Some of Houston’s finest were seen taking a break from calls and engaging in a snowball fight Tuesday morning. The city of Houston took to X to post a video of city firefighters and police officers laughing and enjoying the snow between calls.

A rare, historic snowfall blanketed parts of the southern U.S. on Tuesday, allowing residents to play in the rather unusual weather. Families went snow tubing in Houston. People made snowballs and snow angels. People were even seen skiing on Bourbon Street.

By noon, the National Weather Service had reported about 4 inches of snow in New Orleans. The storm prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border, and snow plows were at the ready in the Florida Panhandle, according to the Associated Press.

HOUSTON - What's happening in town Tuesday is certainly something we don't often get to see here in Houston. So were you out braving the cold or enjoying an actual snow day in Houston? Many Houstonians,

Winter storm Enzo hit the Houston area overnight, with inches of snow falling over the city. In the early Tuesday morning, with the city quiet, people walked around in the snowfall to witness the rare snow day.