Lake Charles receives 1st ever blizzard warning
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette announced the campus will remain closed through the week because of snow, ice and extreme cold. The university will continue remote instructions but in-person classes won't resume until Monday, a spokesperson said in a release.
The cold temperatures are coming from a not uncommon expansion in the Polar Vortex, which are counter-clockwise rotating air currents that typically hang over the Arctic.
According to DOTD, de-icing efforts are starting in the Lafayette and Lake Charles area. Crews will then work east as progress is made on the roads.
Snow flurries are continuing to rain down in Louisiana as inches of snow pile up on the ground across the state, already exceeding some previous predictions for the maximum amounts
What this means for P.O. Box Customers in Louisiana is this. In order to receive a shipment from UPS you will have to provide a specific shipping address. It must be a physical location as shipping to a PO Box is no longer allowed.
Most government agencies were closed Monday for the holiday and Tuesday for the weather, but some are extending their closures.
Areas of Southwest Louisiana broke all-time record lows overnight Tuesday that dated back to the late 1800s. “It was quite the historic event for us,” said National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Meteorologist Doug Cramer.
Lake Charles' lowest temperature on record is 3 degrees on Feb. 12, 1899. Records go back to 1895. We can thank clear skies, light wind and the snow for the frigid temperatures overnight.
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New Iberia and Lafayette saw the coldest temperatures on record Wednesday morning. Lake Charles saw the coldest temperatures ever recorded in January.