Red Flag Warning issued March 16 at 1:27PM CDT until March 16 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Issue date: 2026-03-16T18:27+00:00
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1PM TO 7PM TODAY... .High wind speeds and low humidities will follow a strong cold front and impact the area from about 1pm to 7pm CDT. * AFFECTED AREA...Pointe Coupee, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, Washington, Iberville, West Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Assumption, St. James, St. John The Baptist, Upper Lafourche, St. Charles, Upper Terrebonne, Lower Terrebonne, Lower Lafourche, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Northern Tangipahoa, Walthall, Southeast St. Tammany, Northern St. Tammany, Southwestern St. Tammany, Central Tangipahoa, Lower Tangipahoa, Northern Livingston, Southern Livingston, Western Ascension and Eastern Ascension. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 percent. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Freeze Warning issued March 16 at 11:55AM CDT until March 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Issue date: 2026-03-16T16:55+00:00
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...In Louisiana, Pointe Coupee, East and West Feliciana, St. Helena, Northern and Central Tangipahoa, Washington, East and West Baton Rouge, Northern Livingston, and Northern St. Tammany Parishes. In Mississippi, Wilkinson, Amite, Pike, Walthall, Pearl River, Upper Hancock, Upper Harrison and Upper Jackson Counties. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could damage crops, other sensitive vegetation - especially tender plants that have already started to bud and bloom.
