The Texas Gulf coast is know for hot steamy weather and has been the site of some of the most destructive and deadly hurricanes ever to strike the United States, but on February 15, 1895 arctic cold plunged into the south with a vengeance. 15, 1895 a record snowfall was measured from Texas to Alabama: Rayne, Louisiana recorded 22" a state record; Houston, also had, 22"; an incredible 15.4” feel on the beaches of Galveston, Texas, there was 8.2” in New Orleans, Louisiana, 8.2"; 6” in Brownsville, and Mobile, Alabama. Nothing like it has ever been seen since.

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