Freezing Temps and Sleet

Sleet today, into tomorrow morning. Snow possible. Schools closed today and tomorrow.

Sunset

Jan. 20th, 2014 South Mississippi SunSet.

Hard Freeze

Freeze Warning REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ... HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING... TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING WILL WARM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. AFTER MODEST WARMING MONDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING AT SUNSET AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES... MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TEENS TO LOWER 20S ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* DURATION... FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR A PERIOD OF 10 TO 14 HOURS TONIGHT WITH A DURATION OF 7 TO 12 HOURS BELOW 26 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS... HAZARDOUS LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS FOR PERSONS... LIVESTOCK AND PETS. PROPERTY LOSS POTENTIAL FROM FROZEN PIPES AND PLUMBING. HORTICULTURAL AND AGRICULTURAL LOSSES CAN BE SIGNIFICANT WITHOUT PROPER MITIGATION MEASURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE HEATERS... THERE IS DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES.

IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE... REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOUR WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT LOSS IS THROUGH THE HEAD.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.