Winter Weather in West Feliciana, Louisiana

Broadcast media photos indicated a light glaze of ice, less than 0.25 inches of accumulation, on trees and elevated surfaces. The greatest amount of ice was observed in northwestern portions of the parish with little to no ice in southeastern parts of the parish.

A strong cold front moved through the region late on January 24th into early January 25th, followed by a surge of very cold Arctic air at the surface. As this shallow cold air mass advanced southward, it undercut lingering moisture and a warm layer aloft associated with departing precipitation. During the early morning hours of January 25th, a brief period of freezing rain developed across portions of southeast Louisiana where surface temperatures fell below freezing while rain continued. This resulted in a light glaze of ice, generally less than one quarter inch, primarily on elevated surfaces such as trees and vehicles. The freezing rain was short-lived, lasting approximately 3 to 6 hours before drier air aloft eroded the precipitation and ended the freezing rain.