Much of the Tri-State Under Frost Advisory Tonight (10/11)
It seemed like Fall would never get here, and after nice temps this week things are going to drop.
The Evansville/Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency posted the news of the frost advisory on Facebook. It looks like a strong cold front is moving through and lows are anticipated to be in the lower to mid 30s. The good news is frost (if some does develop) should be gone once the sun is up.
Here's what the National Weather Service says about the frost:
URGENT ** FROST ADVISORY ** WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
228 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2019...FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...
.IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT, MUCH COOLER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE OVER THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WITH LOWS ANTICIPATED TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S, AND WINDS RELAXING AND BECOMING LIGHT DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, FROST MAY FORM TONIGHT.
WE ARE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF WHEN THE NORMAL FIRST FROST OF THE SEASON IS. FROST WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN OUTLYING AND SHELTERED AREAS. SOME AREAS MAY SEE LITTLE OR NO FROST. IT SHOULD BURN OFF QUICKLY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, SHORTLY AFTER THE SUN IS UP.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT VERNON, FAIRFIELD, ALBION, MOUNT CARMEL, PINCKNEYVILLE, WEST FRANKFORT, MCLEANSBORO, CARMI, CARBONDALE, MURPHYSBORO, HERRIN, HARRISBURG, SHAWNEETOWN, JONESBORO, VIENNA, GOLCONDA, ELIZABETHTOWN, CAIRO, MOUND CITY, METROPOLIS, FORT BRANCH, PETERSBURG, POSEYVILLE, EVANSVILLE, BOONVILLE, ROCKPORT, HICKMAN, CLINTON, BARDWELL, WICKLIFFE, PADUCAH, MAYFIELD, SMITHLAND, BENTON, MURRAY, MARION, EDDYVILLE, CADIZ, PRINCETON, MORGANFIELD, DIXON, MADISONVILLE, HOPKINSVILLE, HENDERSON, OWENSBORO, CALHOUN, GREENVILLE, ELKTON, PERRYVILLE, MARBLE HILL, CAPE GIRARDEAU, JACKSON, PIEDMONT, VAN BUREN, DONIPHAN, POPLAR BLUFF, BLOOMFIELD, SIKESTON, CHARLESTON, AND NEW MADRID
228 PM CDT FRI OCT 11 2019THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY.
* WHAT...AREAS OF FROST.
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
* WHEN...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VEGETATION, SUCH AS SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.