UPDATE: 10 p.m. Sunday

Light drizzle and 21 degrees in Webster Parish.

Tonight: Sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Low around 20. Wind chill values as low as 11. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday: Freezing rain and sleet likely, mainly before 9am. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as 10. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Martin Luther King Celebration events Monday – specifically the Unity March – are canceled due to weather.

School closures

By early Monday afternoon, Webster Parish Schools will decide if schools will be closed Tuesday.

Louisiana Tech University’s Barksdale and Bossier campuses will be closed through Wednesday with classes resuming Thursday.

Northwestern State University, Shreveport.

Bossier Parish Community College campuses in Bossier, Natchitoches, and Many will be closed Tuesday, January 16 and Wednesday, January 17. Virtual classes will still meet and student services will still be available virtually.

Campuses will also closed Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Campuses will reopen Thursday, January 18. Administrators will continue to monitor the weather throughout the weekend and send updates as needed. Information will be posted on the BPCC website, social media and communicated through BPCC email and Cavs Alert System.

Known business closures due to weather (also please check Webster Parish Facebook page for others):

Little Steps of Faith Child Enrichment Center will be closed Monday due to the weather.

Minden Medical Center Rehab Outpatient Therapy

Seeds Women’s Center

City on a Hill Learning Center

20/20 Eyecare

Minden Family Dental

First Baptist Weekday

First Baptist Church offices

TruCare Home Health

Webster Parish/Republic Landfill

Horseshoe Dental

Performance Physical Therapy

Professional Home Health Office

Cotton’s and Louisiana Fried Chicken

Bellavana Coffee

Medcentris

Lagniappe Montessori and Children’s Center

Cotton’s and Louisiana Fried Chicken

Lighthouse Cafe

Mae Mae’s Munchkins and Munchkins Too

The Shine Shop

Heavenly Treasures

Gym 4:13

Pelican Bayou Counseling Agency, Springhill

Fibrebond

North Acres Baptist Church

Little Scholars Academy and Preschool

House of Diamonds

Broken Bean

Yummy Sushi

Security Finance

Main Street Thrift, Springhill

Spotless Paws, Minden

Swan & Crow Tattoo Parlor

Dr. Richard Campbell Dentistry

Knight Services – no trash pick-up Monday

Dr. Ray Spurlock – Vision Source

Smith’s Auto

Dorcheat Disposal Service is waiting to see about roads.

Brookshire’s will open at 8 a.m.

Streets:

By 9 p.m., the only road closure reported is the Bistineau Spillway Bridge in Bossier/Bienville parishes.

Also, Interstate 49 is closed.

Updates on the weather, as well as closures, including streets will be posted throughout today and Monday.

Again, please check our Facebook page, as well as Webster Alerts Neighborhood Watch, for any business notifications we may have missed on our website.

Click here for original forecast: websterparishjournal.com/2024/01/14/forecast-winter-storm-warning-in-effect/

5 p.m. Update: https://websterparishjournal.com/2024/01/14/update-5-p-m-sunday/

7 p.m. Update: https://websterparishjournal.com/2024/01/14/update-7-p-m-sunday/

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