Friday, October 7, 2022

Freeze Watch for McHenry Co., IL until 9:00 AM CDT 10/8

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1111 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2022



/O.CON.KLOT.FZ.A.0001.221008T0600Z-221008T1400Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-La Salle-
Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-Northern Will-
Southern Will-Eastern Will-Newton-Jasper-Benton-
Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Crystal Lake,
Algonquin, McHenry, Woodstock, Waukegan, Buffalo Grove,
Mundelein, Gurnee, Rochelle, Oregon, Byron, Dixon, DeKalb,
Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota,
Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka,
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury,
Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Joliet, Bolingbrook,
Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete,
Peotone, Beecher, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco, Rensselaer,
DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford
1111 AM CDT Fri Oct 7 2022 /1211 PM EDT Fri Oct 7 2022/

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central and
northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could 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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