A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas, according to local and national weather watchers.

The snow storm could hit over a dozen states through Wednesday, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

A rare winter storm churned across the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday (January 21), bringing heavy snow, ice and wind gusts to a region where flurries are unusual, while much of the United States remained in a deep freeze.

Jacksonville International Airport is on track to reopen at noon today after last night's winter storm of snow and ice. The airport closed because it "does not have the ability to remove accumulated snow and ice on the runways.

Jacksonville International Airport has reopened after closing Tuesday night due to severe winter weather moves.