An arctic airmass infiltrated the region early on Sunday, January 5th with falling temperatures and strong northwest winds. Temperatures fell through much of the day on January 5th behind the front with winds approaching 30 mph at times, making it feel much colder with very cold wind chills. Skies cleared the evening of the 5th but the strong northwest winds continued with wind chill values near zero to ten degrees above zero witnessed the night of the 5th.  Low temperatures the morning of the 6th and the morning of the 7th were some of the coldest temperatures Northwest Louisiana had seen since February 3 through the 5th of 1996. The extreme cold resulted in many underground water lines freezing and bursting. Below are some low temperatures recorded at various locations for the mornings of the 6th and 7th of January.  Shreveport, Louisiana:  17, 15.  Monroe, Louisiana:  19, 13.

Cold/Wind Chill in LA SALLE, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in LINCOLN, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in OUACHITA, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in RED RIVER, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in SABINE, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in UNION, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in WEBSTER, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in WINN, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in BIENVILLE, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in BOSSIER, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CADDO, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CALDWELL, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in DE SOTO, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in GRANT, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in JACKSON, LOUISIANA
From 05-JAN-14 16:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS