Frost Warning Tonight

[dogg57]

. Frost advisory in effect from 2 am to 8 am EDT Saturday...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a frost
advisory... which is in effect from 2 am to 8 am EDT Saturday.

* Temperatures... dropping into the lower to mid 30s.

* Impacts... temperature sensitive outdoor vegetation will likely
be damaged if protective measures are not taken overnight. Frost
is most likely to occur in the more sheltered and low lying
areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A frost advisory means that frost is possible. Sensitive outdoor
plants may be killed if left uncovered.

Those with agricultural or gardening interests should protect
sensitive plants and vegetation. Potted plants normally left
outside should be covered or moved indoors.
http://www.weather.gov/phi/

 

[this_is_nascar]

My wife is not happy. She did a whole bunch of planting last weekend.

 

[Jersey Jeff]

I camped at Hawkins Bridge Friday night. There was ice on my water bucket Saturday morning....brrrr!

 

[Gibby]

There was ice on my water bucket Saturday morning....brrrr!

I enjoy waking up to mornings like the one you are describing while camping! It is the combination of being asleep in a toasty sleeping bag and taking in the chilled air that is recharging. I may be a kook for thinking this way, but I still like it.

 

[Jersey Jeff]

My wife was not prepared for the chill & slept in the car!

 

[Gibby]

My wife was not prepared for the chill & slept in the car!

I have been in that position before and can relate to her suffering. It was a September canoe trip by Dingmans Ferry. It was in the mid eighties during the day and dropped below freezing by the early morning. I was miserable and practically slept on the coals. We were all caught off guard that night. It may have been the sipping whiskey.

 

[Boyd]

I just returned from business trip, and flying into Minneapolis to make a connection you could see that many of the lakes were still partially frozen. Personally, I like this cool spring. Last year was way too hot and plants bloomed very early. Then we had a late killing frost that did a lot of damage out in the woods.

This also happened in 2010, I believe the hard frost was during early May. Between these two years, it has nearly wiped out many of the large mountain laurel bushes in the woods down here.

 

[dogg57]

Slight Chance of Frost tonight...Monday 5/13/13

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
401 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>019-023-024-026-PAZ070-071-
102-104-106-142015-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL OCEAN-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-
EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS-
401 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN
DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW
JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST
PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE IN RURAL AREAS
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

 

[Boyd]

My local forecast has gotten a little better. They were saying 33 degrees before, now it's 34 degrees.

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Frost Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
308 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

NJZ007>010-020>022-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-141200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FR.Y.0007.130514T0600Z-130514T1200Z/
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-
WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON...
HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT...
PERKASIE
308 PM EDT MON MAY 13 2013

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.

* LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN THE MID 30S. SOME
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE IN NORMALLY COLDER PLACES.

* TIMING...MOST VULNERABLE PERIOD FOR FROST IS 2 AM TO SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS AS WELL AS SUMMER
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE LIKELY IF NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTED
LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. WHERE POSSIBLE BRING
SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS. OTHERWISE, TRY COVERING WITH PLASTIC,
SOAKING WITH WATER, GENERATING WIND OR USING OTHER PROTECTIVE
DEVICES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO WALL OF WATER TO PREVENT
FROST FROM FORMING.

 

[Teegate]

Monday night I covered my garden, and on Tuesday morning I noticed quite a bit of frost on the roof of my car. Not thinking it casued any problems I pretty much forgot about it. Tonight, I was looking at the two Maple Trees in my yard and they looked pretty poor so I walked over and checked them out. It is obvious from looking at them I had Black Frost. Almost all of the leaves look like this.

Guy

 

[Boyd]

Guy: I saw scattered frost damage on my land last week too - have been meaning to follow up. I would estimate that about 20% or 25% of the newly sprouted laurel leaves were killed. This is a lot better than last year when the frost killed virtually all of them. I also saw damage to a variety of other things, even some young oak leaves.

But since the spring came so much later this year, the damage was limited. Looks like it may have gotten a bit colder at your home than it did here though.

 

[Boyd]

Here are a couple bad cellphone pictures, but they give some idea of the frost damage to the young Mountain Laurel leaves. There was no apparent pattern. As you can see, one cluster of leaves is damaged while another right next to it is fine.

 

[Boyd]

And now.... here comes the hot weather!

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
354 PM EDT MON MAY 27 2013

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE FIRST HEAT WAVE OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 90
DEGREES AT MOST LOCATIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RISING INTO THE
90 TO 95 RANGE EACH AFTERNOON.

 

[Teegate]

We have been lucky this year and it had to come sometime.