Jacksonville International Airport will close Tuesday night as severe winter weather moves in, an airport spokesperson said.

Another freestanding emergency room is being built in Jacksonville. Auld & White Constructors received a permit on behalf of Memorial Healthcare Group to build a single-story, 10,860-square-foot freestanding emergency room in Arlington at 8100 Merrill Road. For more information on the $6.5 million project, contact Auld & White at 904-296-2555.

From Houston to Jacksonville, a winter storm of snow and ice is spreading through states along the Gulf of Mexico and into Northeast Florida. Jacksonville International Airport will be closed Tuesday as a result.

A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas. At least four weather-related deaths have been reported.

City government offices: The Emergency Operations Center is partially activated. All city offices will be closed. Essential personnel will report for duty before conditions deteriorate, and nonessential personnel will stay home on administrative leave. City employees can call (904) 630-CITY for updates.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville International Airport closed Tuesday at 8 p.m. due to the incoming winter storm, the airport announced in a post on X Tuesday afternoon. The airport says it will close following its last departure, which will be "at approximately 8 p.m." Tuesday.