Christmas the next morning, something completely foreign to the region. Across all of southern Texas and in southwestern Louisiana, snow fell in places where it had not for anywhere from 15 to 120 years. Near the coast, in Corpus Christi, Texas, of snow fell, more snow than in all previous recorded years combined. This was also the case in Victoria, Texas, where a significant fell. New Orleans, Louisiana had its first white Christmas in 50 years. In addition to the unusual occurrence of snow inland, moderate to heavy snow was also reported over the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first significant snow fall in Houston since February 12, 1960, when a snowstorm hit central and south Texas with eight to 10 inches of snow. Some snow totals: Alice, Texas: 12 inches (30.48 cm) Beeville, Texas: 10.0 inches (25.4 cm) Brownsville, Texas: 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) Corpus Christi, Texas: 5.2 inches (13.2 cm) El Campo, Texas: 11.0 inches (27.9 cm) Galveston, Texas: 4.0 inches (10.16 cm) Houston, Texas: 1.0 inches (2.5 cm) Kingsville, Texas: 6.0 inches (15.24 cm) Lake Charles, Louisiana: 1.2 inches (3.1 cm) Laredo, Texas: 2.0 inches (5.07 cm) Mathis, Texas: 11 inches (27.9 cm) McAllen, Texas: 4.0 inches (10.16 cm) New Orleans, Louisiana: 0.7 inches or more (1.8 cm) Pearland, Texas: 2.8 inches (7.3 cm) Sandia, Texas: 12 inches (30.48 cm) Victoria, Texas: 13.0 inches (33.0 cm) Georgia and South Carolina As the cyclone tracked through Florida offshore the Southeast, up to an inch of freezing rain and sleet fell at Augusta and Aiken. North Carolina Several inches of snow fell across portions of the state, with the highest amount noted of at Ahoskie. Virginia Several locations across the Tidewater reported over a foot of snow, with the highest amount of reported at Quinby and Tabb. Frontogenesis (strengthening temperature gradient) within the comma head of the extratropical cyclone between the 500 hPa and 700 hPa layers (or 10-20 kft) contributed to the banded snow seen across this region. It led to the snowiest December across the Norfolk area since 1958. Maryland Light to moderate snow fell on the Eastern Shore, with the highest amount of measured at Shelltown. New Jersey On December 25, 2004, there was light to moderate snows fall across portions of the state, with the highest amount of falling at Mount Holly. New York Southeastern sections of the state saw