WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 335 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING
BEFORE TURNING COMPLETELY TO SNOW OVER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE I-12 CORRIDOR. SNOW WILL FIRST FORM THIS EVENING OVER
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND THE BATON ROUGE METRO BEFORE SPREADING
EAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA PARISHES AND INTO COASTAL MISSISSIPPI BY
MIDNIGHT. AT THIS TIME...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA...THE FLORIDA PARISHES
NORTH OF I-12...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. SOUTH OF I-12 ALONG THE
NORTHSHORE OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AND OVER INLAND AREAS NORTH OF
I-10 IN COASTAL MISSISSIPPI...SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT.
THE MAJOR CONCERN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WINTER WEATHER WILL BE
DANGEROUS ICING CONDITIONS MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
FREEZE WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 342 PM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY.
A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS
AS OVERNIGHT LOWS DIP TO NEAR 30 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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.
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