A rare and deadly winter storm descended across the southern U.S. on Tuesday, leaving some record-setting snow totals and halting travel for millions of Americans in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.

Here's a look: The swath of severe winter weather extended from the East Coast down the Carolinas, through Georgia and parts of Florida, Alabama, Louisiana ... interactive map from the National ...

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of ...

Louisiana(REUTERS) Another 4 inches (10 cm) of snow, combined with sleet and freezing rain, piled up in some spots in northern Florida, southern Georgia and southeast South Carolina as the storm ...

Winter storm warnings are in place in several states with heavy snow, freezing rain and dangerously cold temperatures expected.