The federal government has been approved to assist Louisiana with Winter Storm Fern.

President Donald Trump approved the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist all 64 parishes with disaster relief resulting from the storm Jan.23.

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Reports from the NWS offices in Shreveport and Jackson (MS) are noting some significant ice accumulations over sections of northern Louisiana today, mainly in the form of sleet.  Community commentary relayed through the NWS indicate sleet totals reaching or exceeding 1” in a number of locations across the northern tier of parishes, especially in parts of NE Louisiana (see photos from Ouachita Parish as examples … and thanks to NWS/Shreveport for posting these).

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Confidence is "HIGH" for an impactful, dangerous and potentially crippling winter weather event this weekend for north Louisiana ... beginning as early as this evening for northwestern parishes and continuing into next week with bitterly-cold Arctic air.

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The storm that we’ve been forecasting for days is still a day away for most of Louisiana! There will be wide ranging impacts across Louisiana, and while I won’t get too specific in one given area, I will say that a large part of north and central Louisiana need to be prepared for power outages, followed by very cold temperatures.

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North Louisiana could be hit with a significant ice storm this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says rain will reach the state’s northwestern parishes on Friday, and that rain will eventually turn to freezing rain and spread across the northern half of the state.

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Confidence is "HIGH" for an impactful and dangerous winter weather event this weekend ... beginning as early as Friday for the northwestern parishes and continuing into next week with bitterly-cold Arctic air.

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Confidence continues to increase for an impactful winter weather event this weekend ... beginning as early as Friday for the northwestern parishes and continuing into next week with bitterly-cold Arctic air.

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A wintry weekend is on the way for a large part of Louisiana, and winter storm watches are already in place across parts of the state. Here's how I see things happening.

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Several rounds of rain between Jan 8-10 were associated with a pair of cold front passages on Jan 09 and 10.  Those rains came with the first Severe Weather Watch in weeks for Louisiana along with a number of Severe Weather Warnings around the state. The severe weather included an EF1 tornado near Coushatta (Red River Parish) … there were reports of flooding across portions of southeastern and northern Louisiana … some areas of northern Louisiana receiving radar-estimated amounts of more than 3.00” while radar-estimates for sections of southeast Louisiana topped 6.00.” 

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Drought conditions continue to impact a considerable portion of Louisiana and such conditions are typically accompanied by an elevated threat for wildfires. Fortunately, however, the LA Dept. of Ag & Forestry is currently indicating a slight reduction in wild fire threats around the state with no burn bans currently in effect.

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This is not meant to sound an alarm (just yet) ... but to send an alert to what may be on the way.  Some of what is currently forecasted is sure to change, but the question is "how much change?"

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I'm confident you've heard of wintry potential across Louisiana for the coming weekend. I'll let you know what I'm seeing, and add some links for you to use give yourself an idea on the threat for your immediate area. As always, I recommend everyone have a good, trusted, and local source that forecasts for your area. Let's take a look at things.

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