re: Southern Snow 1/10

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Scattered light rain has developed ahead of that lead wave I was talking about. Dry air should eat a lot of this, but light snow or sleet could mix in for a little morning surprise in spots. It’s of course not a surprise to you because we talked about this yesterday. Again, this is the appetizer.

My hazy glance at the models before I go back for round two of sleep shows improving chances for snow a bit further south. I’ll get into details in my long post this morning, but I’m more confident that we will see some snow, and probably at least light accumulation in areas like Leesville and Alexandria. Some of the models show some pretty wild scenarios, but I’m half asleep. I’ll dig into this and have something out by mid morning. There are winter storm warnings over a large chunk of North LA, with a winter weather advisory that includes Rapides, Vernon, Avoyelles, Grant, LaSalle, Catahoula, and Concordia Parishes for “up to 2 inches of snow”. It’s not impossible that some spots see more than this. Getting a little giddy over here.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
355 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

...Some light accumulations of snow and sleet will be possible in
portions of the region overnight into Monday morning...

.A potent winter storm will impact the region from late Sunday
through early Monday. Precipitation in the southern half of the
region is expected to remain a cold rain, but further north snow
and sleet is expected to mix in with the rain, potentially
becoming predominately snow at times. As such, some snow
accumulations will be possible in east central TX into central LA.
The sharp gradient for the rain/snow line may result in
accumulations from as little as a trace to up to around 2 inches.

Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Tyler-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle,
Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport,
Simmesport, Mansura, Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville,
Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
355 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Wet snow expected. Total snow accumulations of a trace up
to around two inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central Louisiana and southeast Texas.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 AM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Wet snow and sleet may result in hazardous and slick
road conditions, especially on elevated surfaces and bridges,
and could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

In Louisiana, call 511 for road information. In Texas, visit
www.drivetexas.org for road information.

&&

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Is the snow blue outside?

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Natchitoches is now a winter storm warning. Snow ball fight at work tomorrow morning

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Meteorologist Nick Mikulas
I’ll be updating in the next hour or so. If anyone around Jasper Texas could give me a precipitation type report, that would be fantastic. Anywhere in that general area. It’s not impossible that this will produce some form of precipitation in parts of Beauregard and Vernon Parish in the next hour.

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