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

The Gulf Coast is recovering from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that hit from Texas to Florida, killing at least ten people, damaging roads, and closing airports, officials say.Car wrecks and hypothermia have claimed several lives as the south is threatened by frigid weather and heavy snowfall.