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Ice Storm in Upper St. Martin, Louisiana

Ice Storm March 4, 2014 · Upper St. Martin, Louisiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Freezing rain began early in the morning across the area with portions of the parish reaching to around a quarter of an inch during the morning. Interstate 10 was temporarily closed between Breaux Bridge and Baton Rouge across the Atchafalaya River until the ice melted in the afternoon.

The wider storm

A cold air mass crept back into South and Central Louisiana during the first few days of March. An upper level disturbance moved across the region during the morning of the 4th producing yet another round of freezing rain for the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 500441. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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