Freeze Warning

FREEZE WARNING ISSUED: 3:22 PM MAY. 12, 2020

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY.

WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Interior York, Central Interior Cumberland,

Androscoggin, Kennebec, Interior Waldo, Coastal Cumberland,

Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 8 AM EDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other

sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor

plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-ground pipes to protect them from freezing