Winter Weather Advisory - SE Texas & South. Louisiana

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Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
830 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

...AN ICY MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA FOR TONIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING...

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ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-CAMERON-EVANGELINE-
HARDIN-IBERIA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-
LOWER ST MARTIN-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-ST MARY-TYLER-
UPPER ST MARTIN-VERMILION-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...CAMERON...CROWLEY...DERIDDER...JASPER...
JENNINGS...KOUNTZE...LAFAYETTE...LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...
MARKSVILLE...MORGAN CITY...NEW IBERIA...NEWTON...OBERLIN...
OPELOUSAS...ORANGE...ST MARTINVILLE...VILLE PLATTE...WOODVILLE
830 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT...

PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW COMBINED WITH MOISTURE WILL SUPPORT FREEZING
PRECIPITATION. RADARS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND UPPER TEXAS COAST ARE
INDICATING PRECIPITATION IS MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND IS EXPECTED
INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST TO AN
INCH OR LESS AROUND ALEXANDRIA LOUISIANA.

IF TRAVELING TONIGHT...USE CAUTION AS FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL STICK
ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WITH ICE DEVELOPING.

REMEMBER SIDEWALKS...PORCHES...STEPS...AND DRIVEWAYS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP ICE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.

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K. KUYPER

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Freeze warning issued earlier also...



Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
343 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

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ACADIA-ALLEN-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-CALCASIEU-EVANGELINE-HARDIN-JASPER-
JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-LAFAYETTE-NEWTON-ORANGE-RAPIDES-ST LANDRY-
TYLER-UPPER ST MARTIN-VERNON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...
CROWLEY...DERIDDER...JASPER...JENNINGS...KOUNTZE...LAFAYETTE...
LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...MARKSVILLE...NEWTON...OBERLIN...
OPELOUSAS...ORANGE...ST MARTINVILLE...VILLE PLATTE...WOODVILLE
343 PM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FROM I-10 NORTHWARD...

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN
BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR UP TO 16 HOURS THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING. LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 22 DEGREES IN EAST TEXAS
AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE UPPER 20S SOUTH OF I-10.

DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WITH HEATING
ELEMENTS SUCH AS PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS AND FIRE PLACES. MORE
PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR IN THIS AREA FROM HOUSE FIRES DURING COLD
WEATHER THAN TORNADOES...LIGHTNING...AND FLASH FLOODS.

WRAP EXPOSED PIPES...COVER OR MOVE PLANTS INDOORS AND BRING PETS
INSIDE.

IF ENCOUNTERING ICY PATCHES WHILE DRIVING...TAKE CARE NOT TO HIT
YOUR BRAKES. THIS COULD CAUSE YOU TO SWERVE OFF OF YOUR INTENDED
PATH WHEN YOUR VEHICLE HITS DRY PAVEMENT. THE BETTER MOVE IS TO
REDUCE SPEED BY HALF IF ICE IS SUSPECTED OR PRESENT. ROAD CREWS ARE
STANDING BY THIS CHRISTMAS EVE TO TAKE CARE OF ICY BRIDGES.