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St James Parish Sheriff's Office
Monday January 15th, 2018 :: 04:06 p.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Chill Advisory until 11:00AM Wednesday

...Winter Precipitation Possible Tomorrow... .Another Arctic airmass is on the way with a strong cold front expected to move through the region beginning early tomorrow and moving into the Gulf of Mexico by early afternoon. Very cold air is expected to move in quickly behind this cold front. A narrow area of moisture is expected to be in place and this could lead to minor accumulations of snow, sleet, and possibly even light freezing rain. At this time the locations with the best chance of seeing accumulating frozen precipitation will be across southwest Mississippi and the immediately adjacent Louisiana parishes. Overall accumulations are anticipated to be from a trace to just under an inch but will have to be watched closely to see if these need to be adjusted up and if the advisory needs to be extended. In addition to the threat of winter precipitation, hazardous wind chills are expected tomorrow night through Wednesday morning. Temperatures will quickly drop below freezing and with winds of 10 to 15 mph expected wind chill readings in the single digits to lower teens are anticipated across the entire region. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. The cold wind chills will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin. Expect wind chills to range from 10 above zero to 15 above zero.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana, southeast Mississippi and southern Mississippi.

* WHEN...9 PM Tuesday to 11 AM Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... IBERVILLE ... LIVINGSTON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... ORLEANS ... SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... WEST BATON ROUGE

Instructions:

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will combine to create low wind chills. Frost bite and hypothermia can occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

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:
Minor - Minimal to no known 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:
Wind Chill Advisory

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