The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A blizzard warning was issued for southwest Louisiana Tuesday morning as a strong line of snow moved into the state from the west.

Joshua Wilson walks his dogs Caymus and Moose Tuesday, January 21, 2025, on Mall Street in Lafayette, La. For the first time ever, Lake Charles and much of Acadiana are under a blizzard warning as snow blankets the area Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued its first-ever blizzard warning for the Lake Charles area early on Tuesday, January 21. Footage from Chad Casey shows snow falling on palm trees in Lake Charles on Monday night.

He provided many updates on what the state is doing to weather the storm, including the fleet of snow plow trucks that are headed for our area as we speak. But if he had one message to hammer home it’s this: Stay Home.