Parts of Mississippi can expect snow, below-freezing temperatures, lows in the teens next week. Know how to prep your home, family, pets for the cold.

The National Weather Service says the chance for snow next Tuesday has risen to 40%. Its near environmental destruction is the result of numerous factors, including mice that had been introduced to the island, former phosphate mining, and hurricane destruction.

Forecasters are warning residents to start covering pipes before freezing temperatures hit. Here’s what to know.