Freeze Warning until 08:00AM Saturday
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected with temperatures below 32 degrees for at least three hours.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest and west central Missouri.
* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 8 AM CDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON ... MARIES ... OZARK ... LACLEDE ... HOWELL ... BOURBON ... CAMDEN ... HICKORY ... JASPER ... DENT ... VERNON ... CHRISTIAN ... PHELPS ... MILLER ... WEBSTER ... DADE ... BENTON ... STONE ... CEDAR ... TEXAS ... DALLAS ... SHANNON ... OREGON ... MCDONALD ... DOUGLAS ... LAWRENCE ... ST. CLAIR ... CRAWFORD ... TANEY ... PULASKI ... BARRY ... WRIGHT ... BARTON ... POLK ... CHEROKEE ... MORGAN ... GREENE
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.
Address/Location
Crawford County KS
131 E Prairie St
Girard, KS 66743
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-724-7156
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CRAWFORD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Freeze Warning