ROAD CLOSURES:

From the Louisiana Traffic Management Center.

UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 4 at 4 a.m.

LSP reported the following closures:

East Baton Rouge Parish:

I-110 Northbound and Southbound from Harding North to US 61 closed due to icing. Avoid travel in this area by using detour routes of LA 408 and US 61.



(Update) I-10 West at Perkins, 2 lanes are blocked due to an accident. There is no ice accumulation at this time.

Caddo and Bossier Parishes

· I-49 North Bound is closed from Burt Kouns to I-20.

· I-49 South Bound is closed from I-20 to La 3132.

Traffic wishing to go South on I-49 can use La 3132 East Bound to enter I-49 South Bound

· I-220 Loop, East and West, is closed from I-20 (Exit 17B) to I-20 (Exit 1).

· (Update) LA 154 Bistineau Lake Bridge has been closed due to icing. It is expected to be closed throughout Friday.

Rapides Parish:

· US 165B, The Gillis Long Bridge, (Jackson Street Bridge) is Closed

Urban elevated sections of I-49 in Alexandria, from Exit 80-MacArthur Drive (Jct. US 71/167) to Exit 94-Rapides Station (Jct. Parish Road 23), along with the I-49 overpass bridges at Broadway Avenue, Sugarhouse Road, and Cotton Gin Road



LA 8 at Boyce bridge is closed to traffic.

BRPD reportedthe following:

Updated at 3 a.m.

Baton Rouge Police Department

UPDATED: Friday, Feb. 4 at 2:40 a.m.

1. North I-110@ Hwy 19 (DOTD) shut down that area of bridge because of ice.

2. North I-110 @ Airline exit –east and west bound-ice

3. North-I 110 @ Scenic 5 car traffic accident due to ice

4. On Airline hwy getting onto I-110 North bound- ice

5. W I-10 new bridge some icing in the curves

6. W I-10 @ La 415 - shut down due to ice

From Jesse Gunkel, Chief Meteorologist at NBC 33 TV:

Winter Storm Warning: Expect ice accumulations around 0.25" for much of tour NW Florida parishes and our SW counties in Mississippi. All areas around I-10/I-12 corridor should see a mix of cold rain and freezing rain. Expect mostly cold rain. All areas south of I-10 should remain as cold rain. However, elevated roadways could receive some icing due to freezing temperatures and strong cold north winds. All precipitation returns to cold rain after 9 am tomorrow morning.

Friday: Rain, mainly before noon. High near 42. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. South wind around 5 mph.

FREEZING RAIN VS. SLEET

Sleet is frozen precipitation that falls as ice pellets which you may see bouncing off your windshield, roof or the ground. Depending on the intensity and duration, sleet can accumulate much like you see with snow.

Freezing rain on the other hand, falls just like normal rain only it freezes on contact with roads, trees, power lines and other structures since temperatures are 32 degrees or below at the surface. Even light accumulations may cause dangerous travel, while heavier amounts can be very damaging.

Currently, it is 32 degrees but feels like 23.

Tonight, rain and freezing rain is expected with a low around 30 degrees. Conditions will be icy.

Chance of precipitation is 70 - 90 percent.

On Friday morning, Feb. 4, more rain and ice is expected with the highs reaching 40 degrees and a 60 percent chance of precipitation.

Friday night wil be partly cloudy at 25 degrees and the chance of precipitation dropping to 20 percent.

SCHOOL CLOSURES:

Friday, Feb. 4:

East Baton Rouge Parish

All Public Primary schools/all schools CLOSED

-Parkview Baptist: CLOSED

-All catholic/parochial schools: CLOSED

-Dunham: CLOSED

-Baker: All public schools CLOSED

-Zachary: All public schools CLOSED

-Central: All public schools CLOSED and school offices

-All private catholic schools: CLOSED

-Technical colleges/universities

-LSU: CLOSED

-Southern University: CLOSED

-BRCC: CLOSED

-Louisiana Technical College Capital Area: CLOSED

Ascension Parish

-Primary public schools/all schools CLOSED

-Primary private/all private catholic schools CLOSED

East Feliciana Parish

-All schools CLOSED

Iberville Parish

-All private catholic schools CLOSED

Lafayette Parish

-All public schools CLOSED

Pointe Coupee Parish

-All private catholic schools CLOSED

St. James Parish

-All public schools CLOSED

-All private catholic schools CLOSED

St. John Parish

-All public schools CLOSED

St. Martin Parish

-All public schools CLOSED

West Baton Rouge Parish

-All private catholic schools CLOSED

No notices given at the following schools as of 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 3:

EBR Parish

-Private Primary Schools: No notice given

-Louisiana Culinary Institute

-Virginia College

Livingston Parish

-No notice given

St. Helena Parish

-No notice given

West Feliciana Parish

-No notice given



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