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Plants at risk, unusually cold temps tonight, Saturday

It’s going to be a cold weekend with freezing temperatures Friday and Saturday nights.

A freeze warning will take effect tonight through Saturday morning. 

Here’s the latest from the National Weather Service on Friday night’s cold temperatures: 

..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SATURDAY…
…FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING…

* TEMPERATURES…AROUND 30 DEGREES TONIGHT. LOWER TO MID 20S
SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS…UNPROTECTED VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

Here’s the weather service advisory for Saturday night:

…FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…

* TEMPERATURES…MID TO UPPER 20S SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS…UNPROTECTED VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.