Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 2010

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 2010
Start: 2010-02-11T19:00
End: 2010-02-12T11:00
Location: Louisiana

February 11 to 12, 2010 · NWS LCH · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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 LCH wrote it up.

An intense storm system moved across the region from February 11, 2010 through February 12, 2010, bringing widespread sleet and snow. Sleet mixed with rain occurred throughout the day on February 11th, before mixing with and changing to snow during the evening hours. A changeover to all snow occurred by midnight on February 12th, with snow continuing well into the morning hours. Although temperatures remained near or above freezing throughout the event, temperatures aloft were below freezing allowing for significant snow accumulations across central and south-central Louisiana.

Snow accumulations included 3.5 at Ball, 3.5 at Big Island, 3.5 at Pineville, 3.0 at Alexandria Int'l Airport, 3 at Boyce, 2 at Leesville, 2 at Marksville, 2 at Oakdale, 2 at Opelousas, 2 at Woodworth, 1.6 at Fort Polk, 1.5 at Eunice, 1 at De Ridder, 1 at Elmer, 1 at Rosepine, 1 at Scott, 1 at Washington, 1 at Whiteville, 0.5 at Breaux Bridge, 0.5 at Butte La Rose, 0.5 at Hathaway, 0.4 at Lafayette, 0.3 at Church Point, a trace at Abbeville, a trace at Crowley, and a trace at Jennings.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 11, 3:51 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 3:51 PM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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In the hours before

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The radar

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Event by event

9 winter weather, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Vernon

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Vernon forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rapides

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Rapides forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Avoyelles

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Avoyelles forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 31.076, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Beauregard

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Beauregard forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Allen

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.653, -92.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Evangeline

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Evangeline forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.729, -92.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, St. Landry

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: St. Landry forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.599, -92.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jefferson Davis

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winter Weather, Acadia

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Acadia forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winter Weather, Lafayette

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.207, -92.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Upper St. Martin

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Upper St. Martin forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Vermilion

When: February 11, 7:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Vermilion forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Louisiana in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Louisiana, February 2010

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: 217578, 217579, 217581, 217582, 217583, 217584, 217585, 217587, 217588, 217589, 217590, 217591.