Houston’s two major airports, George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, are also closed Tuesday, while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, is pretreated roadways and airfield surfaces in preparation for the winter weather, according to spokesperson Andrew Gobeil.

More than 170 million people across the United States, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border are under cold weather alerts ahead of a crippling winter storm expected to sweep through the south from Texas to Georgia,

Hospital leaders expect case volume of flu, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, to keep climbing. Statewide respiratory illnesses are labeled as “very high,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As a blast of cold air blankets Central Florida, cold weather shelters are starting to open across the region.

Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from ABC Action Weather Meteorologist Greg Dee for Tuesday, January 21, 2025— (Sct'd rain, 50s)

With Arctic air coming down from the north, there will likely be frozen precipitation from Tuesday night into Wednesday in the Panhandle and North Florida. The Arctic air arrives Sunday night in Florida, with rain, freezing rain, sleet or snow arriving in the state by Tuesday night. Freezing rain is possible in the Ocala and Gainesville areas.

Florida winters are unique. While much of the country bundles up in heavy coats and snow boots, Florida’s cold is milder but tricky. The temperatures can range from chilly mornings to warm afternoons and breezy evenings,

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Flagler County was one of the first local counties to confirm opening cold weather shelters. The Sheltering Tree organization will open its shelter at the Rock Transformation Center, 2200 North State Street. The shelters will be open for three nights on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday as another cold snap is expected.

As a meteorologist, waking up to 4 to 6 inches of snow locally is certainly fun and interesting, but well within typical January weather for Southern New England. For me, what’s really interesting is what is forecast to take place across the Gulf Coast Tuesday with a perhaps unprecedented amount of snow for a very wide swath from Texas to parts of Florida.

While the latest state report shows the first significant decrease in flu cases since the peak, the numbers are still higher compared to the same period in recent years.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters.