Hard Freeze Warning until 10:00AM Monday
...ANOTHER BITTERLY COLD NIGHT EXPECTED TONIGHT... .AFTER VERY LITTLE WARMING TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN PLUNGE INTO THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM CST MONDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...22 TO 26
* DURATION...12 TO 16 HOURS BELOW FREEZING. 6 TO 8 HOURS AT OR BELOW 25 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...PIPES...PETS...PLANTS AND PERSONS COULD BECOME VULNERABLE IF OUTDOORS.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Instructions:
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP VERY SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEIR SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. PETS ARE ALSO SUSPECT 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.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Hard Freeze Warning