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NWS: Freeze WARNING in Effect from 11 PM Tonight to 8
AM Thursday
Published: May 17, 2023 at
11:30 a.m.
By: Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
...FREEZE WARNING
IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...A hard
freeze and widespread frost with sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s expected. Temperatures near the Lake Ontario
shore will be in the lower to middle 30s with patchy frost.
* WHERE...The
Eastern Lake Ontario Region.
* WHEN...From 11
PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Frost
and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and
possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
Take steps now to
protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible
bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed
to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain
them and cover above ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
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