Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained a hazard on roads frozen with slippery ice.

Meteorologists were left speechless Tuesday as record amounts of snow fell along the Gulf Coast. Here’s why it was so snowy.

Parts of the Empire state where walloped with snow Monday and parts of western and central New York expect more lake effect snow through Wednesday. Some communities south and east of Buffalo have already seen at least a foot of snow.

Much of Central Texas received snowfall Monday night into early Tuesday morning. While most cities received less than half an inch, some places picked up more than an inch of snow. WEATHER RECORDS: What’s the most snow Austin has ever received?