More than half of Wisconsin’s counties will be under freeze warnings overnight between Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2, according to the National Weather Service.
As of Friday morning, the weather service has issued warnings for at least 44 Wisconsin counties between midnight Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday.
The impacted counties include Ozaukee, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Adams, Clark, Juneau, Taylor, Richland, Vernon, Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau, Crawford, Grant, Buffalo, La Crosse, Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk, Fond du Lac, Dane, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Dodge, Jefferson, Sheboygan, Marathon, Portage, Waushara, Wood, Calumet, Manitowoc, Winnebago, Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Shawano, and Waupaca counties.
In some cases, subfreezing temperatures as low as 23 to 30 degrees are expected. Residents should take steps now to protect sensitive plants, NWS says.
“Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” NWS says.
Here’s what else to know about the warnings.
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What is a freeze watch, warning, and frost advisory?
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How to protect plants in freezing temperatures
Here’s what you can to do protect your plants from damage, according to NWS:
This weather report was generated automatically using information from the National Weather Service and a story written and reviewed by an editor.See the latest weather alerts and forecasts here.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: More than 40 Wisconsin counties under freeze warnings overnight Friday
Reporting by Maia Pandey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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