Around 40 million people in the U.S. are under a winter storm warning from an unusual blast of severe winter weather.

The Sunshine State will feel a little less tropical than it usually does this week as arctic air reaches the Southern United States, including Florida, bringing with it frigid temperatures and the potential for snow,

Writing this forecast as a snow lover feels like I’m writing weather fanfic, but the reality may be ones for the records books.

I wouldn’t plan on any kind of travel from Tuesday night through the day Wednesday, no matter what kind of messy wintry mix we get.