Submitted by

Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Editor

Dexter, Missouri – The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a FREEZE WATCH from late Thursday night through Friday morning.  High pressure will build in with a reinforcing shot of cold Canadian air Thursday night.  This will cause temperatures to drop to or below freezing across the entire area.  A widespread frost will accompany the freeze if the high builds in strong enough to cause skies to clear and winds to diminish sufficiently. 

Thursday night lows are forecast in the upper half of the 20s across the North, especially from the highlands of Southeast Missouri toward the interstate 64 corridor of Southern Illinois. 

A FREEZE WATCH means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.  These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.