Natchitoches, Louisiana Snowfall Event Of January 23-24, 2014; One (1) inch snowfall officially National Weather Service recorded at Natchitoches, La.

Natchitoches, Louisiana Snowfall Event Of January 23-24, 2014 ; National Weather Service official measurement is 1.00 inch



Front Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana on Jan. 24, 2014 after a one (1) inch snowfall National Weather Service was measured on the ground at 8:00 a.m. CST today.

Cane River Lake bridge and downtown riverbank on the morning of  January 24, 2014 .  A one (1) inch snowfall National Weather Service was measured on the ground at 8:00 a.m. CST today.

Natchitoches, La., Roque House at downtown riverbank area shown here on the morning of January 24, 2014 after a one (1) inch snowfall National Weather Service measured snowfall on the ground.
 

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1028 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014


...A RARE SNOW EVENT FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FOUR STATE REGION...


A STRONG RIDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVED SOUTHWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY...JANUARY 23RD. LIGHT RAIN BEGAN DURING
THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AS MOISTURE BEGAN TO OVERRIDE THE
SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS CLOSER TO THE SURFACE. AS THE DAY CONTINUED...
THE DEPTH OF THE COLD AIR BECAME DEEPER AND DEEPER WITH SOME SLEET
AND SNOW FLURRIES REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF
NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO NORTHERN LOUISIANA. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THE
CHANGE OVER FROM LIGHT RAIN TO BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET AND
EVENTUALLY ALL SNOW BEGAN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTHEAST
TEXAS INTO WEST CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. SNOW CAME DOWN
MODERATELY HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ONE
MILE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER TOLEDO BEND AND SAM RAYBURN
COUNTRY OF DEEP EAST TEXAS INTO WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE
PRECIPITATION ENDED DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY MORNING BUT
NOT BEFORE SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOW TOTALS WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE
REGION.
BELOW ARE SOME SNOW TOTALS FOR SELECTED CITIES AROUND THE REGION
WITH THE SNOW HAVING BEGUN DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING
ON THURSDAY...JANUARY 23RD AND ENDING DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY...
JANUARY 24TH.

TEXAS...          INCHES             LOUISIANA...       INCHES
11 NW OF LUFKIN:   2.00              COUSHATTA:         1.00
CENTER:            2.00              FLORIEN:           3.00
RUSK:              1.00              MANY:              1.00
WELLS:             2.00              ROBELINE:          2.50
MOUNT ENTERPRISE:  1.00              CLOUTIERVILLE:     1.50
CARTHAGE:          1.00              COLFAX:            3.00
NACOGDOCHES:       1.00              JENA:              2.00
ETOILE:            3.00              WINNFIELD:         1.00
LUFKIN:            3.00              COLUMBIA:          0.50
BROADDUS:          4.00              NATCHITOCHES       1.00
SAN AUGUSTINE:     2.00
PINELAND:          4.00
HEMPHILL:          3.00
TOLEDO BEND DAM:   3.00

SOME MELTING WILL OCCUR TODAY BUT ANY SLUSHY AREAS WILL QUICKLY REFREEZE OVERNIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO FALL WELL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S.   THIS WILL MAKE ALREADY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY EVEN MORE SO OVERNIGHT.


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