Monday, March 26, 2012

Freeze is possible tonight...early Tuesday

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
416 AM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-262030-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
416 AM EDT MON MAR 26 2012

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO RETURN TO WESTERN NY...

MOTHER NATURE IS REVERSING COURSE FROM THE RECENT RECORD WARMTH...NOW
BACK TO WINTERLIKE TEMPERATURES ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. A
MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD
FRONT.

THE IMPRESSIVE RECENT WARM SPELL ACROSS THE AREA HAS PROMPTED MANY
PLANTS AND TREES...ESPECIALLY FRUIT TREES...TO BLOOM WELL AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. MANY OF THESE PLANTS ARE
VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO A FREEZE. A DAMAGING FREEZE IS VERY LIKELY
TONIGHT. THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE IN PLACE...THE COMBINATION OF
LIGHT WINDS AND A COLD AIRMASS UNDER CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE 20S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS...EVEN TO
THE TEENS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS WILL NEED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS FROM THE COLD...MOVE THEM INSIDE OR COVER
UP THE PLANTS.

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