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Buffalo (WBEN) -- The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for Cattaraugus and Allegany counties from 2am to 9am on Tuesday.
Also a Frost Advisory for inland areas of Southern Erie, Chautauqua, Wyoming, and Genesee counties in the same time period.
The agency says tender vegetation will likely be damaged -- or killed -- if left unprotected in widespread frost and freezing temperatures.
They say that temperatures will remain in the lower 30s overnight.
"Tender vegetation coudl freeze. This may damage or kill outdoor plants, " according to the advisory.
We are not alone in the burst of cold air. A storm will drop across the Upper Midwest and extend into the Plains with showers and thunderstorms. Behind this activity, high pressure builds in from the north, bringing rain and mountain snow in the Northern Rockies and Northern High Plains.,
For many farms and orchards, autumn is the peak agritourism season as families seek out a taste of rural life with outings to explore corn mazes, take hay rides and pick their own apples or pumpkins. Tourism generated about $566 million for more than 23,000 U.S. farms in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's most recent agriculture census - a survey conducted every five years.
But just like farming itself, agritourism can be stung by the weather.
Apple orchards across the Midwest and New England suffered huge losses when blossoms lured into early bloom by a warm March were killed in April freezes.
Indiana apple growers have had one of their worst crops in eight decades. Many orchards canceled their U-pick apple seasons and shipped in apples from out of state or traded varieties with other orchards to meet customers' demand.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
314 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012
LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
314 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
.. TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.
.. IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL LIKELY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED IN WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY
&&
$$
NYZ007-019-085-090315-
CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
314 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
.. LOCATIONS...INLAND AREAS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES.
.. TEMPERATURES...INLAND AREAS WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S.
.. IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.
&&
$$
NYZ011-013-014-090315-
GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
314 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
.. TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.
.. IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.
&&
$$
NYZ012-090315-
WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WARSAW
314 PM EDT MON OCT 8 2012
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT TUESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
.. TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
.. IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.