Airports in the Houston, Texas area have temporarily shut down operations as the state braces for brutal blizzard conditions and winds of up to 35 miles per hour.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast left New Orleans and Houston frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding nearly all flights and canceling school for millions of students more used to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

Southeast Texas is bracing for Winter Storm Enzo, prompting airport closures in Houston and widespread travel disruptions.

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A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights.

Flights continued to be cancelled in the U.S. on Wednesday, as the historic winter storm that hit Louisiana, Texas and other Gulf Coast states continued spreading for a second day.

With winter weather striking the Southeastern United States on Tuesday and blanketing several states with snow and ice, travel via plane, train or car has become challenging.

AUSTIN, Texas - Airports saw cancelations and delays across Texas due to wintry weather conditions on Tuesday. According to FlightAware, the Austin Bergstrom International Airport canceled around 70 flights and had even more flights stalled.

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport remained opened Tuesday as travelers faced delays and canceled flights due to overnight snow and ice. KXAN counted 89 delays, on top of 44 cancelations tracked by FlightAware.

According to Weather.com , Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, recorded record snow totals with 7.5 inches and 7.6 inches, respectively, while Baton Rouge reported 7.6 inches, New Orleans eight inches and Lafayette nine inches.

Flight cancellations are mounting as a historic winter storm sweeps across the Gulf Coast. Already, the storm has brought air traffic to a virtual standstill at several airports across parts of Texas and Louisiana.

Snow, ice and frigid temperatures from Tuesday grounded hundreds of flights at Charlotte’s airport on Wednesday morning. As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Charlotte Douglas International Airport had 186 flights canceled and 102 that were delayed,