A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven't seen before. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico was combining with a low-pressure system and chilly air to drop significant amounts of snow in some spots.

Seeing snow, and this much of it at that is a weather miracle for Lafayette, Chalmette, and Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Gulf Coast is seeing record-breaking snowfall across the board that people will reminisce about in the years to come.

That included 10.5 inches near Lafayette, Louisiana by Tuesday afternoon ... on X of two people having a snowball fight in Orange Beach, Alabama, just steps from the Gulf of Mexico.

The NCAA championships for beach volleyball are changing locations due to the impact of the Southern California wildfires.

Saturday’s Sun Belt slate includes the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) against the South Alabama Jaguars (14-7, 6-3 Sun Belt) at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for

Winter Storm Enzo was not your typical winter storm, but its rain and snow were caused by a classic setup. Enzo never truly had a robust low pressure system, but instead was a large overlap between the coldest air of the season, abundant moisture and the tail end of a deep upper-level trough.

Welcome to cwg.live, updated around-the-clock by Capital Weather Gang meteorologists … Happening now: It’s not as cold as it has been tonight, but still quite cold. Mainly clear skies with lows ranging from the mid-teens to around 20.

Some areas in Louisiana and Alabama saw over 11 inches of snow ... Louisiana seeing 11.5 inches and Lafayette and Rayne seeing 10.5 inches. The Acadiana region of Louisiana saw temperatures ...

Louisiana hosts the Troy Trojans after Erica Lafayette scored 21 points in Louisiana's 62-49 loss to the Arkansas State Red Wolves

Instead of sandcastles, beachgoers in Alabama crafted snowmen out of the over six inches of snow that blanketed the sand. The City of Orange Beach posted a video on X Thursday showing a snowman ...

The Southern Grind Coffee House has two locations in Orange Beach, Alabama. One at The Wharf and one at Hotel Indigo.

Pilot Michael Price set Alabama's glider altitude record at 15,659 feet using natural wind lift from Barwick-LaFayette Airport, now poised for more records due to its unique Mountain Wave effect..