Millions of Americans face an artic blast, including the first-ever blizzard warning for parts of the Gulf Coast.

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Charlotte Douglas International Airport had 186 flights canceled and 102 that were delayed, according to FlightAware, an online website providing real-time information. FlightAware also reported that flights scheduled to come to CLT are being delayed at other airports by about an hour and 30 minutes.

Flights continued to be cancelled in the U.S. on Wednesday, as the historic winter storm that hit Louisiana, Texas and other Gulf Coast states continued spreading for a second day.

The Jacksonville International Airport reopened Wednesday at noon after the winter storm prompted its closure Tuesday evening.

According to Weather.com , Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida, recorded record snow totals with 7.5 inches and 7.6 inches, respectively, while Baton Rouge reported 7.6 inches, New Orleans eight inches and Lafayette nine inches.

Flight cancellations are mounting as a historic winter storm sweeps across the Gulf Coast. Already, the storm has brought air traffic to a virtual standstill at several airports across parts of Texas and Louisiana.

A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana

Blizzard warnings were issued for areas near the Gulf Coast as a massive winter storm hits the South. Nearly 250 million Americans are under cold weather advisories or extreme cold warnings.

Governors in Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and even Florida called the Sunshine State and declared states of emergency.

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A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

Any remaining showers this evening will clear eastwards. The overnight period will then continue dry with variable amounts of cloud and lengthy clear spells. Wednesday Tomorrow morning, plenty of ...