Freeze Watch in effect from late tonight through Sunday morning
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT... .THE COMBINATION OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RAPIDLY FALL BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURE...26 TO 32 DEGREES.
* DURATION...6 TO 10 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... IBERVILLE ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... ORLEANS ... POINTE COUPEE ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... WEST BATON ROUGE
Instructions:
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PETS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE EXTREME COLD. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER...AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE HEATERS...THERE IS A DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Watch