Winter Storm in Louisiana

Events

247

Deaths

8

Injuries

6

Damage

$1.2 million

• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Louisiana, February 12 to 17, 20215 deaths · 35 eventsThe first in a series of Arctic Cold Fronts arrived during the 12th pushing tide levels down along the coast, however the subfreezing temperatures and winter weather did not arrive until the 14th.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 9, 20112 deaths · 2 injured · 8 eventsA significant winter storm affected the northern half of Northwest and North Central Louisiana on Sunday, January 9th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 23 to 24, 20142 deaths · 18 eventsA cold air mass plunged south to the gulf coast while an upper level disturbance moved across the region. Rain, snow, and sleet moved into the region during the late afternoon of the 23rd and gradually turned to all snow across Central Louisiana.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 24 to 26, 20261 death · 18 eventsA historically damaging ice storm occurred across northeast Louisiana and the surrounding region.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · 17 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved south into the Four State Region during the afternoon through the overnight hours on January 23rd-24th, with temperatures quickly falling from the upper 40s to mid 50s on the 23rd into the 20s and lower 30s by the early morning hours on the 24th.
• Flash Flood and Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 17 to 18, 2021$960,000 · 10 eventsAs an arctic air mass continued to build southward across the South on February 17th, another wave of precipitation overspread this cold air mass across northeast Louisiana.
• Winter Storm and Sleet in Louisiana, February 15, 2021$500,000 · 9 eventsWhile several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1, 20014 injured · $55,000 · 2 eventsThe first snow seen in five years resulted in one inch of snow across central Louisiana, from Leesville to Alexandria. Four people were injured in Alexandria when the vehicle they were driving flipped over after hitting a patch of ice.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 15, 2013$250,000 · 1 eventA strong cold front moved through Northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of January 13th and the predawn hours of January 14th. Rain and a few storms accompanied the passage of this cold front across the northern half of the state.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 11, 2008$25,000 · 17 eventsA cold upper level low pressure system moved across southwest Louisiana during the early morning hours of December 11, 2008.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 21, 202524 eventsAn arctic airmass spilled south across the plains and to the gulf coast by the 19th. An area of low pressure moved east across the northern gulf waters during the 20th and 21st producing widespread snow and even blizzard conditions at a few locations near the coast.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 28, 201418 eventsLess than a week after a snow and freezing rain event across the region and only 3 days after the ice had melted, cold air crept back in while another upper level disturbance traversed the area.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, December 25, 200417 eventsA mixture of sleet and snow fell off and on during much of Christmas day resulting in a dusting to one half inch of accumulation across much of east central and southeast Louisiana.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 3 to 4, 201117 eventsA cold arctic airmass was in place across the four state region the night of February 3rd as a strong upper level storm system moved quickly out of the southern Great Basin and into the West Texas Hill Country.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 4 to 5, 201517 eventsA cold, arctic airmass entered the region from the northwest during the late afternoon and early evening hours of Wednesday, March 4th.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 10 to 11, 202117 eventsCold, Canadian air spilled south into the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley during January 9th and 10th, ahead of strong high pressure over the Central Plains.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, February 14 to 15, 202117 eventsA very cold, arctic air mass continued to deepen as it shifted south across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, Northeast Texas, and North Louisiana on February 14th-15th, ahead of a large upper trough that traversed east across the Southern Plains.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, February 16 to 18, 202117 eventsOn the heels of the first winter storm and historically cold temperatures observed earlier in the week across all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, a second significant winter storm developed across much of these areas from February 16th-18th, with…
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 201416 eventsWith a very cold atmosphere already in place, an upper level storm system moved out of the Texas Hill Country and into Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas and Northwest Louisiana during the afternoon hours of February 11th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 4, 200915 eventsA powerful and deep upper level trough of low pressure moved quickly across Texas and Louisiana on Friday, December 4, 2009. At the same time, a strong area of surface low pressure developed in the western Gulf of Mexico.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 201012 eventsAn 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.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1 to 2, 200211 eventsA mixture of rain and sleet began to fall during the afternoon of January 1st over some areas of southeast Louisiana to the north and west of Lake Pontchartrain before changing to a mix of snow and sleet during the evening hours.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 14 to 15, 202411 eventsA strong surge of Arctic air invaded North Louisiana during mid-January with bitterly cold temperatures and periods of heavy mixed wintry precipitation that began on the afternoon of January 14th and continued through January 15th.
• Winter Storm in Louisiana, December 4 to 5, 200910 eventsRain changed to snow across sections of southeast Louisiana to the north and northwest of Lake Pontchartrain as cold air worked its way into the region as an area of low pressure moved east across the northern Gulf of Mexico and a strong upper level disturbance moved across the…
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 11 to 12, 202210 eventsA longwave trough dug south through the Plains and Mississippi Valley on March 10th-11th, which ushered in a strong cold front south into Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, East Texas, and North Louisiana on the 11th.

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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 2026-09-24.