Alert archive / Louisiana / Ice Storm Warnings in 2026

Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 23, 20266 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this ice storm warning at Jan 23, 2026, 10:56 AM CST for 6 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 24, 2026, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2026, 10:56 AM CST (16:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 24, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 25, 2026, 10:34 AM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 10:56 AM CSTExtreme Cold WatchLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more11 hr
Jan 23, 10:56 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin51 hr
Jan 23, 12:12 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH3 days

Nearby

Ice Storm Warnings in Louisiana, 2026Ice Storm Warnings in Texas, 2026Every ice storm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.