URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA ...FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN TONIGHT... .A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 12 CORRIDOR. LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM CST FRIDAY FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 12 CORRIDOR... * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. * DURATION...AROUND 12 TO 15 HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING CONDITIONS. 5 TO 8 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR PERSONS... LIVESTOCK AND PETS. PROPERTY LOSS POTENTIAL FROM FROZEN PIPES AND PLUMBING. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LOSSES CAN BE SIGNIFICANT WITHOUT PROPER MITIGATION MEASURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR PIPES... PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEIR SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. PETS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE EXTREME COLD. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER...AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE HEATERS... THERE IS A DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. THE LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO EXPOSED WATER PIPES IF PROTECTIVE ACTION IS NOT TAKEN.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:20:29 +0000
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