Cold/Wind Chill, Pointe Coupee
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pointe Coupee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.709, -91.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Louisiana, December 18 to 21, 1996
An arctic airmass overspread southeast Louisiana resulting in several consecutive nights of hard freeze conditions. The parishes west and north of Lake Pontchartrain generally experienced four nights of freezing temperatures with lowest readings for the period in the mid teens.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 27
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
An arctic airmass overspread southeast Louisiana resulting in several consecutive nights of hard freeze conditions. The parishes west and north of Lake Pontchartrain generally experienced four nights of freezing temperatures with lowest readings for the period in the mid teens. The parishes south of the Lake experienced a two to three night freeze event with lowest readings in the mid 20s. Agriculture was impacted as much of the late season tomato, cucumber, broccoli and greens crops were lost. Record minimum temperatures of 26 and 25 degrees were established at Moisant International Airport in New Orleans on the 19th and 20th respectively.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
27 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, West Feliciana
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- West Feliciana forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.880, -91.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Feliciana
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- East Feliciana forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.845, -91.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Helena
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Helena forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.822, -90.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tangipahoa
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tangipahoa forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.853, -90.040 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Tammany
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Tammany forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Iberville
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iberville forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.259, -91.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, West Baton Rouge
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- West Baton Rouge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.463, -91.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, East Baton Rouge
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- East Baton Rouge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.538, -91.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ascension
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ascension forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Livingston
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Assumption
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Assumption forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.901, -91.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. James
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. James forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.026, -90.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. John the Baptist
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. John the Baptist forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.127, -90.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Lafourche
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Lafourche forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Charles
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Jefferson
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Jefferson forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Orleans
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Orleans forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Plaquemines
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Plaquemines forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper St. Bernard
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper St. Bernard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.874, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Terrebonne
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper Terrebonne forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Terrebonne
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Terrebonne forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Lafourche
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Lafourche forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Jefferson
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Jefferson forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Lower Plaquemines
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower Plaquemines forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Lower St. Bernard
- When
- December 18, 6:00 PM CST to December 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower St. Bernard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.874, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Colorado, December 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 18, 1996
- Cold in Nebraska, December 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, December 18, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, December 18 to 19, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, December 18 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, December 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 18 to 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5577786, 5577787, 5577788, 5577789, 5577790, 5577791, 5577792, 5577793, 5577794, 5577795, 5577796, 5577797, 5577798, 5577799, 5577800, 5577801, 5577802, 5577803, 5577804, 5577805, 5577806, 5577807, 5577808, 5577809, 5577810, 5577811, 5577812.