Winter Weather in Louisiana

Events

458

Deaths

4

Injuries

1

Damage

$156,000

• 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.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Louisiana, January 16 to 17, 20184 deaths · 2 injured · 15 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved through southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the afternoon hours of the 16th. The cold air behind the front changed the precipitation from rain to freezing rain and snow across portions of the area to the north of Interstate 10.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 7, 20081 death · $10,000 · 9 eventsA stationary front which extended across northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas during the afternoon of March 6th separated much colder air across the middle Red River valley of northeast Texas, southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas from a warm and humid airmass across the…
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 3 to 4, 2011$1.8 million · 17 eventsA strengthening upper level low over western Texas began to push east-northeast across southwest Louisiana from the morning of February 3 into February 4. At the surface, temperatures were generally above freezing, but dewpoints were well below freezing.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 16, 2018$210,000 · 9 eventsAccumulating snow impacted the ArkLaMiss on January 16, 2018 with accumulations ranging from - 3 inches across much of the area.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 9, 2011$120,000 · 5 eventsStrong and cold high pressure had settled over northeast Louisiana by January 8th, 2011 bringing cold temperatures to the region.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 15 to 16, 202437 eventsA very amplified longwave upper level trough situated west of the Mississippi River Valley drove an arctic airmass well into the Gulf of Mexico. It's position, west of the Mississippi River, is common for previous events of very cold airmasses and frozen precipitation locally.
• 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.
• Ice Storm and Hail in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 2014$30,000 · 0.75 in hail · 7 eventsA pair of upper level disturbances traveled across the region while a shallow cold air mass was in place. This produced thunderstorms across South Louisiana and freezing rain in Central Louisiana.
• Winter Weather and Astronomical Low Tide in Louisiana, January 12 to 17, 201823 eventsAn arctic front pushed through the region during the evening of the 15th and temperatures fell into the 16th. Overrunning rain eventually changed into freezing rain then snow.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Louisiana, December 7 to 8, 201719 eventsLow Pressure over the Gulf of Mexico drove moisture over a very cold airmass to aid in the development of a band of heavy snow across portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Numerous reports of 2 to 5 inches of snow was reported.
• 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 Weather in Louisiana, February 19 to 20, 200617 eventsMuch of the region was entrenched in an arctic airmass during the weekend of the 18th through the 20th of February.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 11 to 12, 201017 eventsA significant winter storm affected all of the four state region which began in the pre-dawn hours thursday, February 11th.
• 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.
• Sleet and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 28, 201417 eventsA bitterly cold airmass descended on southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the night of the 26th and during the day on the 27th. A strong upper level jet disturbance moved across the area on the 28th, producing a large area of sleet and freezing rain.
• 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 Weather in Louisiana, December 8, 201717 eventsColder air plunged to the gulf coast while an upper level disturbance provided support for precipitation. Precipitation began to change to snow across the region past midnight and accumulate. Snow lingered through much of the morning.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 8 to 9, 201917 eventsAn arctic cold front progressed southeast across the Ark-La-Tex during the daytime hours on February 7th, with temperatures falling from the 70s on the 7th, into the 20s and lower 30s by the morning of February 8th.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, February 14, 2021$20,000 · 2 eventsAnother round of winter precipitation moved across the region on February 14th. A cold airmass was settling into the region and precipitation fell from the morning through the afternoon. As this precipitation fell, it encountered the cold airmass, with only minor melting.
• Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 15, 201316 eventsA 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.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Louisiana, March 4, 2014$5,000 · 16 eventsA cold air mass crept back into South and Central Louisiana during the first few days of March. An upper level disturbance moved across the region during the morning of the 4th producing yet another round of freezing rain for the region.
• 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 Weather in Louisiana, January 23 to 24, 201415 eventsA cold front moved through southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana on January 23, bringing sub-freezing temperatures to much of the area. An upper level low pressure moved through this cold air during the night of the 23rd and morning of the 24th.

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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.