The storm prompted the first-ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border, and snowplows were at the ready in the Florida Panhandle.

The South is bracing for a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by extreme cold, and high winds could fan flames in California.

The amount of snow in New Orleans is setting a new record as millions of Americans in the South deal with a storm spreading from Texas to Georgia. CBS News' Kati Weis reports.