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...Hard Freeze Likely Tonight... .Much colder air is moving into the region and due to the winter weather temperatures will begin to fall across the area soon. Once the sun sets temperatures will begin to fall and should drop below freezing by or before 8pm over much of the Hard Freeze warned area, mainly along and north of the Interstate 10/12 corridor. Temperatures will fall through the night and once clouds clear out overnight could continue to plummet into the lower 20s over a large chunk of southwest Mississippi and northern portions of the Florida parishes. Any location that still has snow or sleet on the ground could see lows approach 20. One significant concern is black ice. There will be quite a bit of residual moisture on the ground. Once the temperatures fall below freezing bridges, overpasses, and any other elevated roadway with water on it will quickly begin to freeze. As the night continues surface streets will even develop slick as temperatures drop into the mid 20s. ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 4 AM CST Saturday.

* TEMPERATURE...26 to 32

* DURATION...10 to 14 hours

* IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures could kill sensative vegetation. Also any moisture that remains on elevated roads, bridges, and overpasses could turn into black ice.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... ORLEANS ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE

Instructions:

A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.