Climatologically, it is not supposed to snow in South Florida. The laid-back tropics are a region constantly gaining energy from the sun, and with Florida's temperatures moderated by warm water on three sides, snow is unusual even in the northern reaches of the state.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street was covered in snow during a rare winter storm that also impacted Southern states such as Florida and Texas.

The all-time official record of snowfall in the Pensacola area is 3 inches ... of the southern U.S., stretching from South Texas to Northeast Florida. It begs the question: Has tropical South ...

Northwest Florida is bracing itself ... across a 1,000-mile stretch from Texas to Florida. The Pensacola area is forecast to receive between 4 to 6 inches of snow, but the National Weather Service says areas south of Interstate 10 have a chance of seeing ...

Nearly 3 million people in the South were under extreme cold warnings on Wednesday and millions more were under cold weather advisories as an outbreak of arctic air grips much of the country. The notices blanketed parts of eastern Texas, Louisiana and even Florida. Freeze warnings also covered parts of Florida and Georgia.

As a historic winter storm pushes towards Florida, the National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Warnings for a large swath of the southern U.S., stretching from South Texas to Northeast Florida.

As a historic winter storm pushes towards Florida, the National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Warnings for a large swath of the southern U.S., stretching from South Texas to Northeast Florida.

The rare Southern storm prompted this headline from the Anchorage Daily News: "Hey, New Orleans, please send some of your snow to Anchorage."

According to Gerli, a likely downturn of the Texas and Florida housing markets is being underreported because "many real estate outlets don't want to admit the TX/FL dominos have fallen, as those are the states with the most realtors, investors, wholesalers, and people who buy housing market-related."

BOTTOM LINE: UTSA hits the road against South Florida looking to prolong its five-game road winning streak. The Bulls have gone 10-2 at home. South Florida ranks fourth in the AAC with 14.0 assists per game led by Mama Dembele averaging 4.8.

The trough will combine with a cold front passing to the south and cross much of the south and west on Tuesday, crossing the southern and central parts of the coast as a cool and gusty southerly change, before stalling along the north coast mid next week.