I have a thingie integrated into Firefox that gives me weather and stuff. Sheesh, I don’t know what it is. Anyway, I just got an URGENT warning!
If you’re anywhere north of the south, this will probably sound funny (especially when we saw negative temps forecast for Minneapolis the other day)
“THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY.
A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST
TEXAS…CENTRAL LOUISIANA…SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA…AND SOUTH-
CENTRAL LOUISIANA. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY
EVENING AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER 20S ACROSS THE
LAKES REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA…WITH MID
20S ACROSS LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING FOR UP TO 12 HOURS
AND AT OR BELOW 27 DEGREES FOR 4 TO 8 HOURS.
PERSONS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PLANTS…PIPES…AND PETS
FROM THIS LONG PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN USING SPACE HEATERS INSIDE HOMES TO PREVENT THE START
OF FIRES.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.”
They should be glad they are not in Ontario. We got a foot of snow yesterday and have temps below freezing and have been for over a week now. I have some pictures on Flicker if the kid would like to see some snow pictures from Ont. Also did you go down the Natchez Trail. I would like to do that route some time. We have a 38 foot motor home can we do the trip, or do you know.
Kitty:
When we lived in Metarie and I used to walk out from Sadie Ave to the Airline Highway to catch a bus to downtown New Orleans, I would just shiver while I waited at the bus stop. Even though I had a warm heavy Cashmere winter coat that served me well in Pennsylvania winters. The combination of freezing temps and damp climate was worse than most Northern Winters.
love, dad
For Margaret: We have a 42-foot motorhome and have done the Natchez Trace with no problems. We did it in the spring when everything was in bloom… And before the mosquitoes and high temps and really enjoyed it!