Hard Freeze Warning

From the National Weather Service
STARTED:Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 @ 10 p.m.
ENDED:Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 @ 9 a.m.
SEVERITY:Severe
URGENCY:Expected
AREAS:Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast; Mendocino Coast

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are issued during the local growing season as defined by climatology and local agriculture experts. Once the growing season has ended these statements will no longer be issued until the spring.

DESCRIPTION

* WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 expected.

* WHERE…Coastal Del Norte, Northern Humboldt Coast and Mendocino Coast Counties.

* WHEN…From 10 PM Sunday to 9 AM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

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