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

The snowstorm currently lashing the Gulf Coast is being described as a once in a generation weather event, the National Weather Service said Monday.

Areas along the gulf coast were slammed by a rare winter storm stretching from Texas to Florida. New Orleans received record-breaking snowfall that brought the city to a halt.