May 09, 2020

UPDATE: NWS issues frost advisory, freeze warning for area

Posted May 09, 2020 6:21 PM

If you've been gardening, you might want to cover your plants tonight. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning and a frost advisory for counties in our area.

NWS in Wichita has issued a frost advisory in effect from 4-8 a.m. Sunday for the following counties in our area.

Ellsworth County

Lincoln County

Saline County

Temperatures as low as 34 are expected, resulting in frost formation.

Take steps to protect tender plants from the cold. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if it is left uncovered.

Additionally, NWS in Hastings, Neb., has issued a freeze warning in effect from 1-9 a.m. Sunday for the following counties in our area.

Jewell County

Mitchell County

According to NWS, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 are expected.

Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, NWS noted.