National Weather Service Issues Freeze Warning URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 229 PM MST MON NOV 3 2014 AZZ507-508-040700- /O.CON.KTWC.FZ.W.0002.141104T0900Z-141104T1500Z/ UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX 229 PM MST MON NOV 3 2014 ..FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WHICH MAY DAMAGE OR KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. OUTDOOR WATER PIPES SHOULD ALSO BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY TO PREVENT POSSIBLE BURSTING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL AT OR BELOW FREEZING WITH PRE-DAWN LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDER AREAS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 28 TO 32 DEGREES. THE AREA THAT WILL LIKELY SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE SULFUR SPRINGS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST OF THE WILLCOX AREA. * TIMING...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE DURATIONS OF THESE TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST THE ENTIRE TIME WINDOW OF 2 AM TO 8 AM MST...BUT WILL FALL WITHIN THIS RANGE. IN ADDITION...MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DURATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST FOR PERHAPS AN HOUR OR TWO AT MOST. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB. ALSO YOU CAN POINT AND CLICK ON THE MAP ON THE MAIN PAGE TO SEE THE LOW TEMPERATURE FORECAST FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE CROPS AND VEGETATION. COVER THEM...IF POSSIBLE...WITH CLOTH SHEETS OR BLANKETS TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. &&
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:09:05 +0000
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