A winter storm warning has been issued for the Houston area for the first time in nearly two years as a rare Gulf Coast winter storm promises heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The National Weather Service in League City,

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 1:27 p.m. on Sunday valid from Tuesday noon until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva and Houston counties.

The FOX Forecast Center is monitoring a rare winter storm that’s expected to bring heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain along the Gulf Coast and into the South. FOX Weather meteorologists Ari Sarsalari and Kendall Smith break down the forecast.