Hard Freeze Warning until 09:00AM Sunday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures 19 to 25 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, southwest and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.
* WHEN...For the first Hard Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 9 AM CST Saturday. For the second Hard Freeze Warning, from midnight Saturday night to 9 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON ... RAPIDES ... AVOYELLES ... BEAUREGARD ... ALLEN ... EVANGELINE ... ST. LANDRY ... NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS ... NORTHERN ACADIA ... TYLER ... NORTHERN JASPER ... NORTHERN NEWTON ... SOUTHERN JASPER ... SOUTHERN NEWTON
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
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant 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:
- Hard Freeze Warning