Pike County Sheriff’s Office Winter Weather Update

Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi partners -

Here is an update concerning the severe weather and freezing rain threat across multiple places across the area.

Overview:
The freezing line has made its way from McComb down through southwest of Baton Rouge, leading to freezing rain and isolated pockets of sleet.
The severe weather threat will gradually increase across far southeastern Louisiana and coastal Mississippi late this morning and early this afternoon.

Hazards:
Light accumulation of ice, especially on elevated surfaces such as bridges, leading to hazardous road conditions.
Damaging wind gusts and a brief tornado with the line of storms going through far southeastern LA and coastal Mississippi.

Confidence:
Medium to high confidence in light ice accumulation on elevated surfaces across the pink highlighted area.
Low to medium confidence on severe storm coverage late this morning into early this afternoon.
The graphic below highlights the near-term threats associated with this system.

Provided by the Pike County Sheriff’s Office Public Relations Department.

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