…THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR A FREEZE SATURDAY NIGHT…
…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE SINKING INTO THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING SKIES… LIGHT WINDS… AND DRIER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 30S WITH SOME TYPICALLY COOLER LOCATIONS FALLING TO THE FREEZING MARK. WIDESPREAD FROST IS ALSO ANTICIPATED…LIKELY PUTTING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON.
WHILE THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING… OUTLYING AREAS OF SHELBY COUNTY MAY FREEZE. THUS SHELBY COUNTY HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE WATCH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION… PUTTING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON.
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NWS/MWN