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.

For the first time in seven years, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for Florida. Here's what that means for Jacksonville.

From Houston to Jacksonville, a winter storm of snow and ice is spreading through states along the Gulf of Mexico and into Northeast Florida. Jacksonville International Airport will be closed Tuesday as a result.