A National Weather Service office in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning on Tuesday amid snow and strong winds.

Several counties across the southern Louisiana and Texas border are braced for an onslaught of powerful winds and heavy snow, with a Blizzard Warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS).

Blizzard warnings were issued for areas near the Gulf Coast as a massive winter storm hits the South. Nearly 250 million Americans are under cold weather advisories or extreme cold warnings.

Louisiana isn’t known for extreme cold weather—but that changed Tuesday, when the National Weather Service issued its first-ever blizzard warning for much of the state.

Will the Louisiana snowstorm count as a blizzard? So far, it likely won't be windy enough to officially count Tuesday's weather event as a blizzard.

The blizzard warning in effect until midday Tuesday was the first issued by the office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to meteorologist Donald Jones. Strong winds with heavier snow bands were ...

A powerful and rare winter storm swept across the South on Tuesday, bringing the first-ever Blizzard Warning to the Gulf Coast and blasting communities from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas.

Large swaths of southeast Texas and Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi are under an extreme cold warning after a day of snow. Now, snow, slush and ice left on the ground will refreeze.

Southeast Louisiana received historic amounts of snowfall on Jan. 21 as a winter storm swept through the South. Find out Louisiana's snow totals here.

The blizzard warning, extending from Beaumont, Texas to Lafayette, Louisiana meant the National Weather Service was forecasting frequent gusts to 35 MPH with snow reducing visibility to ¼ mile or ...

Several counties across the southern Louisiana and Texas border are braced for an onslaught of powerful winds and heavy snow, with a Blizzard Warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS).

Will the Louisiana snowstorm count as a blizzard? So far, it likely won't be windy enough to officially count Tuesday's weather event as a blizzard. Wind gusts are expected up to 30 mph, according ...