A National Weather Service office in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning on Tuesday amid snow and strong winds.
National Weather Service Lake Charles Meteorologist Donald gave a Monday morning weather briefing and said that on Tuesday there is potential of up to 35 mph wi
So far, Winter Storm Enzo has dropped nearly 2 inches of snow on Lake Charles, Louisiana. One resident shared video to X of the snow blanketing her backyard and her generator before dawn. All of Louisiana’s southern parishes declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm’s arrival.
Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.
Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first ever blizzard warning for much of the state.