Sun-soaked Florida and other parts of the South appear to have shattered snowfall records in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness sandy snowscapes on beaches, of all places.

Thousands of miles of coastline between Texas and Florida were buffeted by powerful snowstorms over the past few days, with many locations across the Gulf Coast seeing record-breaking snowfall. Some areas in Louisiana and Alabama saw over 11 inches of snow,

The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.