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WWUS75 KFGZ 281848
NPWFGZ
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1148 AM MST TUE OCT 28 2025
AZZ010-012>014-040-290715-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.FZ.W.0001.251029T0600Z-251029T1500Z/
CHINLE VALLEY-LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-LITTLE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH
OF HWY 264-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TUBA CITY, KAYENTA, WINSLOW, WUPATKI
N.M., SNOWFLAKE, KYKOTSMOVI, CANYON DE CHELLY, HOLBROOK, DILKON,
SPRINGERVILLE, ST. JOHNS, AND CHINLE
1148 AM MST TUE OCT 28 2025 /1248 PM MDT TUE OCT 28 2025/
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM MST /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON EXPECTED, WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
* WHERE...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, PAINTED DESERT, AND CHINLE
VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST /9
AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL GARDENS, CROPS, AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING AND
IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WILL BE DAMAGED.
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.
JJ
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