Do you need a snowblower in Central, LA?
The machine for a Central driveway
No snowblower
Central sees measurable snow only in a freak year.
If you are moving to Central from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.
Central and its neighbours
Almost no snow falls in Central. In Louisiana, Shreveport gets the most here at 1 inch.
| Town | Miles | Snow | Two car, paved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, LA | 7 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 10 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Zachary, LA | 11 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Gonzales, LA | 25 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Hammond, LA | 35 | 0 in | No snowblower |
| Thibodaux, LA | 54 | 0 in | No snowblower |
Where these numbers come from
Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.
NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Baton Rouge Cntrl, 0.1 miles from Central. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.