Gulf Coast Ports Closed for Unusual “Snow Day”

Port operations ranging from Houston to New Orleans to Mobile are all being disrupted by an unprecedented snowstorm followed by record-cold air temperatures. Lacking the equipment to deal with the snow which ranges between 1 to 6 inches in places, the ports declared a “snow day.”

Weather reports indicate the unusual weather pattern that is moving along the U.S. Gulf Coast will impact as many as 40 million people. Authorities from Texas to Louisiana and on into the Carolina are urging people to stay home. Reports are t…