Between January 21 and 22, a winter storm moved through the U.S. Gulf Coast, leaving several inches of snow and cold temperatures in its wake. SCIPP Research Associate, Derek Thompson, and Co-PI, Dr. Vincent Brown, prepared a report detailing preliminary snowfall totals and minimum temperatures from this event. From this report, they found that an area slightly larger than Maryland received over 6 inches of snow. Select locations received more than 12 inches. Furthermore, several locations experienced more than 30 hours below freezing, with temperatures as low as 1°F being recorded in Iberville Parish, LA.
Their report was featured in a news article by The Advocate. This article highlights the different statistics included in the report and includes additional insight from Dr. Brown. To read the news article click here. Dr. Barry Keim, SCIPP PI at the LSU Health Sciences Center, also provided details about the storm to New Orleans Public Radio and WWL Radio.
Read the full report and learn more about this event by clicking the button below.