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Extreme Cold Warning, Louisiana

Severe

Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills between 18 and 25 degrees. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

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Places in this warning

Map

Map of Louisiana with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Lafayette, Lake Charles, Alexandria. I-55I-310I-110I-45US 96LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaNew IberiaSulphurMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-55I-310I-110I-45LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-110I-55LafayetteLake CharlesAlexandriaMISSISSIPPITEXASLOUISIANA50 mi I-10I-210LafayetteAlexandriaTEXASLOUISIANA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills between 18 and 25 degrees.
Where
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.
When
Until noon CST Tuesday.
Impacts
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.

Updates

  1. Cancelled by the National Weather Service. January 27, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  3. Extended to Tuesday, noon. January 26, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  7. Extended to Tuesday, 11 in the morning. January 24, 2026
  8. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 23, 2026