Chances are growing that a winter storm could hit the northern half of the state this weekend. Davyon Hill with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says freezing rain is expected to arrive on Friday night and the precipitation is expected to turn to sleet and possibly snow before the storm system moves out on Sunday.
“At this time, the predominant preset will probably waffle between freezing rain and sleet. Kind of hard to judge, because it would kind of borderline on both,” Hill said.
Hill says there’s a 40% chance the Lake Charles and Lafayette areas will also see some ice accumulation on Saturday and Sunday. He says travel could be treacherous this weekend.
“The main thing to really hammer with this is, whether it’s freezing rain, sleet, or snow, there’s going to be some traveling impacts,” Hill warned.
Hill says prepare now, because the possibility exists for power outages from the freezing rain.
“Getting food, clothes, blankets, etc.; generators, if you have one. This is the time to start preparing,” Hill advised.