NWS: First widespread frost of season is possible this weekend

October 6, 2022 | 4:10 pm

Updated October 6, 2022 | 7:42 pm

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The first widespread frost of the season is possible this weekend, according to a Special Weather Statement issued by National Weather Service in Paducah. According to NWS, the highest chance for widespread frost in the area is Saturday night into Sunday morning, when temperatures could dip below freezing in a few areas.

The NWS weather statement is as follows:

Event:Special Weather Statement
Alert:…First widespread frost of the season possible this weekend… A cold front will move through the quad-state region tonight bringing a much cooler airmass to the area for Friday. North winds may keep temperatures too warm Friday night and Saturday morning for widespread frost, but if it occurs it will be most likely along and north of a line from Poplar Bluff to Madisonville. More widespread frost is expected Saturday night into Sunday morning. Temperatures may even dip below freezing in a few areas in the pre-dawn hours Sunday. Unprotected tender vegetation could be damaged or killed.
Instructions:
Target Area:Ballard
Caldwell
Calloway
Carlisle
Christian
Crittenden
Daviess
Fulton
Graves
Henderson
Hickman
Hopkins
Livingston
Lyon
Marshall
McCracken
McLean
Muhlenberg
Todd
Trigg
Union
Webster

October 6, 2022 | 4:10 pm

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