Most of Wisconsin under frost advisory
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The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory starting at midnight for most of Wisconsin, including Janesville.
Frost cover could kill some plants, the service warns. Any sensitive vegetation should be covered.
Here's the full text of the release:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
332 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2015
...FROST LIKELY TONIGHT...
.CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY CLEAR FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
AREA. WITH DECREASING WINDS AND A COOL AIRMASS IN
PLACE...TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL FAR ENOUGH ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TO LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF FROST
LATE TONIGHT.
WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-063>065-069-070-130445-
/O.CON.KMKX.FR.Y.0001.150513T0500Z-150513T1200Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-ROCK-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...
WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA
332 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2015
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...
A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...FROST FORMATION IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT... PERSISTING THROUGH SUNRISE.
* TEMPERATURES...SHOULD DROP INTO THE MID 30S FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH LOW 30S POSSIBLE IN LOW AREAS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT RESULTING IN AREAS OF FROST.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED.
SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
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