Freeze warning issued for parts of southeast Louisiana, Mississippi
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Updated: 3:33 PM CST Jan 20, 2020
It is late-January and it's starting to actually feel like it, as cold air has arrived across southeast Louisiana.A freeze warning is in effect for the Northshore, Coastal Mississippi counties, and St. James, St. John the Baptist, Upper Lafourche and Upper Terrebonne parishes from 9 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday.Temperatures could drop as low as 26 degrees in some areas in the freeze warning.A freeze duration of 10-12 hours is expected across southwest Mississippi.A freeze duration of 6-10 hours is expected for coastal Mississippi and the Northshore.A freeze duration of 2-6 hours is expected for parts of the Southshore.Make sure pets have a warm place to stay. Protect tender plants from the cold.Highs on Tuesday will struggle to get to 50.Freezing temperatures are expected again on Wednesday morning for most areas north of Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans residents needing a place to stay warm can visit these locations:Low Barrier Shelter, 1530 Gravier St., will accept adults beginning at 8 p.m. Monday.The Salvation Army, 4530 S. Claiborne Ave., will accept adults beginning at 4 p.m. Monday.Ozanam Inn, 843 Camp St., will accept men beginning at 4 p.m. Monday for overnight shelter. The courtyard with heaters is open 24/7 to anyone.Covenant House, 611 N. Rampart St., will accept individuals age 22 and under, their dependent children, and any women with dependent minor children and is open 24/7.New Orleans Mission, 1130 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., will accept adults beginning at 4 p.m. Monday.In Hancock County, a cold weather shelter will be open from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. at the Old Spanish Trail Baptist Church at 5078 Hwy 90 in Bay St. Louis. Anyone who needs a ride to the shelter can contact Hancock County Dispatch at 228-255-9191.
NEW ORLEANS — It is late-January and it's starting to actually feel like it, as cold air has arrived across southeast Louisiana.
A freeze warning is in effect for the Northshore, Coastal Mississippi counties, and St. James, St. John the Baptist, Upper Lafourche and Upper Terrebonne parishes from 9 p.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Temperatures could drop as low as 26 degrees in some areas in the freeze warning.
A freeze duration of 10-12 hours is expected across southwest Mississippi.
A freeze duration of 6-10 hours is expected for coastal Mississippi and the Northshore.
A freeze duration of 2-6 hours is expected for parts of the Southshore.
Make sure pets have a warm place to stay. Protect tender plants from the cold.
Highs on Tuesday will struggle to get to 50.
Freezing temperatures are expected again on Wednesday morning for most areas north of Lake Pontchartrain.
New Orleans residents needing a place to stay warm can visit these locations:
- Low Barrier Shelter, 1530 Gravier St., will accept adults beginning at 8 p.m. Monday.
- The Salvation Army, 4530 S. Claiborne Ave., will accept adults beginning at 4 p.m. Monday.
- Ozanam Inn, 843 Camp St., will accept men beginning at 4 p.m. Monday for overnight shelter. The courtyard with heaters is open 24/7 to anyone.
- Covenant House, 611 N. Rampart St., will accept individuals age 22 and under, their dependent children, and any women with dependent minor children and is open 24/7.
- New Orleans Mission, 1130 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., will accept adults beginning at 4 p.m. Monday.
In Hancock County, a cold weather shelter will be open from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. at the Old Spanish Trail Baptist Church at 5078 Hwy 90 in Bay St. Louis. Anyone who needs a ride to the shelter can contact Hancock County Dispatch at 228-255-9191.
