Winter Storm Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Sat 01/24/2026 01:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Sun 01/25/2026 07:00 PM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Lafayette, LA ∙ Lake Charles, LA ∙ Chester, TX ∙ Nome, TX ∙ Burr Ferry, LA ∙ Flatwoods, LA ∙ Pine Prairie, LA ∙ Mansura, LA ∙ Longville, LA ∙ Eunice, LAHeadline
...FREEZING RAIN & ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BEGINNING
SATURDAY...
.Showers will continue into the weekend with a colder airmass
moving into the region behind a strong cold front. Freezing rain
will be possible with ice accumulations on power lines and roads.
Elevated roadways and bridges will be faster to freeze.
Full Alert Message
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 359 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 ...FREEZING RAIN & ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BEGINNING SATURDAY... .Showers will continue into the weekend with a colder airmass moving into the region behind a strong cold front. Freezing rain will be possible with ice accumulations on power lines and roads. Elevated roadways and bridges will be faster to freeze. ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total ice accumulations between one tenth and four tenths of an inch possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS... Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Technical Header
LAZ027>033-044-045-141>143-241>243-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-616- 240500- /O.CON.KLCH.WS.A.0001.260124T1800Z-260126T0000Z/ Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Northern Calcasieu- Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern Acadia-Southern Calcasieu- Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Tyler-Hardin- Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- Upper Jefferson-Northern Orange-Southern Orange- Including the cities of Fort Polk, Pickering, Leesville, Slagle, Alexandria, Pineville, Effie, Marksville, Bunkie, Cottonport, Simmesport, Mansura, Bundick Lake, De Ridder, Fields, Oretta, Oakdale, Kinder, Ville Platte, Beaver, St. Landry, Mamou, Reddell, Lawtell, Opelousas, Eunice, Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, De Quincy, Moss Bluff, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Hathaway, Jennings, Topsy, Fenton, Welsh, Elton, Crowley, Rayne, Branch, Church Point, Iota, Lake Charles, Carlyss, Bell City, Hayes, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Morse, Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe, Spurger, Warren, Woodville, Lumberton, Silsbee, Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville, Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, Roganville, Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown, Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, Call, Gist, Buna, Evadale, Deweyville, Beaumont, China, Mauriceville, Orange, Bridge City, and Vidor 359 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026
