Full Notification

...FREEZE CONDITIONS PERSIST... .A very cold airmass residing across the Gulf Coast states will result in an extended period of freezing temperatures. ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Monday.

* TEMPERATURE...26 to 32 degrees through mid-morning and again tonight.

* DURATION...above freezing by mid-morning this morning...then 6 to 8 hours below freezing tonight.

* IMPACTS...Extended period of these temperatures could cause significant damage to sensitive vegetation.

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

Instructions:

Make frequent checks on the elderly. Make sure their furnaces are working and heating the house properly. Be particularly careful with portable heaters...there is a danger of fire or poisonous fumes. 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. A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.