Record-setting snow swept throughout states like Louisiana, Texas and Alabama on Tuesday, putting them out of commission through Wednesday.

After shutting down Monday ahead of significant snowfall in Houston, the Houston Airport System announced it planned to reopen airports Wednesday morning. Some travelers got stuck at the airport thanks to the winter storm that slammed southeast Texas with its snowiest day since 1973.

The southeastern U.S. is being battered by a historic winter storm that has force airports to suspend all flights. Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.

A historic winter storm swept across the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, bringing heavy snow and icy conditions to the Southeast while most of the country was facing dangerously cold temperatures from an arctic blast that arrived over the weekend.

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

Heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the Midwest and the eastern US into a deep freeze.

Tuesday's winter wonderland in Southeast Texas is taking on a new, uglier form thanks to an overnight hard freeze rendering roads and walkways treacherously slick. Snow melt from Winter Storm Enzo, which dropped more than 5 inches of snow in isolated areas around Houston,

With freezing temperatures holding firm, much of Houston remains at a standstill, as schools, businesses and many roads remained closed Wednesday morning. State of play: Driving on roads is still not advised as melted snow has refrozen.