Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Freeze Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 7:00 AM CDT 4/27

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NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
519 AM CDT Tue Apr 26 2022


/O.CON.KLOT.FZ.W.0002.220427T0500Z-220427T1200Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Northern Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove,
Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb,
Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove,
Lombard, Carol Stream, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris,
Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Evanston,
Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Calumet City,
Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet,
Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan,
Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville,
Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco,
Rensselaer, and DeMotte
519 AM CDT Tue Apr 26 2022

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s
are expected.

* WHERE...Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Ogle, Lee, De Kalb, Kane,
Kendall and Grundy Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

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