Monitoring Rain & Freezing Rain on Sunday. Closely monitor the forecast if you live in Wilkinson & Amite Counties, Pointe Coupee, West/East Feliciana Parishes. Low confidence on the southward extent! Rain, few strong to severe storms along/south of I-10/12. Medium confidence mainly on rain/freezing rain line and associated impacts! Stay updated!
Monday morning: Hard freeze likely with brutal wind chills (coldest with respect to wind chills/most impactful period). Temperatures will start to fall below freezing Sunday afternoon from northwest to southeast and could remain below freezing for 20 or more hours in southwest MS. Temps may even struggle to get above freezing Monday leading to below freezing temps for about 40 hours in somae locations possible.
Tuesday morning: Very cold again with dangerous wind chills — another hard freeze for many areas with morning lows likely the coldest of the season. The wind will be much lighter but even a light breeze will make it feel colder and mid Wind Chills could range from the upper single digits to mid teens for much of the area. If the high doesn't get above freezing Monday afternoon for any locations the temperature will remain below freezing till late morning Tuesday.
Wednesday morning: Very cold again with dangerous wind chills — another hard freeze for many areas with morning lows. The wind will be much lighter but even a light breeze will make it feel colder and mid Wind Chills could range from the low to upper 20s for much of the area.
Protect people, pets, pipes, & plants from cold weather. People: minimize time outdoors. Prepare for power outages. Check on elderly and other vulnerable people to make sur they're ok. Pets: Keep your pets warm, dry and indoors as much as possible. ensure their food and water doesn't freeze. Limit outside time and keep them bundled up. Pipes: insulate pipes if possible. Open sink cabinets to expose pipes to heated air. Disconnect hoses and turn off water to sprinklers. Plants: know their temperature thresholds. If possible, cover them before the cold weather sets in to help retain some heat.
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