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Possible Frozen Precipitation Friday Afternoon and Evening Across SE LA

I'm sure you have already heard that we could see some frozen precipitation across part of Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi starting on Friday Afternoon and continuing until around Midnight into Saturday.  However, DO NOT get excited about this winter weather event.  It will not have a big impact on our area.  The NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Northern Tangipahoa and Washington Parishes as well as Pearl River, Pike and Walthall Counties in Mississippi. 

 A cold front will move across the region tonight and it will bring us some rain for the first part of Friday.  As the rain comes to an end on Friday Afternoon and Evening, the temperatures will be falling to near freezing at the surface.  This will give us an opportunity to see some freezing rain or sleet north of the lake.  

 Since the ground is warm and the precipitation will be coming to an end, I am NOT expecting any accumulations.  You will likely just hear the sleet pellets bouncing off things, or you could see a VERY light glaze of ice on trees around 0.05-0.10".  There is a chance for a few slick spots on roads along and north of I-12 through the LA/MS state line on Friday Night into Early Saturday Morning.  Then this could change to snow flurries before it ends early on Saturday Morning. Again, no snow accumulation is expected. I would not plan to travel late on Friday Night into Saturday Morning. Bridges and overpasses would likely be the only spots to ice over.  

 Here in New Orleans, we could see a sleet pellet or two, but that would be about it as the rain ends.  Again, I am not expecting any travel concerns.  

 After this wintry weather episode, the temperatures will be very cold Friday Night through Sunday.  It will also be windy, so this will put an extra chilly into the air.  We will see plenty of sunshine all weekend, so wintry precipitation is not expected.  High temperatures will only be in the 40s, but it will feel like the 20s and 30s with the wind chill! 

 The next issue will be the hard freeze that is expected on the Northshore with lows in the lower 20s, and freezing conditions on the Southshore, including the City of New Orleans, with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s. You will need to take all freeze precautions this weekend on BOTH sides of the lake.  As for freezing pipes...you may want to wrap your pipes on the Northshore this weekend.  It is unlikely that they will burst, but conditions will be close for that to happen.  South of the lake will NOT have pipe bursting temperatures, but you will need to protect you plants, pets and people.  

 Be sure to stay warm all weekend and keep it tuned to my social media accounts and WWL-TV for updates. -Dave

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