A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant snow and ice in tow.
Snowfall will impact parts of central Mississippi Tuesday through mid afternoon.
Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, the Department of Transportation and Development announced mid-afternoon Wednesday. The update comes after a historic winter storm brought several inches of snow to the gulf coast and shut down most of I-10 between Texas and Mississippi.
Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.
Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border ... and shut down most of I-10 between Texas and Mississippi. The state transportation department has ...
A winter storm swept across south Louisiana on Tuesday morning, covering New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette in a layer of snow.
ARE TRACKING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. A LOT OF THIS, IF NOT ALL OF IT. REALLY. NOW, SOUTH OF THE METRO. THE REASON WHY THE METRO HAS NOT REALLY HAD ANY SNOWFALL SINCE 430 THIS MORNING IS THE FACT THAT WE HAD A THICK BLOCK OF DRY AIR MOVED THROUGH RIGHT AT THE SURFACE,
The Interstate 10 closure spanned nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) had deployed crews traveling in both directions to treat the interstate's surfaces in an effort to restore normal traffic flow.
Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting the south.
Stay updated on road closures, power outages, and weather impacts as a rare winter storm brings snow and icy conditions to.
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
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