Freeze Watch Louisiana, Mississippi | Effective 03/15/2026 15:37

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued March 15 at 5:37PM CDT until March 17 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:45am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...Portions of metro Baton Rouge and inland portions of the Northshore in southeast Louisiana and all of southwest Mississippi. * WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday 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.
Area Description: 
Pointe Coupee; West Feliciana; East Feliciana; St. Helena; Washington; West Baton Rouge; East Baton Rouge; Northern Tangipahoa; Northern St. Tammany; Central Tangipahoa; Northern Livingston; Wilkinson; Amite; Pike; Walthall; Pearl River; Northern Hancock; Northern Harrison; Northern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov