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Baker and East Baton Rouge Parish are under a Hard Freeze Watch; Winter Storm Warning & Wind Chill Watch beginning Monday from the National Weather Service:
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY - HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING - WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
Heavy freezing rain or sleet is expected across the warning area, beginning aroung midnight and continuing during the day Monday before ending from west to east toward sunset. The expected precipitation amounts, especially of ice, are likely to produce significant impacts.
* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, significant icing
expected. Total ice accumulations of four tenths to one half
of an inch. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind
chills possible. Wind chills as low as 5 above zero.
* WHERE...Portions of southern Mississippi and southeast
Louisiana.
* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from midnight tonight to
6 PM CST Monday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from Monday evening
through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the
ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions
could impact the morning and evening commutes Monday. The
dangerously cold wind chills could result in hypothermia or
frostbite if precautions are not taken.
After the precipitation ends, even colder air will arrive Monday night, producing wind chill values in the single digits and teens overnight Monday night and Tuesday morning.
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures. Low temperatures Tuesday
morning in the teens and lower 20s across south Mississippi
north of Interstates 10 and 12, low to mid 20s elsewhere.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast and southern Mississippi and
southeast Louisiana.
* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
* If it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for your pet, so keep your animals inside. If left outdoors, pets can freeze, become disoriented, lost, stolen, injured or killed. In addition, don’t leave pets alone in a car during cold weather, as cars can act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and cause animals to freeze to death.
*Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Please stay abreast of the situation by watching local news reports and monitoring messages from official sources.
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