Sleet — Concordia, Louisiana

2021-02-15 · Concordia, Louisiana

Event narrative

Heavy sleet fell across the parish. Accumulations of up to four inches occurred. This resulted in icy roads, several traffic accidents and stranded motorists.

Wider weather episode

While several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day. Light precipitation continued to fall intermittently across the region early in the morning before heavier bands of precipitation fell just prior to daybreak. The precipitation was mainly in the form of heavy sleet for many locations, especially those in western and central Mississippi. However, some parts of the Delta saw an accumulation of snow and sleet while portions of eastern Mississippi experienced freezing rain. Significant accumulations of all winter weather precipitation occurred, some within a short time period. This resulted in significant impact to travel, power outages and disruption to daily life.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 986279. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.