The National Weather Service says look for temperatures to be well above normal in the coming couple of weeks. “Temperatures 10-20 degrees above average,”
A dense fog advisory was in effect ahead of the Tuesday morning commute in the area of three Southeastern Louisiana lakes, the National Weather Service of New Orleans and Baton Rouge said. Fog will reduce visibility to less than one nautical mile on Lake Pontchartrain,
Southeast Louisiana received historic amounts of snowfall on Jan. 21 as a winter storm swept through the South. Find out Louisiana's snow totals here.
Governor Jeff Landry declares winter weather emergency in Louisiana with National Weather Service issuing extreme cold warnings.
The four corners of Louisiana – from Shreveport to Monroe and Lake Charles to New Orleans – were preparing Sunday for an unprecedented winter storm.
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 "Freeze Warning" is in effect across southern Arkansas, northern Louisiana, Oklahoma and eastern Texas, as well as in small parts of Arizona, California and Florida, with temperatures falling as low as 27, and wind chills expected to feel as cold as low as 13 in some areas.
The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.
Freezing rain, at its least intense, can create thin sheets of ice that lead to slick, dangerous conditions for drivers and pedestrians. At its worst, according to National Weather Service forecaster Christopher Bannan, thick ice forms on virtually every surface, from roads and sidewalks to rooftops and plants.
The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.
Sunday morning will feel quite brisk as temperatures continue falling overnight. Sunday morning’s lows will be in the upper 30s. Winds will increase with northerly/northwesterly winds of cold air around 10-15 mph. Wind could gust up to 20 mph. Overall, Sunday will be cold, dry and breezy.
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.