Freeze Warning Louisiana, Texas | Effective 03/16/2026 17:01

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued March 16 at 7:01PM CDT until March 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:01pm
Expires: 
March 17, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM CDT Tuesday. * 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: 
Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Southern Orange
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA