FREEZE WARNING NWS CHICAGO IL

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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
302 PM CDT MON OCT 4 2004

.THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THE FALL SEASON ARE ON
TAP FOR TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT...PROVIDING A COMBINATION
OF CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND A VERY COOL AUTUMN AIR MASS. THIS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT.

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302 PM CDT MON OCT 4 2004

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT (MIDNIGHT EST) TUESDAY TO 8
AM CDT (8 AM EST) TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO IL HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING.

THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON WILL OCCUR
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
READINGS ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS RURAL AND
SUBURBAN AREAS BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WITHIN THE CITY OF
CHICAGO PROPER AS WELL AS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE IN LAKE
AND PORTER COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST INDIANA.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES
ARE FORECAST WITHIN THE AVERAGE GROWING SEASON. SENSITIVE PLANTS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
205 PM EST MON OCT 4 2004

.THE CENTER OF AN AREA OF UNSEASONABLY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BECOME CALM
UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO BELOW
FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE TONIGHT.

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NAPOLEON...MONTPELIER...LIMA...HICKSVILLE...FORT SHAWNEE...DELPHOS...
DEFIANCE...BRYAN...BLUFFTON...ARCHBOLD...THREE RIVERS...STURGIS...
ST. JOSEPH...NILES...HILLSDALE...FAIR PLAIN...DOWAGIAC...COLDWATER...
BUCHANAN...BENTON HEIGHTS...BENTON HARBOR...WINONA LAKE...WINAMAC...
WESTVILLE...WARSAW...WABASH...UPLAND...TRI-LAKES...TRAIL CREEK...
SYRACUSE...SOUTH BEND...SIMONTON LAKE...ROCHESTER...PORTLAND...
PLYMOUTH...PERU...OSSIAN...NORTH MANCHESTER...NEW HAVEN...NAPPANEE...
MONTICELLO...MISHAWAKA...MICHIGAN CITY...MARION...LOGANSPORT...
LIGONIER...LAGRANGE...LA PORTE...KNOX...KENDALLVILLE...HUNTINGTON...
HARTFORD CITY...GULIVOIRE PARK...GRISSOM AFB...GRANGER...GOSHEN...
GEORGETOWN...GAS CITY...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE...FAIRMOUNT...ELKHART...
DUNLAP...DUNKIRK...DECATUR...COLUMBIA CITY...BUTLER...BREMEN...
BERNE...AUBURN AND ANGOLA
205 PM EST MON OCT 4 2004

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT (1 AM EDT) TUESDAY TO 7 AM
EST (8 AM EDT) TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING.

THE FIRST HARD FREEZE OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAINLY CLEAR
SKIES AND CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER
20S.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FALL TO 32
DEGREES OR LOWER. OUTDOOR PLANTS SHOULD BE PROTECTED AND POTTED
PLANTS BROUGHT INSIDE IF POSSIBLE.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
320 PM EDT MON OCT 4 2004

...THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE AUTUMN SEASON WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL
NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE BEHIND
THE FRONT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE 30S
ACROSS THE AREA WITH MANY OF THE SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS FALLING
TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED ACROSS A
LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTHERN TIER OF
PENNSYLVANIA WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF FROST IN THE POCONOS AND
WYOMING/LACKAWANNA VALLEYS.

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320 PM EDT MON OCT 4 2004

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM TUESDAY...

OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE LOW AND MID 30S LATE
TONIGHT...WITH MOST RURAL VALLEY LOCATIONS FALLING BELOW FREEZING. A
HARD FREEZE AND WIDESPREAD FORMATION OF FROST IS EXPECTED BEFORE
DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.
ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR
BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.