A cold blast gripping the U.S. South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston.
A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids.
Snow is set to start late Monday in Houston and as much as 4 inches (10 centimeters) may fall by Tuesday, which would be a record for January, the National Weather Service said. New Orleans may get 5 inches, an all-time high for the region. Louisiana’s capital Baton Rouge might see 7 inches. Extreme cold warnings stretch from North Dakota to West Texas…