign is covered in snow at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Workers plow snow off the roadways at the closed George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow People walk in snow along Buffalo Bayou Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Icicles hang down from a vehicle during an icy winter storm in Galveston, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Brett Coomer/AP)
Texas snow Angela Martinez makes a snowman outside Minute Made Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People shovel snow off the sidewalk Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow People sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Jose Sanchez scrapes snow off his car Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow Ella McCorory enjoys a grape-juice covered snowball during an icy winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Jason Fochtman/AP)
Texas snow Zumela Cantu plays in snow with her nephew Owen Aguano Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow A hotel worker shovels the icy snow from the sidewalk Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Houston. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP) (Yi-Chin Lee/AP)
Texas snow Trent Tedlock falls as he sleds on a hill with his wife Mayra Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Texas snow Abbie Schuh and her 8-year-old daughter Louise Delisio get covered in snow as they sled down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
Texas snow A person sleds down a hill at Herman Park Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis/AP)
