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.

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.

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.

Blizzard warnings are a rare occurrence in the southern states, but on Tuesday morning, the Lake Charles National Weather Service in Louisiana issued its first-ever blizzard warning.