A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east overnight, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle,

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.

Millions of Americans across the South are bracing for a rare and potentially dangerous winter storm threatening to bring snow, sleet, ice and rain from Texas to the Carolinas. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more from New Orleans and CBS News meteorologist Grant Gilmore has a look at the forecast.