Gulf Shores may have long embraced the slogan “Small Town, Big Beach,” but after Tuesday’s historic snowfall blanketed the coastal city with 8.75 inches, a new catchphrase is gaining ground: “Small Town,

On Monday, the National Weather Service called it a once in a generation event. At least 8 inches fell in New Orleans, where no snow had accumulated since 2009. (It broke a previous record of 2.7 inches, according to the NWS .) It was also the largest winter storm to hit Jacksonville in 35 years and the biggest for Houston since 1960.