Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first ever blizzard warning for much of the state.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.

A blue heron trudging through a rare Louisiana snowstorm is a symbol of Winter Storm Enzo’s historic impact on the region, as the county faced its first-ever blizzard warning, widespread road closures and snowfall levels unseen in decades.