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WWUS73 KIWX 231931
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
331 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
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ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELKHART, GOSHEN, NAPPANEE, LAGRANGE,
TOPEKA, SHIPSHEWANA, ANGOLA, FREMONT, KENDALLVILLE, LIGONIER,
ALBION, AUBURN, GARRETT, FORT WAYNE, NEW HAVEN, DOWAGIAC,
CASSOPOLIS, EDWARDSBURG, MARCELLUS, STURGIS, THREE RIVERS,
WHITE PIGEON, MENDON, COLDWATER, BRONSON, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE,
LITCHFIELD, BRYAN, MONTPELIER, EDGERTON, WAUSEON, ARCHBOLD,
SWANTON, DELTA, DEFIANCE, SHERWOOD, HICKSVILLE, NAPOLEON,
DESHLER, LIBERTY CENTER, PAULDING, ANTWERP, PAYNE, OTTAWA,
LEIPSIC, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, PANDORA, VAN WERT,
OHIO CITY, LIMA, SPENCERVILLE, AND BLUFFTON
331 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2024
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA, SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND
NORTHWEST OHIO.
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SOME CONCERNS REGARDING CLOUD COVER EXIST,
BUT A WIDESPREAD FROST SEEMS PROBABLE, WITH A RISK FOR
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING EXISTING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT IN THE WATCH AREA.
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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