Freeze Warning until 09:00AM Tuesday
* WHAT...Temperatures 32 degrees or colder.
* WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, Southeast Missouri and West Tennessee.
* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, until 9 AM CDT this morning. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CLAY ... GREENE ... CRAIGHEAD ... POINSETT ... MISSISSIPPI ... DUNKLIN ... PEMISCOT ... LAKE ... OBION ... WEAKLEY ... HENRY ... DYER ... GIBSON ... CARROLL ... BENTON ... LAUDERDALE ... TIPTON ... HAYWOOD ... CROCKETT ... MADISON ... CHESTER ... HENDERSON ... DECATUR
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
Caruthersville Public Safety
1400 S Ward Ave
Caruthersville, MO 63830
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 573-333-2353
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CVILLEPUBLIC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Warning