A freeze warning is a warning issued by the National Weather Service when sub-freezing temperatures are expected in the next 36 hours. This can occur with or without frost.[1] When a freeze warning is issued in the fall, that will usually signify the end of the growing season, as sub-freezing temperatures will usually kill all remaining crops. Farmers and gardeners should take action to protect or harvest their herbaceous plants if a freeze warning is issued. A freeze warning is issued several hours after a freeze watch if a freeze continues to be expected.
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110 WWUS74 KMOB 081005 NPWMOB URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Mobile AL 405 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... .Temperatures are expected to drop to near or just below freezing across portions of interior southeast Mississippi and interior southwest Alabama late tonight into early Friday morning. Areas of frost will also be possible across the area during the same time period. ALZ051>058-MSZ067-081900- /O.UPG.KMOB.FZ.A.0001.180309T0600Z-180309T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMOB.FZ.W.0001.180309T0600Z-180309T1400Z/ Choctaw-Washington-Clarke-Wilcox-Monroe-Conecuh-Butler-Crenshaw- Wayne- Including the cities of Butler, Lisman, Silas, Chatom, Millry, Grove Hill, Jackson, Thomasville, Camden, Pine Hill, Homewood, Monroeville, Evergreen, Greenville, Brantley, Luverne, and Waynesboro 405 AM CST Thu Mar 8 2018 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Friday. The Freeze Watch is no longer in effect. * TEMPERATURE...A range of 30 to 32 degrees is expected. * IMPACTS...Temperatures at or below freezing, along with areas of frost, could kill sensitive plants and vegetation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. && $$
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- ^ "Glossary – NOAA's National Weather Service". W1.weather.gov.
- ^ Daryl Herzmann. "IEM :: Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) App". Mesonet.agron.iastate.edu.