Arctic air invaded southeast Louisiana for an 8 day period in early January, bringing the coldest weather in over 20 years to much of the region.
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.
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Arctic air invaded southeast Louisiana for an 8 day period in early January, bringing the coldest weather in over 20 years to much of the region.
4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Citrus crops damaged by several nights of temperatures in the lower 20s. One grower near Bayou Black estimated damages of $100,000.
Citrus crops damaged by several nights of temperatures in the lower 20s. One grower near Bayou Black estimated damages of $100,000.
Fruit crops damaged by several nights of hard freezes. One farmer estimated losing 5,000 boxes of fruit.
Fruit crops were damaged by several nights of hard freezes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, January 2010
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: 211676, 211677, 211678, 213436.