Full Notification

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures into the teens are expected tonight over most of the area and then temperatures will fall into the single digits; as low as 5 degrees in the northwest Monday night.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Louisiana, central, east central, north central, northeast, northwest, southwest and west central Mississippi and southeast Arkansas.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hard freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High temperatures Monday will only range from the upper teens northwest to the lower 20s elsewhere resulting in a long duration of sub-freezing temperatures.

* AFFECTED AREAS: YAZOO ... JEFFERSON ... ATTALA ... MOREHOUSE ... CLAY ... WARREN ... LEFLORE ... ISSAQUENA ... HUMPHREYS ... CATAHOULA ... TENSAS ... ADAMS ... RICHLAND ... BOLIVAR ... OKTIBBEHA ... MONTGOMERY ... MADISON ... ASHLEY ... WINSTON ... CLAIBORNE ... HINDS ... GRENADA ... SHARKEY ... WEST CARROLL ... HOLMES ... FRANKLIN ... SUNFLOWER ... EAST CARROLL ... WASHINGTON ... CONCORDIA ... WEBSTER ... LEAKE ... CHICOT ... CHOCTAW ... COPIAH ... MADISON ... CARROLL ... RANKIN

Instructions:

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.