...Bitterly cold conditions expected the next several days...
.Arctic high pressure will continue building over the area
tonight, bringing very cold temperatures through at least
Wednesday. Hard freeze conditions are expected to develop across
much of the area tonight, lasting anywhere from 8 to 12 hours.
Additional hard freezes are expected Monday and Tuesday nights.
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* TEMPERATURE...Temperatures will fall into the lower to middle
20s tonight, and possibly as low as the upper teens in cooler
spots across central Louisiana. Overnight temperatures Monday
and Tuesday nights will also be very cold, with lows in the
middle teens to lower 20s. Daytime temperatures will struggle to
reach the middle 30s Monday and Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Prolonged exposure to these conditions may result in
hypothermia and frostbite, and could harm pets and outdoor
animals. Exposed pipes and those along exterior walls will
have the potential to freeze. Sensitive vegetation exposed to
these temperatures will be killed.