Louisiana snow????

[Phillip Aubin]

Just checked the wx for Fort Polk LA (Leesville). It has an elevation of 207 feet, >150 miles from Gulf. Projected to have several inches of snow?? This can't be right.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...CH&textField1=31.1374&textField2=-93.2748&e=0

 

[Jeff Snyder]

Looks legit to me. Check out the forecast NAM sounding valid tomorrow evening near Fort Polk, LA:

Nearly saturated with temps below freezing. A similar profile (though with temps closer to 0C / 32F) is forecast all the way down to the Gulf coast, so snow on the coast wouldn't surprise me. It was only a few years ago, IIRC, when snow fell on Christmas day in Corpus Christi, TX (and Brownsville, even, I think). Tis the time of year, though, frankly, I'd like to see some of that snow here in OKC!

Edit: The forecast precip type valid tomorrow evening from tonight's NAM:

 

[Scott Weberpal]

This is great! A "Winter Storm Warning" for 1-3" of snow. Pansies!

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR EXCESSIVE SNOWFALL...
...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE BY MID AFTERNOON
FRIDAY...CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE

 

[Robert Dewey]

Funny quotes:

KLCH AFD:

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE WSW STILL APPEAR
REASONABLE...AS WEBCAMS IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOW CONSIDERABLE
ACCUMULATION...WITH AROUND 1 INCH

KLCH WSW:

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER
2 INCHES WITHIN 12 HOURS IS EXPECTED...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

 

[Chris Nuttall]

It's all relative. 2 or more inches down in areas that don't regularly see snow could be crippling. They may not have the necessary equipment for treating slushy roads and bridges. Consider that many folks there may have very little experience driving in those types of conditions. It could easily make travel "very hazardous."

 

[Robert Dewey]

It's all relative. 2 or more inches down in areas that don't regularly see snow could be crippling. They may not have the necessary equipment for treating slushy roads and bridges. Consider that many folks there may have very little experience driving in those types of conditions. It could easily make travel "very hazardous."

It was intended as light-hearted humor.

In reality, though, I could see 2 inches causing hazardous conditions down there. With that said, I think "impossible" is a stretch... but that's just standard wording for winter storm warning products.

When I think "impossible," I think of this:

 

[MatthewCarman]

New Orleans and Florida have had snow in the past. This is nothing new. I will start a new thread and lists record snowfalls, record cold outbreaks and historic snowstorms etc.

 

[Robert Dewey]

New Orleans and Florida have had snow in the past. This is nothing new. I will start a new thread and lists record snowfalls, record cold outbreaks and historic snowstorms etc.

Let us know when you get that together. Here's a source that might help: http://www.techetoday.com/content/history-snow-south-louisiana

Note that there's generally several years between 'significant' snowfalls. I didn't mean to imply this wasn't a big deal in my previous post, nor did I mean to imply this isn't hazardous to motorists who are not used to driving in snow. Heck, it even takes getting used to in the lake effect snow areas (which is why some WFOs issue WSWs on less-than-criteria events for the first storm of the season)

 

[Chris Nuttall]

It was intended as light-hearted humor.

I'll admit it. It went right over my head. I'll blame lack of sleep on the one. Serious moderator maintains serious conversations.

It was pretty funny getting text messages from friends in Houston that were all up in arms about 2" of snow. I just said, "Call me when that amount falls in 1 hour."

 

[MatthewCarman]

Let us know when you get that together. Here's a source that might help: http://www.techetoday.com/content/history-snow-south-louisiana

Note that there's generally several years between 'significant' snowfalls. I didn't mean to imply this wasn't a big deal in my previous post, nor did I mean to imply this isn't hazardous to motorists who are not used to driving in snow. Heck, it even takes getting used to in the lake effect snow areas (which is why some WFOs issue WSWs on less-than-criteria events for the first storm of the season)

Thanks for the link. I checked it out. I did put up a thread but I only did a section on cold temperatures which took me atleast 2 hours and I don't feel like adding records for snow and ice yet.