Snow Has Arrived! How Long Will It Stick Around?

Snow has arrived! How long will it stick around?

KEEPING ON TOP OF WHERE THAT SNOW IS FALLING RIGHT NOW. AND, RAVEN, WHAT’S THE LATEST? YEAH. SO WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WINDS. I MEAN, IT’S JUST SO OBVIOUS. AND I’M GOING TO MENTION THE WINDS TOO, BECAUSE I THINK WE COULD SEE SOME BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES AS WELL. SO LOOKING AT ABOUT 29, 30MPH, 30 OVER 34 OVER IN LAKEFRONT FOR YOU TODAY. SO NO SNOW IN THOSE AREAS JUST YET. BUT ONCE YOU DO GET THE SNOW BLOWING, SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY FOR YOU. SO ALL THE AREAS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, ALSO IN THE ORANGE AS WELL. THAT’S LOOKING AT MODERATE RATE FOR SOME BLOWING SNOW. SO IT’S GOOD, GOOD REASON THAT THE CAUSEWAY YOU SHOULD NOT USE IT AT ALL FOR TODAY. DO SEE SOME HEADLIGHTS AND YOU CAN SEE THE SNOW BLOWING THERE ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT CAN’T SEE IT ANYMORE. ALL RIGHT, SO LET’S GO TO RADAR. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING FOR US. STILL ABOUT HALF OF US LOOKING AT SOME ACTIVITY GOING ON. SO SNOW ON THE NORTH SHORE SOUTH SHORE LOOKING AT A WINTRY MIX. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE METRO AREA. WE’RE STILL KIND OF IN THAT LITTLE BREAK. BUT LOOK WHAT’S COMING. WE’RE ABOUT TO GET A. WINTRY MIX MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION. SO TEMPERATURES STILL RIGHT THERE ON THE EDGE OF FALLING JUST BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. AND SO ONCE THEY DO, LIKELY A LOT OF THIS WILL TURN OVER INTO JUST SNOW RIVER PARISHES. NOW JUST SEEING JUST SNOW. LOOK AT THE DARKER COLORS HAPPENING RIGHT THERE OUT NEAR CENTRAL. AND THEN ON THE NORTH SHORE. YOU’VE BEEN SEEING SNOW FOR SEVERAL HOURS NOW. REALLY, EVERYONE. WE’VE BEEN SEEING POCKETS HERE AND THERE WHERE YOU COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK COMING THROUGH, BUT STILL YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE SNOW MOVING IN. SO SLIDELL YOU STILL GOT SNOW. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS LIGHTING UP SOME, BUT PEARL RIVER RIGHT THERE IN BETWEEN OF SEEING A BREAK BUT MORE SNOW COMING. SO THESE BREAKS, THEY’RE NOT REALLY REAL BREAKS AT ALL. MISSISSIPPI, GULF COAST, BAY, SAINT LOUIS NOW SEEING QUITE A BIT OF SNOW HAPPENING OUT TOWARDS YOUR AREA. HAVE TO GET USED TO SEEING SNOW AGAIN. THEN LOOKING AT THE COASTAL AREAS. NOTHING JUST YET. I THINK YOU’LL GET MOSTLY RAIN, BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THIBODAUX HOUMA YOU’RE RIGHT THERE ON THAT EDGE. YOU’RE SEEING THAT MIX HAPPENING FOR YOU AGAIN. LIKELY GOING TO TURN OVER INTO SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. 8 A.M. MOST OF US ALL SEEING THAT SNOW. LOOK AT YOUR TEMPERATURES, THOUGH, AT THE SAME TIME THEY’VE ALL DROPPED BELOW THE FREEZING MARK, SO NO ISSUE FALLING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. AND THEN WE GET TO THE AFTERNOON. WE’RE STILL SEEING THAT SNOW ACTIVELY FALLING, SO IT’S GOING TO BE SEVERAL HOURS OF THIS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND JUST IMAGINE FOLKS AREN’T DRIVING ON THE ROADS. SO YOU WILL LIKELY SEE SOME ACCUMULATION HAPPENING ON THE ROADS OUTSIDE. BUT IT’LL BE GOOD SNOW CONDITIONS TO BUILD A SNOWMAN. ENJOY THE SNOW. DON’T REALLY GET TO SEE IT THAT OFTEN DOWN HERE, SO MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. AS FAR AS AMOUNTS GO, LOOKING AT ABOUT 4 TO 6IN COULD BE UP TO EIGHT INCHES, A LITTLE MORE IN SOME SPOTS. SO WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR THOSE TOTALS AS THEY DO COME IN. SPEAKING OF TOTALS, I’VE ALREADY GOT FOUR INCHES CLOSE TO FOUR INCHES JUST TO THE SOUTH OF LAKE CHARLES. RIGHT NOW. THEY’VE BEEN HAVING SOME VISIBILITY ISSUES OUT TOWARDS THAT WAY TOO. SO OUR SLEET GOES A LITTLE BIT OF A SLEET, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SOUTH SHORE. I THINK THE MAIN CONCERN THOUGH FOR US WILL BE THAT SNOW AS FAR AS ICE GOES, WE MAY SEE A GLAZE OF ICE, ESPECIALLY DOWN NEAR THE GULF COAST. ROAD TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW STILL WATCHING THEM, BUT THEY ARE GETTING LOWER AND LOWER UP TOWARDS BOGALUSA, UP TOWARDS HAMMOND. RIGHT NOW. EVERYBODY ELSE THOUGH, STILL ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK. BUT SPEAKING ABOUT ABOVE FREEZING, IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOO MUCH LONGER. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME VERY COLD AIR THAT’S GOING TO BE MOVING IN BEHIND THE SNOW STORM. WE’VE HAD A NUMBER OF TERMS THAT WE’VE INTRODUCED HERE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KIND OF CHANGED THEIR DEFINITIONS, THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, WE’VE HAD THAT IN EFFECT THREE, 4 OR 5 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO. NOW WE HAVE AN EXTREME COLD WARNING THAT GOES INTO EFFECT 6:00 TONIGHT. IT’S IN EFFECT UNTIL 9:00 WEDNESDAY. THAT’S BECAUSE WIND CHILL FACTORS AND THESE AREN’T THE WIND CHILL FACTORS TOMORROW MORNING. THESE ARE THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES. WIND CHILL FACTORS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ON THE NORTH SHORE. PROBABLY CLOSE TO TEN IN SOME LOCATIONS ON THE SOUTH SHORE. VERY, VERY, VERY COLD AIR MOVING IN. NOW WE’RE GOING TO HAVE THE SNOW IN PLACE. LET’S LOOK AHEAD TOWARD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES, MID TO UPPER 30S. ALL RIGHT. SOME OF THAT SNOW IS GOING TO BE MELTING. BUT THEN OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING WE’RE AGAIN GOING TO BE WELL BELOW FREEZING. SO WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A REFREEZE THURSDAY MORNING. SO THE ROADS COULD BE SLICK. AND YOU WANT TO KEEP THOSE PIPES PROTECTED BECAUSE WE’RE STILL GOING TO BE BELOW FREEZING IN THE MORNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THEN BEAUTIF

Snow has arrived! How long will it stick around?

The snow is falling! It’ll only fall harder as we go throughout the morning and into the afternoon. Snowfall amounts are expected to reach 4-6 inches, possibly higher in some spots. We could see a tenth to a quarter inch of sleet on the Southshore, along with snow. Because of this, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect until midnight. Here’s the timing:Now to 6 a.m.: snow starting, wintry mix for most6 a.m.: snow moves into the New Orleans area8 a.m.: Everyone is seeing snow at this pointHeavy snow possible by late morning into the afternoon. 4 p.m.: Snow coming to an end for the Northshore5 p.m.: Snow coming to an end for New Orleans7-8 p.m.: Snow/wintry mix completely moves out of the areaHazards:There will be snow accumulating on roads, overpasses, along with dangerously cold temperatures. There is an Extreme Cold Warning tonight at 6 p.m. to Wednesday 9 a.m. Temperatures on the Northshore will drop to the teens and the 20s on the Southshore. Temperatures could feel colder than 10 degrees!We are expected to gradually warmup as we head throughout the rest of the week. By Thursday, highs return to the mid 40s. By Sunday, we warm to the upper 60s.

NEW ORLEANS —

The snow is falling! It’ll only fall harder as we go throughout the morning and into the afternoon.

Snowfall amounts are expected to reach 4-6 inches, possibly higher in some spots. We could see a tenth to a quarter inch of sleet on the Southshore, along with snow. Because of this, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect until midnight.

Here’s the timing:

Now to 6 a.m.: snow starting, wintry mix for most

6 a.m.: snow moves into the New Orleans area

8 a.m.: Everyone is seeing snow at this point

Heavy snow possible by late morning into the afternoon.

4 p.m.: Snow coming to an end for the Northshore

5 p.m.: Snow coming to an end for New Orleans

7-8 p.m.: Snow/wintry mix completely moves out of the area

Hazards:

There will be snow accumulating on roads, overpasses, along with dangerously cold temperatures.

There is an Extreme Cold Warning tonight at 6 p.m. to Wednesday 9 a.m. Temperatures on the Northshore will drop to the teens and the 20s on the Southshore. Temperatures could feel colder than 10 degrees!

We are expected to gradually warmup as we head throughout the rest of the week. By Thursday, highs return to the mid 40s. By Sunday, we warm to the upper 60s.

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