NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
243 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

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CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON...ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...
MORGAN CITY
243 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

COOLING TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK JUST BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...LEVELING OFF IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S JUST BEFORE DAWN.
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. HARD
FREEZE TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR COLDER
ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

BE CAREFUL HEATING YOUR HOME. KEEP SPACE HEATERS AT LEAST
36 INCHES AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT CAN BURN. TURN IT OFF ANYTIME
YOU LEAVE THE ROOM OR GO TO BED.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER
PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED OR DRAINED.

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