A weak cold front moving through Baton Rouge late Monday night will bring the chance of severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.
Baton Rouge is under an extreme cold warning until 10 a.m. Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. The high today is expected to be 31 degrees, with a low of 16 degrees.
The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.
A rare winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing record-breaking snowfall to south Louisiana.
Snow is rapidly accumulating in Louisiana, leading to the closure of several interstate highways. The National Weather Service in New Orleans reports snowfall amounts of up to 2 inches. FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel is in Baton Rouge with a look at conditions like on the ground.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A blizzard warning was issued for southwest Louisiana Tuesday morning as a strong line of snow moved into the state from the west.
Here’s what to know about how much snowfall Baton Rouge got Tuesday and how long extreme cold temperatures will last this week.
A dense fog advisory was in effect ahead of the Tuesday morning commute in the area of three Southeastern Louisiana lakes, the National Weather Service of New Orleans and Baton Rouge said. Fog will reduce visibility to less than one nautical mile on Lake Pontchartrain,
A winter storm left much of the Gulf Coast frozen Tuesday, closing highways, grounding flights and canceling school for millions of students.
Forecasters are also becoming increasingly confident that some kind of frozen precipitation— whether its snow, sleet or freezing rain — will impact South Louisiana.
Mayor-President Sid Edwards will talk about the state of East Baton Rouge Parish after a winter storm brought freezing temperatures and historic snow.
A winter storm system pummeled south Louisiana with frigid winds and freezing temperatures Tuesday as snow blanketed New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.