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Extreme Cold Warning 1, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this extreme cold warning at Jan 24, 2026, 11:16 AM CST for 19 parishes in Louisiana; 8 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 40 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 24, 2026, 11:16 AM CST (17:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2026, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2026, 10:25 AM CST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
All 27 counties
Ascension Parish, LA, Assumption Parish, LA, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, East Feliciana Parish, LA, Iberville Parish, LA, Jefferson Parish, LA, Livingston Parish, LA, Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Bernard Parish, LA, Saint Helena Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA, Saint Tammany Parish, LA, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, Washington Parish, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, West Feliciana Parish, LA, Amite County, MS, Hancock County, MS, Harrison County, MS, Jackson County, MS, Pearl River County, MS, Pike County, MS, Walthall County, MS, Wilkinson County, MS
The radar
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 10:38 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LIX | East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, West Baton Rouge and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:22 PM CST | Gale Warning | LIX | 45 hr | |
| Jan 24, 12:22 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LIX | 63 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:49 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, West Baton Rouge | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:43 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LIX | Tangipahoa | 47 min |
| Jan 24, 12:19 PM CST | Ice Storm Warning | LIX | Wilkinson | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.