It’s been a while since the North Carolina coast saw significant snowfall, but a storm moving through the state Tuesday night, Jan. 21, is expected to bring up to 8 inches in some places. Snow started flying in some beach towns after 6 p.m. If you’ve ever wanted to see it snow at the beach, check out some of these webcams for a live view.

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.

Weather forecasters and public bodies issued health and power loss warnings Tuesday as a “rare winter storm" gripped part of the southern and eastern U.S.