Lake Charles, Louisiana

Historic winter storm blanketing Louisiana with snow

How much snow fell during historic winter storm? See totals for your Louisiana city.

Though NWS forecasters are still collecting official snowfall counts, these reports give a good look at just how much snow Louisiana saw.

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Utilities handling Louisiana’s historic winter storm well so far, but things could change

Aside from a water system failure in Lafayette, most of the state’s public utilities faired well Tuesday as a blizzard covered southern Louisiana, but things could change.

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Louisiana officials provide updates following historic winter storm

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state officials held a news briefing on Wednesday to update residents on the unprecedented weather event and its ongoing challenges.

Lake Charles receives 1st ever blizzard warning

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Lake Charles NWS office issues first ever blizzard warning for Southeast Texas and Louisiana

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.

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Lake Charles receives first ever blizzard warning

He provided many updates on what the state is doing to weather the storm, including the fleet of snow plow trucks that are headed for our area as we speak. But if he had one message to hammer home it’s this: Stay Home.

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What is the criteria for a blizzard warning?

Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

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Interstate 10 shutdown across most of Louisiana to nearly the Mississippi state line

The Interstate 10 closure spans nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans.

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Lake Charles sees lowest temperature in 125 years overnight

Lake Charles' lowest temperature on record is 3 degrees on Feb. 12, 1899. Records go back to 1895. We can thank clear skies, light wind and the snow for the frigid temperatures overnight.

Louisiana just got its first-ever blizzard warning

Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first ...

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Will Louisiana blow past the projected snow totals? Here's how much had fallen by noon.

Snow flurries are continuing to rain down in Louisiana as inches of snow pile up on the ground across the state, already ...

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Why are we seeing heavy snow in south Louisiana? It's about timing and the 'polar vortex.'

The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air ...

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SWLA residents, reporters find ways to sled in Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For many in Southwest Louisiana, it was the most and the best snow they’ve ever seen, which ...

Trump Lifts Biden's LNG Freeze, Energizes the Industry

For LNG exporters like Cheniere Energy, Shell and Chevron, the removal of regulatory bottlenecks offers a pathway to unlock ...

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‘Just incredible’: Effects of historic low temps and snow to last days, weather service projects

In the last of a series of calls held by the office to help local officials make decisions on closures and emergency ...

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