The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

Here's a look at snowfall totals from Tuesday's winter storm that blanketed Houston and parts Louisiana in multiple inches of the white stuff.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - There’s a new exhibit in Lake Charles highlighting local artists. Between Jan. 14 and Mar. 8, Lake Charles Historic City Hall will feature pieces from DeRidder artists.

The latest on the once-in-a-generation winter system off of the Gulf of Mexico from the southernmost Blizzard Warning ever issued to near-record snowfall.

For the first time in the history of the National Weather Service, a Blizzard Warning has been issued for Beaumont, Lake Charles and Lafayette.

Schools are closed, snow is falling in places where it usually doesn't and freezing temperatures are sweeping across the South as a winter storm tracks across states including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Lake Charles Regional Airport is now open. Commercial flights will resume Thursday afternoon, according to the airport’s Facebook. Their primary runway is open, and their secondary runway should open later today. The airport was closed due to snow and ice covering the taxiways after the snowstorm.

A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston.

A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston and highways in New Orleans.Most Read from Bloomber

The blizzard warning in Lake Charles, Louisiana, marked a historic moment, with winds and heavy snow reducing visibility in a region not accustomed to such conditions. As temperatures plunged, governors in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama declared states of emergency, and many school systems closed for the day.

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.

The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National ... Texas and southwest Louisiana and will remain ...