Winter Storm Watch until 12:00AM Wednesday 
* WHAT...Heavy snowfall possible over the northern half of the area and heavy mixed precipitation possible over the southern half of the area. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches along and north of the Interstate 10/12 corridor and 2 to 6 inches south of this line. Ice accumulations less than 1/4 inch north and around a 1/4 inch south possible.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.
* WHEN...From late Monday night through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardous driving conditions may last into or through Wednesday as well since all of the wintry precipitation that falls Tuesday may not melt through the day Wednesday. If this begins to look likely, winter weather headlines could be extended into or through Wednesday.
* AFFECTED AREAS: POINTE COUPEE ... WEST FELICIANA ... EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... IBERVILLE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... LOWER TANGIPAHOA ... NORTHERN LIVINGSTON ... SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON ... WESTERN ASCENSION ... EASTERN ASCENSION ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES ... WILKINSON ... AMITE ... PIKE ... WALTHALL ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON
Instructions:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such items as booster cables, flashlight, blankets and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.
Address/Location
St James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 LA-44
Convent, LA 70723
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 225-562-2200
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SJPSO followed by your message, to 888777
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:
- Winter Storm Watch