Weather Alerts for Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson, AZ

Issued by the National Weather Service

Freeze Warning  FREEZE WARNING   Freeze Warning
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING SIERRA VISTA/BENSON, AZ

Areas Affected:
Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson - Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox - Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford
Effective: Fri, 1/9 4:48am Updated: Fri, 1/9 1:11pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 1/9 4:15pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected as low as:
This morning 28 to 35 degrees,
Saturday morning 18 to 28 degrees.

* WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River
Valley, and Upper San Pedro River Valley.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM MST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.

Information:
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.