AUSTIN (KXAN) — Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

Our powerful two-day storm has prompted winter storm warnings across most of northern Minnesota, and a rare April blizzard warning is up for the North Shore until 10 p.m. Wednesday evening.

The investigation is ongoing. According to the sheriff’s office, Rice County was under a blizzard warning from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 3 p.m. Wednesday. Weather officials called for 7 to 9 inches of ...