A historic winter storm in south Alabama on Tuesday broke Mobile’s 130-year-old snowfall record and brought a rarely seen covering of snow to the beaches of Gulf Shores. But while it gave folks in Mobile an exceedingly uncommon opportunity to build snowmen, it also caused more than a few problems around the state.

All-time record snowfall blanketed the Mobile area on Tuesday. Footage from Noah Scheeler shows the campus of the University of South Alabama draped in a thick winter coat, as snow continued to fall in the region.

Snow covered the white-sand beaches of normally sunny vacation spots, including Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Pensacola Beach, Florida. The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Here's a snow map for the history books. The Jan. 21-22, 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard produced 8 inches of snow or more in six states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. There was a storm maximum of around a foot near New Orleans. pic.twitter.com/s91yvXewiP

Alabama is preparing for a significant winter storm set to impact the southern U.S. from Southeast Texas to eastern North Carolina, with snow

An impassable travel advisory has been issued for Mobile County, urging drivers to stay off the roadways as of approximately 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday County officials put out a notice that the general public should delay or suspend travel and only emergency vehicles should be on the roads at this time.

Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby reported live from Alabama during a once-in-a-lifetime snow event on Jan. 21. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump,