Monday, April 14, 2014

Freeze warning issued for tonight, tomorrow morning

(From the National Weather Service)

FREEZE WARNING FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER THIS MORNING. A CLEARING
SKY AND DIMINISHED WINDS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO FURTHER DROP
WELL DOWN INTO THE 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS MONDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD
FROST IS ALSO EXPECTED.

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-142200-
/O.CON.KSGF.FZ.W.0001.140415T0300Z-140415T1400Z/
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG...
BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...WARSAW...COLE CAMP...VERSAILLES...
ELDON...LAKE OZARK...VIENNA...NEVADA...APPLETON CITY...OSCEOLA...
HERMITAGE...OSAGE BEACH...CAMDENTON...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...LAMAR...EL DORADO SPRINGS...STOCKTON...
BOLIVAR...BUFFALO...LEBANON...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...JOPLIN...
CARTHAGE...GREENFIELD...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...ROGERSVILLE...
MOUNTAIN GROVE...MANSFIELD...NEOSHO...AURORA...MOUNT VERNON...
NIXA...OZARK...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...ANDERSON...
PINEVILLE...MONETT...CASSVILLE...KIMBERLING CITY...GALENA...
BRANSON...FORSYTH...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
247 AM CDT MON APR 14 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...A HARD FREEZE AND WIDESPREAD FROST
  ARE LIKELY  ACROSS ALL OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST
  KANSAS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
  20S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS AND VEGETATION MAY BE
  DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED OR NOT BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE HIGHLY
LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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