FLORIDA residents have been shocked to find snow on the ground as a historic winter storm is set to sweep through the southeast. Up to five inches are expected to fall in the heaviest snow

Florida and Texas were both under winter storm warning from the National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday morning as an arctic air mass caused plunging temperatures and heavy snow along the Gulf Coast.

The South is bracing for a major winter storm, most of the nation remains gripped by extreme cold, and high winds could fan flames in California.