THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED PLANTS AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. FARMERS AND GARDENERS SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS OR BRING OUTDOOR PLANTS INDOORS.
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY ONCE AGAIN TODAY AND WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. THE WIND WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING MORE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS MAY ALSO BE STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS FORECAST TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON.
