Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Freeze Warning for McHenry Co., IL until 8:00 AM CDT 4/18

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NPWLOT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Chicago IL
301 AM CDT Tue Apr 18 2023


/O.CON.KLOT.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230418T1300Z/
Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage-
La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford-
Northern Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will-Southern Will-
Eastern Will-
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, Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota,
Marseilles, Oswego, Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka,
Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury,
Watseka, Gilman, Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines,
Schaumburg, Palatine, Northbrook, Calumet City, Oak Forest,
Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest, Joliet, Bolingbrook,
Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan, Wilmington, Crete,
Peotone, and Beecher
301 AM CDT Tue Apr 18 2023

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the upper 20s.

* WHERE...Northern Illinois outside of the city of Chicago.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT this morning.

* 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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