Freeze Warning Issued Through Thursday Morning

OMAHA/VALLEY-The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for southeast Nebraska and Southwest Iowa

FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Nebraska and
southwest Iowa.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* 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.