Freezing weather to return

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1124 AM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-261200-
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
1124 AM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

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

MOTHER NATURE IS REVERSING COURSE FROM THE RECENT RECORD
HIGHS...NOW BACK TO WINTER ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. A MUCH COLDER
AIRMASS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT.

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 NEW YORK. MANY OF THESE PLANTS ARE VERY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO A FREEZE. NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT. A DAMAGING FREEZE
IS VERY LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT...THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE IN
PLACE...THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND A COLD AIRMASS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE 20S ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS.

ANYONE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS NEEDS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS FROM THE COLD...MOVE THEM INSIDE OR COVER
UP THE PLANTS.

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