A historic and deadly winter storm that stretches over 1,500 miles blanketed the southern U.S. on Tuesday with historic snow totals, including the first-ever Blizzard Warning for the Gulf Coast.

During a press conference Tuesday, he pointed at the unusual situation of winter weather in Florida by referencing the "Blizzard Beach" amusement park in Orlando

A powerful and rare winter storm swept across the South on Tuesday, bringing the first-ever Blizzard Warning to the Gulf Coast and blasting communities from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas with record-shattering snow that snarled travel and brought daily life to a halt.

Historic snowfall is burying parts of the Gulf Coast from southeast Texas through Louisiana and into parts of Mississippi and Alabama. The winter weather is contributing to dangerous conditions and disrupting travel,