…BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT…

.A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AND INTO
TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
AND EASTERN IOWA…AS WELL AS FAR NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS TO DROP TO
AROUND FREEZING BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. IF THE WIND CAN DECREASE
ENOUGH TO 5 MPH OR LESS…TEMPERATURES MAY DIP INTO THE LOWER 30S
TO UPPER 20S…RESULTING IN A FREEZE. THESE KIND OF COLD TEMPERATURES
COULD DAMAGE SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND FRUIT TREES IF NOT PROPERLY
PROTECTED.

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BUCHANAN-DELAWARE-DUBUQUE-BENTON-LINN-JONES-JACKSON-IOWA-JOHNSON-
CEDAR-CLINTON-KEOKUK-WASHINGTON-JO DAVIESS-STEPHENSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…INDEPENDENCE…MANCHESTER…DUBUQUE…
VINTON…CEDAR RAPIDS…ANAMOSA…MAQUOKETA…MARENGO…
IOWA CITY…TIPTON…CLINTON…SIGOURNEY…WASHINGTON…GALENA…
FREEPORT…MOUNT CARROLL
329 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012

…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

* TIMING AND TEMPERATURE…MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MAY FALL INTO THE LOW
30S AFTER 3 AM CDT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…WITH SOME SHELTERED
LOCATIONS POSSIBLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S. TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE
PLANTS AND FRUIT TREES. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT ANY COLD
SENSITIVE VEGETATION MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS WOULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.