2025 will be my 15th year chasing storms. I’ve seen over 300 tornadoes, over a dozen hurricanes, fires and the worst floods you could imagine. But, never in a million years did I think I’d capture an image where deep snow clashes with the Gulf of Mexico. That is until today in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

The rising sun casts a magical golden hour to the snow packed beach like something you’d see out of a movie.

These Gulf Shores palm trees have seen many hurricanes, but a snowstorm? That a first.

The Gulf Coast and Blizzard Warning have never been in the same sentence before Tuesday. From South Louisiana to Pensacola, nearly a foot of snow covers houses, vehicles, and front yards as far as the eye can see.