New event. Hard Freeze Warning from 1/16/2024 10:00 PM to 1/17/2024 10:00 AM CST for Terrebonne Parish, LA, Lafourche Parish, LA:

HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Tuesday to 10 AM CST Wednesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.