Freeze Warning Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi | Effective 03/16/2026 22:23

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 17 at 12:23AM CDT until March 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Jackson MS
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 10:23pm
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, north central, northwest, and west central Mississippi. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Area Description: 
Ashley; Chicot; Morehouse; West Carroll; East Carroll; Richland; Madison; Franklin; Catahoula; Tensas; Concordia; Bolivar; Sunflower; Leflore; Grenada; Carroll; Montgomery; Webster; Clay; Lowndes; Choctaw; Oktibbeha; Washington; Humphreys; Holmes; Attala; Winston; Noxubee; Issaquena; Sharkey; Yazoo; Madison; Leake; Neshoba; Kemper; Warren; Hinds; Rankin; Scott; Newton; Lauderdale; Claiborne; Copiah; Simpson; Smith; Jasper; Clarke; Jefferson; Adams; Franklin; Lincoln; Lawrence; Jefferson Davis; Covington; Jones; Marion; Lamar; Forrest
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jackson MS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov