Temperature drop could lead to potentially damaging late-season frost across US
If you live in parts of the central and eastern U.S., a late-season frost that is expected Monday morning could damage your early-budding plants.
The FOX Forecast Center said a cold snap could cause low temperatures to dip to near freezing early Monday.
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The National Weather Service has issued frost and freeze alerts for portions of the Midwest, mid-South, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where temperatures are forecast to dip into the lower 30s Monday morning.
A Freeze Warning is in place through Monday morning for portions of Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and parts of Ohio.
Frost Advisories are in place through Monday for a large swath of the central and eastern U.S. from northern Arkansas into southern New England.
The Frost Advisory includes Indianapolis in Indiana, Cincinnati in Ohio, Louisville and Paducah in Kentucky and Nashville in Tennessee.
Locations across the Plains that were in the 80s last week were struggling to get out of the 50s by the end of the weekend. Chicago will be one of the many cities experiencing the chill, with high temperatures early this week expected to be 5-10 degrees colder than average.
The cooler temperatures will gradually expand farther south and eastward, with near- to below-average temperatures expected to reach everywhere east of the Rockies except for Florida.
Parts of the High Plains will experience the farthest below-average temperatures, with highs 15-20 degrees colder than average.
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The cold air could potentially damage plants and vegetation, as much of the central and eastern half of the country has seen an early start to the season. Spring leaves and flowers have already begun to bloom, so any frost could spell trouble.
According to the National Weather Service office in Des Moines, Iowa, recently issued Freeze Warnings were intended to alert backyard growers of the potential problems caused by the late-season cold snap.
While corn and soybean planting is underway, the cold weather was not expected to be a significant issue for farmers due to the infancy of the season.
The first cold wave will not last long and will begin to wane early this week. By midweek, however, another cold spell will be possible, but this time farther north.
Starting Tuesday night, temperatures in the Great Lakes and Northeast may fall 10-15 degrees below average as another cold front moves through. This could cause additional frost damage.
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