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For snow to push into the southern region of Louisiana, extreme weather conditions for the area must be present, usually a low-pressure system coupled with unusually low temperatures. [1] Average snowfall in Louisiana is approximately 0.2 inches (5.1 mm) per year, a low figure rivaled only by the states of Florida and Hawaii . [ 2 ]
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972.
The wintry mix of sleet, snow and ice has made travel treacherous in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Sleet and snow that fell in South Carolina and North Carolina was changing to ...
"Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous," the weather service office in Shreveport, Louisiana warned. "The strong winds and weight of snow on tree ...
A vast area of sleet will limit the amount of snow that falls from northeastern Texas through the northern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina, as well as the southern part ...
Some of these events impacted areas that normally do not receive snow, such as Louisiana and Texas. In an extremely rare event, Tallahassee, Florida in extreme north Florida received trace amounts of frozen precipitation for the first time in more than 30 years. In addition, many places broke records for lowest temperatures in the final week of ...
Winter storm watches have been issued in parts of northern Texas, southeast Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern Louisiana — including cities that aren’t accustomed to seeing much snow. "In places ...
The number of snow ski areas and resorts in the United States peaked in the late 1960s at around 1000 areas. [1] Since then many small, rope-tow only areas have closed or consolidated. [2] The following listing accounts for US ski areas that are currently operational. It is restricted to ski lift-served alpine skiing areas, both public and private.