Full Notification

...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. THIS IS A CORRECTION TO THE PREVIOUS FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WARNINGS WHICH WERE ISSUED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT INSTEAD OF TONIGHT. ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* 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:

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