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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
236 AM MST SAT APR 6 2024
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UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NOGALES, BENSON, WILLCOX, AND DOUGLAS
236 AM MST SAT APR 6 2024
..HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 27 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY, UPPER SAN
PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET AND
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM MST SUNDAY.
* 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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