A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

The blast of Arctic air has made it all the way to the Gulf Coast today. That colder air is meeting up with a juicy coastal storm in the Gulf of Mexico resulting in a blitz of winter weather in areas where winter weather isn't all that common.

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U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first female uniformed leader of a U.S. military branch, was unexpectedly ousted by President Trump less than 24 hours into

Trump’s removal of Adm. Linda Fagan, who made history as the first woman to lead a U.S. military service, is the first of several potential leadership changes.