COLD TEMPERATURES expected late Wednesday night through Thursday and late Friday night into Friday morning.
Changes from Last Email:
- The rain, flooding, and marginal threat of severe weather has ended
- Freezing temperatures for fairly long durations are still expected.
- A Cold Weather Advisory has been put in place across the area from 9pm this evening until 10am Thursday morning, meaning we expect wind chills as low as 10F degrees.
- A Cold Weather Advisory is anticipated for about the same time frame Thursday night into Friday morning.
Overview:
WHAT:
- Freezing Temperatures
WHEN:
- Freezing Temperatures – Thursday morning and Friday morning
WHERE:
- Thursday Cold – Across the area
- Friday Cold – Generally north of the I-10/12 corridor and the River Parishes
CONFIDENCE:
- High confidence of freezing temperatures for Thursday and Friday mornings, with durations over 12 hours north of I-10/12 and west of I-59.
Impacts:
- Freezing Temperatures and low wind chills Thursday and Friday morning
- Temperatures are forecast to fall into the low 20s to low 30s Thursday morning and low 20 to low 40s Friday morning, with wind chills possibly as low as 10F degrees.
- These conditions can damage citrus and other sensitive agricultural crops.
- Pets will also be at risk unless brought into warm shelter.
- For areas where temperatures drop into the low to mid 20s, exposed pipes may also be damaged, as well.
