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Freeze Warning in NYC and Southern NY State
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Freeze Warning In Effect from late tonight through Thursday morning.
Freeze Warning remains in effect from 2 am to 10 am EDT Thursday.
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- Locations: Suffolk County, portions of Northeast New Jersey. Rockland and Westchester counties, and coastal Connecticut.
- Hazards: freezing temperatures.
- Temperatures: in the lower 30s.
- Timing: late tonight into the first half of Thursday morning.
- Impacts: sensitive plants may be damaged or killed.
-Freeze Warning in NYC and Southern NY Sta
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Freezing temperatures tonight.
Freeze Warning In Effect from 2 am to 10 am EDT Wednesday.
The National Weather Service in New York has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 2 am to 10 am EDT Wednesday.
- Locations: New York City, Long Island, and coastal Connecticut.
- Temperatures: in the upper 20s to around freezing.
- Timing: late tonight into Wednesday morning.
- Impacts: sensitive plants may be damaged or killed.
A Freeze Warning means below freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
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What is a Freeze Warning?WatchWarning
A Freeze Warning is issued when significant, widespread freezing temperatures are expected. Minimum shelter temperature is forecast to be 32°F or less during the locally defined growing season. Source: nws.noaa.gov
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So... cover any transplants you put in the ground over the beautiful weekend. I just put something atop my Jack in the Pulpits, that I lost to a similar freeze last year. And I added a little more mulch around some emerging perennials.
I will try to find a map of where the warning is, but if not, look at the links in the notice. And next year, read the Farmer's Almanac, which predicted just such a weather event for today last Fall....