re: Louisiana Ice Storm Thread *Winter Storm Warning*

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Crown Weather Services
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Posted on Wednesday 2/10/2021: *** AN ICE STORM WILL IMPACT THE MID-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY & THE OHIO/TENNESSEE VALLEYS FROM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THROUGH THURSDAY & FRIDAY ***

A significant winter storm is likely to produce significant ice accumulations from parts of the middle Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys starting today (Wednesday) and continuing through Thursday and Friday.

The areas that are likely to see significant ice accumulations of one half (0.50”) of an inch or more of accumulation extends from the Ozarks to the I-64 corridor in eastern Kentucky. This significant ice accumulation will lead to extremely hazardous travel conditions, power outages and tree damage.

Once the ice storm exits later Friday, it will be replaced by a blast of Arctic air that will move in on Friday and remain in place through this weekend. Residents that experience ice storm conditions are also expected to be impacted by bitter cold temperatures and extremely cold wind chill temperatures.

If that wasn’t enough, I continue to closely watch the potential for wintry weather across the Deep South for early next week. The plunge of Arctic air is likely to set up a boundary across the Gulf of Mexico leading to the potential for a low pressure system to develop over the northern Gulf of Mexico early next week. The combination of the moisture and energy of this storm system bumping up against the Arctic air could lead to freezing rain and sleet problems as far south as southeast Texas, central Louisiana, central Mississippi and central Alabama for Monday. Accumulating snow could be an issue across eastern and northeast Texas and across much of Arkansas, northern Louisiana and a large part of Tennessee on Monday. In fact, parts of eastern Texas, northern Louisiana, Arkansas and western Tennessee could see several rounds of ice and snow next week.

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