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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Friday November 14th, 2014 :: 03:42 a.m. CST

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Freeze Warning in effect from 10 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Saturday

...WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT... .ANOTHER UNSEASONABLY COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE AREA. ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...LOWS 25 TO 30 DEGREES ALONG AND NORTH OF DONALDSONVILLE TO PONCHATOULA TO PASCAGOULA LINE. LOWS 30 TO 35 DEGREES ALONG AND NORTH OF A HOUMA TO DES ALLEMANDS TO BELLE CHASSE LINE.

* DURATION...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD PERSIST FOR 6 TO 10 HOURS ACROSS AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DONALDSONVILLE TO PONCHATOULA TO PASCAGOULA AND FOR 1 TO 4 HOURS SOUTH OF THAT LINE.

* IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE PROTECTED AND ANIMALS BROUGHT INSIDE OR PROVIDED WITH OTHER WARM SHELTER.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... EAST FELICIANA ... IBERVILLE ... LIVINGSTON ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ORLEANS ... POINTE COUPEE ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. HELENA ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... ST. TAMMANY ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... WASHINGTON ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... WEST FELICIANA

Instructions:

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Freeze Warning

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