Freeze Watch until 08:00AM Wednesday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 to 32 degrees possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana and central, and central and south Mississippi.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLEY ... CHICOT ... MOREHOUSE ... WEST CARROLL ... EAST CARROLL ... RICHLAND ... MADISON ... FRANKLIN ... CATAHOULA ... TENSAS ... CONCORDIA ... BOLIVAR ... SUNFLOWER ... LEFLORE ... GRENADA ... CARROLL ... MONTGOMERY ... WEBSTER ... CLAY ... LOWNDES ... CHOCTAW ... OKTIBBEHA ... WASHINGTON ... HUMPHREYS ... HOLMES ... ATTALA ... WINSTON ... NOXUBEE ... ISSAQUENA ... SHARKEY ... YAZOO ... MADISON ... LEAKE ... NESHOBA ... KEMPER ... WARREN ... HINDS ... RANKIN ... SCOTT ... NEWTON ... LAUDERDALE ... CLAIBORNE ... COPIAH ... SIMPSON ... SMITH ... JASPER ... CLARKE ... JEFFERSON ... ADAMS ... FRANKLIN ... LINCOLN ... LAWRENCE ... JEFFERSON DAVIS ... COVINGTON ... JONES ... MARION ... LAMAR ... FORREST
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.
Address/Location
Greenwood/Leflore Emergency Management, MS
306 W Market St
Greenwood, MS 38930
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 662-453-1428
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Watch