Weather forecasters and public agencies issued health and power loss warnings Tuesday as a “rare winter storm" gripped parts of the southern and eastern United States."A bitterly cold airmass will remain in place for much of the South and eastern U.

A major winter storm slammed the southern US Tuesday, blanketing parts of the Gulf Coast with record-breaking snowfall in a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather.

The Lowcountry’s winter storm has arrived, and people all across the area are experiencing snow, freezing rain, and sleet Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service will remain in effect for Colleton,