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Freeze Warning 3, NWS New Orleans, LA

February 19, 2021Assumption Parish, Saint James Parish, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

NWS New Orleans, LA issued this freeze warning at Feb 19, 2021, 3:55 PM CST for Assumption Parish, Saint James Parish, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 20, 2021, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2021, 3:55 PM CST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 20, 2021, 8:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS New Orleans, LA

Counties Assumption Parish, LA, Saint James Parish, LA, Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 107 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-02-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
103 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

198 
WWUS74 KLIX 192155
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
355 PM CST Fri Feb 19 2021

LAZ056>059-065-200600-
/O.NEW.KLIX.FZ.W.0003.210220T0600Z-210220T1400Z/
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-
Upper Terrebonne-
Including the cities of Pierre Part, Labadieville, 
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, 
Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose, Houma, and Bayou Cane
355 PM CST Fri Feb 19 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees expected
  tonight.

* WHERE...Upper Terrebonne, Assumption, St. James, St. John The 
  Baptist and Upper Lafourche Parishes.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and other
  sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. 

Be particularly careful with portable heaters...there is a danger
of fire or poisonous fumes.

&&

$$

LAZ034>037-039-071-MSZ068>071-200600-
/O.CON.KLIX.HZ.W.0005.210220T0600Z-210220T1400Z/
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Washington-
Northern Tangipahoa-Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton,
Amite, Kentwood, Roseland, Wilmer, Centreville, Dolorosa, 
Fort Adams, Woodville, Gillsberg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, 
McComb, Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
355 PM CST Fri Feb 19 2021

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 AM CST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 22 to 25 degrees expected
  tonight. 

* WHERE...In Mississippi, Walthall, Wilkinson, Amite and Pike 
  Counties. In Louisiana, Washington, Pointe Coupee, West 
  Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena and Northern Tangipahoa 
  Parishes.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. 

To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes 
they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those 
that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover 
above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

Be particularly careful with portable heaters...there is a danger
of fire or poisonous fumes.

&&

$$

PG
1 follow-up statement
687 
WWUS74 KLIX 201005
NPWLIX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
405 AM CST Sat Feb 20 2021

LAZ034>037-039-071-MSZ068>071-201400-
/O.CON.KLIX.HZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210220T1400Z/
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Washington-
Northern Tangipahoa-Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton,
Amite, Kentwood, Roseland, Wilmer, Centreville, Dolorosa, 
Fort Adams, Woodville, Gillsberg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, 
McComb, Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
405 AM CST Sat Feb 20 2021

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 22 to 25 degrees expected 
  tonight.

* WHERE...In Mississippi, Walthall, Wilkinson, Amite and Pike 
  Counties. In Louisiana, Washington, Pointe Coupee, West 
  Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena and Northern Tangipahoa 
  Parishes.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

LAZ056>059-065-201400-
/O.CON.KLIX.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-210220T1400Z/
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-
Upper Terrebonne-
Including the cities of Pierre Part, Labadieville, 
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve, 
Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose, Houma, and Bayou Cane
405 AM CST Sat Feb 20 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures of 29 to 32 degrees expected 
  tonight.

* WHERE...Upper Terrebonne, Assumption, St. James, St. John The 
  Baptist and Upper Lafourche Parishes.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and 
  other sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 6:44 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLIXTangipahoa56 hr
Feb 19, 11:43 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningLIXEast Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Feliciana20 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.